Juan Chavez Carrillo, 86, went missing from San Benito, Texas, on the morning of July 18, 2023. He was last seen leaving his home in the 1100 block of North Shore Drive on a distinctive purple bicycle, wearing a light blue long-sleeve button-down shirt, blue jeans, white tennis shoes and a black veteran’s ball cap. Carrillo lived with Alzheimer’s disease, which made him particularly vulnerable.

A Silver Alert was issued and the San Benito Police Department led searches that included drones, search dogs and volunteer pilots flying the area. The family offered a $5,000 reward and asked the public to check home surveillance footage from the morning he disappeared. The Silver Alert was discontinued after more than ten days without new leads, but the police describe the investigation as active and continue to follow up on tips.

Carrillo’s family remembers him as a lively man who loved making others laugh and continues its own searches of rural areas. Has anyone in the San Benito area seen a purple bicycle or surveillance footage from July 18 that might help locate Juan Carrillo?