The Latest Breaking News from Rudy Farias

Houston activist Quanell X maintained in an interview with The Independent that Rudy Farias is a ‘victim’ of his mother’s abuse

Brenda Paradise tells The Independent’s Bevan Hurley the bizarre missing person case is rooted in greed and mental health issues

What exactly happened to Mr Farias over the past eight years, why his mother sought to deceive authorities and how she seemingly succeeded for all this time continue to be something of a mystery, Rachel Sharp reports

Rudy Farias was reported missing on 7 March 2015, sparking an eight year search. In reality, police say he was at his mother’s house all along

Houston activist Quanell X spoke to Ruby Farias, along with investigators, on Wednesday when he allegedly claimed the 25-year-old had been subjected to horrific abuse by his mum, Janie Santana

Brenda Paradise was one of the private investigators hired to look into missing Rudy Farias' disappearance after he vanished in 2015 while out on a dog walk in Houston, Texas

Janie Santana has allegedly been profiting from the scam after she claimed her son was missing for the last eight years

Houston Police Department say Rudy Farias returned home the day after he went ‘missing’ in 2015 and say there is no evidence of sexual abuse

Rudy Farias’ mother announced he was found alive eight years after he was reported missing as a teen. This news came as a surprise to neighbours and police, who are sure he wasn’t missing at all. Andrea Blanco reports

Houston activist Quanell X maintained in an exclusive interview with The Independent that Rudy Farias is a ‘victim’ of his mother’s abuse

Rudy Farias, 25, was allegedly kept by his mother after going missing for eight years, with her forcing him to kiss her in bed