Erick Amaldo Aranda, 29, was last seen January 1, 2017, in Huntington Beach, California. He is described as 5 feet 9 inches tall, about 130 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. Family report that he moved out around the time he was last seen and that they had no contact with him after that date.

The family did not report him missing to police until July 22, 2022; the Los Angeles Police Department’s Adult Missing Persons Unit is investigating. A case was entered in NamUs on February 24, 2026, and a DNA sample from his biological mother was submitted to the California DOJ Jan Bashinski DNA Laboratory on February 22, 2026.

If anyone knew Erick, where he lived, worked, or spent time after January 1, 2017, please share information with the LAPD’s Adult Missing Persons Unit.