The Mysterious Disappearance of Rudy Farias: Allegations of Kidnapping, Abuse, and Corruption

A private investigator revealed that Janie Santana, the mother of Rudy Farias, once claimed that her son had been kidnapped by human traffickers while she was actually hiding him in her own home. The investigator grew suspicious of Santana after devoting hundreds of hours to finding Farias. Santana repeatedly asked for money on her Facebook pages to help track down her "missing" son, even going as far as asking for money to pay a ransom to a suspected human trafficker in Mexico. Farias, who was declared missing for eight years, was later found to have been living at home with his mother the entire time. Santana is not currently facing charges.