Missing
Rodney Texera
Texera, approximately 2005
Date and time person was reported missing : 12/01/2005
Missing location (approx) :
Berkeley, California
Missing classification : Endangered Missing
Gender : Male
Ethnicity :
White
DOB : 08/21/1965 (55)
Age at the time of disappearance: 40 years old
Height / Weight : 5'3, 150 pounds
Medical conditions : Texera is developmentally disabled and has been deaf since birth. His speech is limited and he relies on sign languAge at the time of disappearance: to communicate. He also has an untreated heart condition. Texera is classified as a dependent adult.
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Caucasian male. Hazel eyes. Texera is bald. He has a reddish-brown mustache. His nickname is Rod.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Texera last had contact with his family members via email on December 1, 2005. He was living in UA Homes, a public housing unit for disabled adults, in the 1000 block of University Avenue in Berkeley, California.
He went to Oroville, California to help a deaf friend move on the day of his disappearance. They got into an argument and Texera walked away. He was last seen walking into a grove of trees, carrying his backpack. He has never been heard from again.
He was reported missing by his mother on December 21, three weeks after his disappearance, after his caseworker notified her that Texera had not started his new janitorial job.
Texera's family believes he was harmed, as they do not believe he would have abandoned his girlfriend or his young daughter. Authorities do not believe foul play was involved in his disappearance, however. The friend he was last seen with is not considered a suspect in his case. Texera's case remains unsolved.
Other information and links : ncy
Berkeley Police Department
510-981-5938
September 2021 updates and sources
California Attorney General's Office
Berkeley Police Department
CBS 5
Bay Area News
The San Jose Mercury News
October 12, 2004. September 12, 2007; Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : updated.
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