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HOUSTON – Five months after an 80-year-old man disappeared, his family says there’s still no sign of him, but they’re not giving up hope that he’ll be found.<\/p>\n
FOX 26’s Denise Middleton spoke with Alfred Sanchez’s stepson about their search for answers and the mystery surrounding his disappearance.<\/p>\n
80-year-old man missing for 5 months <\/p>\n
What we know:<\/p>\n
On May 5, Sanchez left home in his 2012 gold Ford Escape.<\/p>\n
His stepson, Ron Doyle, says Sanchez went to Walmart that day to pick up a few things but never made it back home.<\/p>\n
“Maybe he got turned around and ended up in Sugar Land. We’re not sure,” Doyle said.<\/p>\n
The last known image of Sanchez shows him near Highway 6 and Sugar Land Town Square.<\/p>\n
“He always said, ‘If I can find Highway 6, I can get my way around town,’ which is why I think he was there,” Doyle said.<\/p>\n
Since then, there’s been no credit card activity, no confirmed sightings and not even a hit from his vehicle on traffic cameras.<\/p>\n
What we don’t know:<\/p>\n
It’s still unclear what happened to Sanchez after he was last seen near Sugar Land Town Square or where he and his vehicle might be.<\/p>\n
Doyle says Texas EquuSearch also joined the search but found no sign of him.<\/p>\n
“EquuSearch came out and searched. There’s a lot of little ponds and things around Sugar Land. They did drones and radar and didn’t find anything either,” Doyle said.<\/p>\n
Family continues searching for missing man <\/p>\n
The backstory:<\/p>\n
Doyle says Sanchez had been experiencing early signs of dementia and was living at the Lone Star Senior Living retirement community.<\/p>\n
His family had also taken his car keys after previous instances when he got lost.<\/p>\n
“So we don’t even know how he got an extra pair of keys, and that’s interesting,” Doyle said.<\/p>\n
What they’re saying:<\/p>\n
His family is still searching for answers, hoping someone has seen Sanchez.<\/p>\n
Several digital billboards are now displaying his picture and information.<\/p>\n
“When somebody goes missing, you don’t think about it. But there’s just so much, there’s just no closure,” Doyle said.<\/p>\n
Sanchez’s family says he grew up in League City, so they aren’t ruling out the possibility that he could be there.<\/p>\n
Search for Alfred Sanchez: How you can help <\/p>\n
What you can do:<\/p>\n
Anyone with information about where Sanchez might be is asked to call the Houston Police Department’s Missing Persons Unit at 832-394-1840.<\/p>\n
The Source: The information in this article comes from FOX 26’s Denise Middleton’s interview with Alfred Sanchez’s stepson, Ron Doyle.<\/p>\n
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