CO CO - Diego Hernandez, 13, seen on video leaving home in the middle of the night, Denver, 1 Dec 2023

[Unalienable Rights]

Have you seen this child? Diego Hernandez

Missing From: Denver, CO. Missing Date: December 1, 2023. Diego was last seen on December 1, 2023..

www.missingkids.org

Video shows missing Denver boy leave his house the night he went missing

13-year-old Diego Hernandez went missing on December 1st of 2023 and has not been located since.

www.kkco11news.com

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO) - The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) is seeking the public’s help in locating a missing 13-year-old, Diego Hernandez.

On December 1, 2023, Diego was last seen leaving his home in Denver, Colorado in the middle of the night. Video footage from the home shows Diego putting a jacket on, getting his bike, and then hopping over the fence. Heather Hernandez, Diego’s mom, said that it was a normal night. The family ate dinner together and everyone went to bed., but the next morning, Diego was nowhere to be found.

(video footage of him leaving is included with the article.)

Search underway for missing Denver teen last seen Dec. 1

Denver and national officials are searching for a missing teenager last seen leaving his Denver home in the middle of the night on Dec. 1.

www.denverpost.com

Hernandez is described as 4 feet and 9 inches tall, having brown eyes with black hair and weighing 120 pounds.

 

[Mack the Knife]

That article did not load a video for me, but this one did: Video shows missing Denver boy leave his house the night he went missing

I was surprised to see him running. I’m also surprised it seems like, despite disappearing nearly 3 months ago, this hasn’t been reported on until now. Surely this video was found before just now?

 

[ChatteringBirds]

He's only 13 and it seems not staying with a known local friend, so he could be anywhere by now. Definitely an endangered kid. I hope he's safe and the attention to his case will bring him home. I also hope local investigators have brought in additional resources.

I assume electronics from his home have been checked? IMO he would have been in contact with someone and headed to meet someone.

 

[swanniee11]

I have the same concerns, I can't find anything about being reported missing back in Dec. Was he just reported now? That's not good. IMO
Adding: What about school? Was he home schooled or attended a school?

 

[bdawk20]

In searching his name, I came upon a post on X from Project Milk Carton listing him as a missing person in November of 2023. Has he gone missing before?? Pictures of post attached, please remove if not allowed…..

Google Image Result for https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F_vx9MiXUAA7xMy.jpg:large

 

[Knox]

Where could Diego have went and why? Really worried about him, just a kid - no resources to live. Makes me wonder if he was being groomed by someone?

 

[Mack the Knife]

If Diego was previously missing at least 11/5/2023 to 11/23/2023, then left home again on the night of 12/1/2023 and was seen on easily-findable surveillance video... I can't imagine they have no leads.

Does sharing the video at this point (a few months after it occured) have any investigative value? Or is it primarily because a video is likely to spread farther than a typical missing persons report?

 

[Knox]

That article did not load a video for me, but this one did: Video shows missing Denver boy leave his house the night he went missing

I was surprised to see him running. I’m also surprised it seems like, despite disappearing nearly 3 months ago, this hasn’t been reported on until now. Surely this video was found before just now?

So he runs across the yard, putting on his jacket as he goes. Grabs a bike and presumably rides off. Was the bike ever found?

 

[ChatteringBirds]

Diego has been added to NamUs.

All information from:

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

Missing Person / NamUs #MP117717
Diego Hernandez, Male, Hispanic / Latino
Date of Last Contact: December 1, 2023
Missing From: Denver, Colorado

Height: 4' 10" (58 Inches)
Weight: 110 lbs
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Brown

Diego is a a habitual runaway, but has never been gone this length of time. He left at 0400 hours from his mother's residence on 12/01/2023. She has video surveillance of him leaving the residence on his brothers bike.

 

[AwesomeDale]

This case was just presented by a rep from NCMEC during the “missing” segment of “On Patrol Live” on the REELZ network. One thing mentioned was they believe Diego left because he was unhappy about being home schooled.

 

[iusedtofloat]

This case was just presented by a rep from NCMEC during the “missing” segment of “On Patrol Live” on the REELZ network. One thing mentioned was they believe Diego left because he was unhappy about being home schooled.

*Habitual runaway
*Unhappy about being homeschooled

Yeah those aren't fantastic factors... poor kid... i hope he's alright

 

[Megsc]

That article did not load a video for me, but this one did: Video shows missing Denver boy leave his house the night he went missing

I was surprised to see him running. I’m also surprised it seems like, despite disappearing nearly 3 months ago, this hasn’t been reported on until now. Surely this video was found before just now?

He looks like he's in a hurry. Was he going to meet someone ? Or was he running away from a bad situation at home ?
I hope that kid is safe somewhere

 

[Unalienable Rights]

Still missing.

Denver 13-year-old missing since December, family desperate to find him

The family of a Denver teen has been desperate to find him ever since he left his home over three months ago.

kdvr.com

March 20, 2024

DENVER (KDVR) — The family of a Denver teen has been desperate to find him ever since he left his home over three months ago.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Heather Hernandez, Diego’s mom, was passing out flyers in Denver on Wednesday, according to FOX affiliate KDVR. She said she was determined to find her son.

“I try to work, I try to make it normal as possible for the kids to go to school and have the same routine, but when we are missing a missing piece, it’s not the same,” the mom told the station.

On Feb. 24, the NCMEC released footage that appears to show the teen “leaving his home in Denver, Colorado in the middle of the night.”

Denver Family Looking for Missing 13-Year-Old Boy Who Was Last Seen Leaving Home 3 Months Ago

A Denver family is still looking for 13-year-old Diego Hernandez, who has been missing since December.

people.com

 

[ChatteringBirds]

My heart goes out to his mother.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

$2,000 reward offered for tips that help police locate missing Denver teen

A Denver teenager last seen leaving his home on Dec. 1 is still missing and police are asking for the public’s help to find him.

www.denverpost.com

https://twitter.com/x/status/1770923321187545359

 

[Unalienable Rights]

Missing Denver boy last seen in Grand Junction. His family is asking for your help

He was last seen at the Safeway in the Redlands in February

www.kkco11news.com

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO) - A missing person case in Denver has made its way to the Western Slope. A 13-year-old boy missing since December was allegedly seen in Grand Junction in February. Now, his family is pleading with the Grand Junction community. We spoke with his mom, Heather Hernandez as well as the Grand Junction Police Department, to try and put an end to the search.

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After more than two months, a small glimpse of hope sparked here in Grand Junction. A video from the Safeway in the Redlands showed what appeared to be Diego. According to his mom, there is no doubt that’s her son. She said, “We had seen the video footage of Diego and I’m 100 percent sure that is Diego right there. He asked a lady for some money, she didn’t give him any money, but she bought him some food. The people at Safeway they offered to get him some food too and they did.” Since this video, there has been no other sightings or leads to finding Diego.

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