Rudy Farias | Alive after "vanishing" for 8 years

Published: July 20, 2023, 4 a.m.

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Rudy Farias was 17 when he vanished in Houston in 2015.\\xa0 He was last seen walking his two dogs \\u2013 the animals returned home and he did not.
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\\nOver the years, Rudy\\u2019s family gave multiple media interviews and conducted fundraising in an effort to find him.\\xa0 Rudy\\u2019s mother Janie even flew to California to visit a John Doe in a hospital at one point, who authorities thought may have been Rudy.\\xa0 When she found the male was not her son, she collapsed and had to be hospitalized herself.
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\\nOn June 29, 2023, a man resembling Rudy was found injured and unable to communicate on the steps of a Houston church.\\xa0 Somehow, Rudy\\u2019s family were notified and were on the scene before law enforcement.\\xa0 They made many social media posts announcing that their beloved son had been found alive after eight years!\\xa0 What a miracle!
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\\nExcept their story quickly unravelled.\\xa0 It turns out that Rudy actually returned two days after he went missing in 2015 and he had been home this entire time.\\xa0 There are now allegations of abuse and sexual assault against Rudy\\u2019s mother, Janie.\\xa0
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\\nIn this episode of the True Crime Society Podcast, we discuss the wild case of \\u2018missing man\\u2019 Rudy Farias.
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\\nWe also discuss a quick overview of the recent Island Serial Killer updates.
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\\nIf you\\u2019d like to skip straight to Rudy\\u2019s story, please goto (9:56)
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\\nRead our blog for this case - https://truecrimesocietyblog.com/2023/07/09/the-twisted-tale-of-missing-person-rudy-farias/
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