Five-year-old boy who went missing in 2002 has been found 13 years later Alive and Well

Five-year-old boy who went missing in 2002 has been found 13 years later alive and well

Picture Credit: National Center for Missing and Exploited Children

Julian Tiberius Hernandez in August 2002,went missing in Birmingham, Alabama. It was suspected he had been abducted by his father Bobby Hernandez, 53.

However, 13 years later, the now 18-year-old found in Ohio has been confirmed as the missing boy by police, reports AL.com .
Police and FBI agents said he is safe and unharmed. His mother is said to be “over the moon” that her son has finally been found.

Julian Tiberius Hernandez now 18 yrs old

His father, the suspected abductor Bobby Hernandez is now facing abduction charges.

Lt. Johnny Evans, of Vestavia Hills police, told WVTM13 ,"I have been doing this 25 years and it's something I have  never experienced before".

According to the Charley Project, a missing persons database, Hernandez was meant to take his son to preschool but withdrew cash from his bank accounts, took some of Julian’s possessions and fled.

Accused: Bobby Hernandez, the boy's father

Jefferson County District Attorney Brandon Falls said the incredible discovery was made when Julian was trying to apply for college.