Full Name: Luis Antonio Alderete-Martinez
Nicknames: No known nicknames
Location: El Paso, Texas
Date: June 1, 2015
Bio[]
Date of Birth: March 22, 2012
Height: 3'8"
Weight: 48 lbs.
Characteristics: Hispanic male with black hair and brown eyes.
Case[]
Details: Luis Alderete-Martinez is the son of Luis Roberto Aragon-Alderete and Regina Martinez. The couple met in 2010 and divorced in 2014. After the divorce, Luis Roberto was awarded primary custody of Luis, while Regina received visitation rights. Luis Roberto says that Luis loves ice cream, playing with his toy train, and the game hide and seek.
On June 1, 2015, Luis Roberto dropped three-year-old Luis off at his preschool in El Paso, Texas. Later that day, he returned to take Luis home, only to learn that Regina had already picked him up. Luis Roberto tried to call and text her, but she never responded.
Luis Roberto immediately contacted the police, who began a search for Luis and Regina. On February 18, 2016, she was charged with felony kidnapping. She may have taken Luis to her hometown of Chihuahua, Mexico, where she has family.
Several billboards have been set up throughout Texas that feature Luis' picture and information. Over the years, Luis Roberto has contacted several police departments, hired a lawyer, and hired a private investigator in Mexico. The investigator located Luis in Mexico City, but less than a day later, he was moved to an unknown location. Due to a lack of cooperation between local authorities and the U.S. Department of State, Luis Roberto has had trouble locating Luis in Mexico.
Luis Roberto says he worries about Luis' safety, whether he has enough food, a place to live, and is getting an education. He also wants Luis to be happy.
Suspects: Regina Martinez
Extra Notes:
- This case was first released on November 1, 2022 as a part of the third volume of the Netflix reboot. It was released in the third part of a three-week Halloween event. It is featured at the end of "Abducted by a Parent" as a part of a parental abduction roll call alongside CJ and Billy Vosseler, Huaiyu and Binyu Chin, Kayla Unbehaun, Reuben Blackwell Jr., Tammy and Diego Flores, and Christopher and Lisa Zaharias.
- The case was also previously profiled on In Pursuit with John Walsh.
- Some sources refer to Luis as "Luis Jr." and state: Luis was at daycare and Regina picked him up for a "short vacation".
Results: Unsolved - Luis Roberto has since had another child with his current partner. He prays for his son's safe return.
Links:
- Luis Alderete-Martinez on the NCMEC website
- Luis Alderete-Martinez on For the Lost
- Se Busca a Luis Antonio FaceBook Page
- New billboard goes up to help find missing El Paso boy - May 25, 2018
- Organizers hope to find missing El Paso boy - May 25, 2018
- Tras no encontrar a su hijo en la guardería comienza la búsqueda (in Spanish) - May 25, 2018
- Luis has been missing for 3 years - June 19, 2018
- Police Believe Luis Alderete-Martinez Was Abducted By His Mom In 2015 - February 13, 2019
- El Paso boy missing 5 years featured on 11 digital billboards; might be in Mexico with mom - June 26, 2020
- Father searching for his son for five years: "I have to keep fighting for him" - March 2, 2021