Jesus Alvarado Martinez was 4 years old when he disappeared from Houston, Texas, on October 20, 2004. He had been living with his mother, Rocio Alvarado, and a younger sister; that day Rocio’s estranged husband, Avelino Martinez, took Jesus and the sister to a doctor’s appointment and later could not be reached.

Rocio was found dead in Avelino’s apartment on October 21, 2004, having been stabbed and strangled. Jesus and Avelino were both missing after her body was discovered. Authorities issued a warrant for Avelino’s arrest on suspicion of Rocio’s murder and Jesus’s abduction. Avelino’s vehicle was recovered abandoned, and investigators believe Avelino may have fled to Mexico, possibly to Nuevo Laredo, with Jesus.

Because Jesus was taken under those circumstances, he is considered to be in danger. Anyone with information about Jesus, Avelino, or movements into Mexico in late October 2004 is asked to come forward.