Right 3: Age-Progressed by NCMEC to age 13 years; 16 years; 25 years
Right 3: Age-Progressed by NCMEC to age 13 years; 16 years; 25 years
Name: Austin Cole Hernandez
Case Classification: Family Abduction
Missing Since: April 28, 1997
Location Last Seen: Tehachapi, Kern County, California
Date of Birth: June 10, 1996
Age: 10 months old
Race: White/Hispanic
Gender: Male
Height: 2'2"
Weight: 18 lbs.
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Nickname/Alias: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown
Dentals: Not Available
Fingerprints: Unknown
DNA: Available
Clothing: Unknown
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown
Hernandez was last seen in Tehachapi, California on April 28, 1997.
Austin Cole Hernandez were abducted by his noncustodial father, Gilbert Arredondo Hernandez (image below). An FBI Unlawful Flight to Avoid Prosecution warrant was issued for the abductor on November 4, 1997. The abductor has a scar on the back of his head. They may be in Las Vegas, Nevada, or the Los Angeles or San Bernardino counties of California. They may have been in a brown 1986 Nissan Maxima with California plate 1NRE732.
Photo of Gilbert age-progressed by NCMEC to 46 years
Gilbert Arredondo Hernandez
Vital Statistics
Date Of Birth
: March 15, 1965
Age at Time of Disappearance
: 32 years old
Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance
: 5'5"; 150 lbs.
Distinguishing Characteristics
: White/Hispanic male. Black hair; brown eyes. Wears mustache.
Marks/Scars
: Scar on head.
AKA
: Gil Junior
Agency Name: Kern County District Attorney
Agency Contact Person: Brittney Skinner, Investigator
Agency Phone Number: (661) 868-2341
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: TE970031
Agency Name:
Agency Contact Person: Will Whitfield, Agent
Agency Phone Number: (661) 323-9665
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: N/A
NamUs Case Number: 2003
KCSD Case Number: TE9700317
NCIC Case Number: M039798486
NCMEC Case Number: 835169
Added: Prior to 2011; Last Updated: 02/20/2024 - By: kc
Questions or comments? Please contact appropriate member of the Area Team
** Listed information is from the time of disappearance.
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