Records show the cell phone of Hugo Ledesma, 33, shows its last location was at Hwy. 610 and MLK Blvd.
HOUSTON — The family of Hugo Ledesma is still searching for answers one year after the 33-year-old Houston man disappeared while reportedly shopping for his children.
Ledesma’s mother, Doris Ledesma, said she was exchanging text messages with her son on Oct. 21 of last year until nearly 10 p.m. He had planned to shop for his three children and asked for a list of items they needed, she said.
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After that, the family did not hear from him again.
“I know my son is somewhere. I know somebody has my son. Somebody knows something,” Doris Ledesma said.
According to the family, cell phone records showed that Ledesma’s phone was last located near Interstate 610 and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, at about 10:45 p.m. His mother said she did not know why he may have been in the area.
The following morning, Ledesma’s boss at a glass company called the family after he failed to show up for work, his mother said. A year later, his wife, mother and three children are still waiting for answers and hoping someone will come forward with information about his disappearance.
His children continue to feel his absence.
“Now I just wish I could get another text. I just miss my dad,” one of his children said.
Doris Ledesma said she misses her son and the laughter he brought to the family.
“His kids need him. We miss him very much. He would always make us laugh,” she said through tears.
The family is urging anyone who knows what happened to Ledesma to share information that could help them learn what happened to him.
“For him to go missing, there’s people out there who know what happened,” she said.
Tonight, a “Pajamas in the Park” vigil honored Ledesma and supported his loved ones as they continue seeking answers. Organizers are asking for renewed attention to Ledesma’s missing persons case and hope the vigil will remind the community that he has not been forgotten.
Hugo was 32 when he was last seen near the 9200 block of Pagewood Lane around 9:45 p.m. Oct. 21, 2025. He was driving a black 2019 Toyota Camry SE with Texas license plate SXW5187. He was wearing blue jeans and a blue T-shirt with an “Access Glass” logo on the front right side.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Houston Police Department’s Missing Persons Unit at 832-394-1840 or Texas EquuSearch at 281-309-9500.
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