Sergio Alamo was 16 when he walked away from a group home in Columbus, Georgia, on November 3, 2021, and vanished. He had a history of running away and of living in multiple boys’ homes and sometimes on the streets. Family contact was strained; his grandmother found him homeless in early 2022 and said he refused to return to Oklahoma.

Human remains found behind the Kysor Warren factory in East Columbus on March 9, 2023, were later identified by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation crime lab on June 24, 2023, as Sergio Alamo. He was 18 at the time his body was discovered. The cause of death was a gunshot wound to the head and the death was ruled a homicide.

As of early 2026, the Columbus Police Department has not publicly named suspects or announced any arrests. Investigators say the case lacks leads because few people have come forward; a reward has been offered for information. If anyone knew who Sergio was spending time with or where he stayed in late 2021 and 2022, please share what you know with investigators.