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Public missing-person records describe Javier Cardenas as a 27-year-old Hispanic man from Houston, Texas. He is listed as approximately 5'8" and 180 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes.

The publicly available summaries provide very limited circumstances. One widely cited record shows a “missing since” entry in mid-June 2021, while the same record’s narrative section states he was last seen in Houston in April 2021; both versions note he has not been heard from since, and that few details are available. Because official listings conflict on the exact last-seen date and do not provide a fuller timeline, the precise circumstances of when and how he disappeared are unclear from public sources alone.

No public update confirming that he has been found alive or located deceased was identified in the sources consulted; the most accessible public-facing entry continues to classify him as missing. That uncertainty can be agonizing for the people who love him, especially when the information available to the public is sparse and leaves large gaps in what happened.

The listing references the Texas Department of Public Safety’s Missing Persons Clearinghouse as the investigating contact, and the DPS Missing and Unidentified Persons Online Bulletin is described by DPS as a statewide resource that includes individual searchable bulletins and contact information for the Clearinghouse. If someone believes they have credible information, DPS provides a helpline number for the Clearinghouse for reporting leads.

Last Seen: Jun 14, 2021

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Possible Unidentified Matches (1)

Unidentified remains cases whose details are consistent with this person, ranked by how closely they compare. Fields that are unknown in either case are left out of the score.

75%Possible
John Doe — Mission, Texas
UP81370 • Found May 23, 2021
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Sex ✓Male
Age 100%Est. 16–29 vs 27
Race 100%Hispanic
Location 75%Same state
TimingFound same day as last seen
Weight 100%167 lb vs 180 lb

These comparisons are generated automatically from public NamUs case data and are not confirmed identifications. Only DNA, dental or fingerprint comparison by investigators can confirm an identity. If you believe two cases are connected, contact the agency handling the unidentified case.