{"id":421535,"date":"2026-08-31T04:26:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T04:26:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/421535\/"},"modified":"2026-08-31T04:26:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T04:26:11","slug":"father-asks-public-for-help-finding-son-missing-in-austin-for-three-weeks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/421535\/","title":{"rendered":"Father asks public for help finding son missing in Austin for three weeks"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Father \"Father <\/p>\n

AUSTIN, Texas – A father is asking for the public\u2019s help finding his missing son, who disappeared in Austin three weeks ago.<\/p>\n

Thirty-year-old Alexander Bangert has been missing since Aug. 9.<\/p>\n

Missing Austin man Alexander Banger \"\" <\/p>\n

What they’re saying:<\/p>\n

“I\u2019m at a loss. I\u2019m just missing my son. I believe in my heart, he\u2019s out there somewhere, still alive,” said Eugene Bangert, Alexander\u2019s father. “He was a good guy, he was courteous. I don\u2019t think he had a mean bone in his body.”<\/p>\n

Abandoned truck and personal belongings found <\/p>\n

Alexander had been living in Austin for more than a year at the Promesa Apartments near Vandergrift High School. Eugene Bangert told FOX 7 that Alexander\u2019s work truck was found Aug. 9 at the Bridge at Ribelin Ranch, an apartment complex in northwest Austin about a half-mile from where Alexander lived.<\/p>\n

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The vehicle was towed, and Alexander\u2019s phone, laptop, wallet and keys were found inside.<\/p>\n

“To my knowledge, he didn\u2019t know anybody in this apartment complex. Just for him to park up the road, why wouldn\u2019t he just come to his own apartment complex? Was he scared? Was something happening that he didn\u2019t want to come back home?” said Eugene.<\/p>\n

The following Tuesday, Alexander\u2019s boss contacted Eugene Bangert to ask whether he had seen his son. The question worried the father, who said he and Alexander had stayed in regular contact.<\/p>\n

“I tried to get in touch with him but couldn\u2019t get through to him on his phone. I thought maybe he was sick. We called some hospitals. As a matter of fact, we even called the jails to see if for some reason he got arrested or something. No luck at any of the jail or hospitals. And I just started getting more worried, you know, and started getting the detectives involved,” said the father.<\/p>\n

Search intensifies <\/p>\n

Local perspective:<\/p>\n

Austin police detectives searched the area around the Bridge at Ribelin Ranch and found Alexander\u2019s company hoodie on the other side of an apartment fence. Police believe Alexander went into a nearby greenbelt near the 9900 block of McNeil Drive, where a search was conducted.<\/p>\n

“Texas EquuSearch Search and Recovery got involved. They\u2019ve been working with the detectives and just going out here and searching the woods around the apartment complex, with canines and drones,” Eugene said.<\/p>\n

But nothing has been found. Eugene is now taking the search into his own hands, traveling to Austin from San Antonio every weekend to hand out flyers and spread the word.<\/p>\n

“I just can\u2019t figure out what happened to him. If he was taken, if he just ran off, if somebody did something to him, I just don\u2019t know. It\u2019s a mystery. I just hope somebody somewhere sees his face.”<\/p>\n

What’s next:<\/p>\n

As the search stretches into its third week, Eugene said his hope has not faded.<\/p>\n

“It\u2019s just heart-wrenching, it\u2019s empty, you know. You go to sleep at night and wonder where your kid is at. All I can do is keep praying and asking for people\u2019s help,” he said.<\/p>\n

Detectives told the father that foul play is not suspected in Alexander\u2019s disappearance. He also said detectives told him obtaining his son\u2019s phone records would require a judge\u2019s permission and was “not likely.”<\/p>\n

What you can do:<\/p>\n

Alexander Bangert is described as 5 feet, 9 inches tall and 168 pounds, with brown hair and hazel eyes.<\/p>\n

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Anyone with information about his whereabouts or disappearance is asked to contact the Austin Police Department at 512-974-5000 or Texas EquuSearch at 281-309-9500. More searches are expected to be carried out in a week.<\/p>\n

The Source: Information in this article was provided by FOX 7’s Marco Bitonel and Austin police.<\/p>\n

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