Farias is staying with his mother by choice, Zamora said Thursday. The investigation is ongoing, police said. Police said Farias and his mother were interviewed Wednesday. “Janie continued to deceive police by remaining adamant that Rudy was still missing.” “Both Janie, Rudy’s mother, and Rudy himself gave fictitious names while interacting with various patrol officers,” Zamora said. “Many of these facts included contact and statements with relatives, friends and medical professionals.”įrom 2015 to 2023, police said Farias spoke with officers, but he used fake names and date of births, which misled officers. Christopher Zamora said in the news conference. In a news conference Thursday, the Houston Police Department said Farias was reported missing by his mother in 2015, but returned the next day.ĭuring the eight years, police received tips and leads that indicated Farias was not missing, Lt.
Rudy Farias, the Texas man who was found alive more than eight years after he was reported missing as a Houston teenager, was living with his mother the whole time, Houston police said.
