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Absalon Perez-Alvarez

Missing

Concord, Contra Costa, California, USA

Case Number #1596
Date of Incident August 4, 2015
Age 27 DOB: 1988 Approx. age today: 38
Type of Case Missing
Case Entry November 11, 2026
Last Updated November 8, 2026
Overview

Absalon Perez-Alvarez was 27 years old when he was reported missing from Concord, California, on August 4, 2015. More than a decade later, the publicly available information surrounding his disappearance remains limited, leaving important questions about his whereabouts and what happened to him unanswered.

Full Name: Absalon Perez-Alvarez

Age at Disappearance: 27 years old

Date Last Seen: August 4, 2015

Last Known City: Concord, California

County: Contra Costa County

Case Classification: Missing person

NamUs Case Number: MP51626

Publicly Documented Status: Listed as missing; no verified public resolution was located as of October 31, 2026.

Case Overview: Perez-Alvarez disappeared in connection with Concord, a city in the San Francisco Bay Area. Available case information establishes his name, age, reported disappearance date, and associated city, but does not provide a sufficiently documented account of his final movements or the circumstances that led to his disappearance.


Case Summary

Absalon Perez-Alvarez was 27 years old when he was reported missing from Concord, California, on August 4, 2015. More than a decade later, the publicly available information surrounding his disappearance remains limited, leaving important questions about his whereabouts and what happened to him unanswered.

Full Name: Absalon Perez-Alvarez

Age at Disappearance: 27 years old

Date Last Seen: August 4, 2015

Last Known City: Concord, California

County: Contra Costa County

Case Classification: Missing person

NamUs Case Number: MP51626

Publicly Documented Status: Listed as missing; no verified public resolution was located as of October 31, 2026.

Case Overview: Perez-Alvarez disappeared in connection with Concord, a city in the San Francisco Bay Area. Available case information establishes his name, age, reported disappearance date, and associated city, but does not provide a sufficiently documented account of his final movements or the circumstances that led to his disappearance.


Background and Circumstances of the Disappearance

Absalon Perez-Alvarez was a young adult whose disappearance was recorded in Concord, California, on August 4, 2015. At 27 years old, he was at an age when many people are establishing careers, maintaining relationships, and planning their futures. However, reliable public records reviewed for this article do not establish his occupation, family circumstances, living arrangements, or activities before he went missing.

Concord is located in Contra Costa County, east of San Francisco. Although the city is identified in connection with Perez-Alvarez’s disappearance, the available information does not establish a specific street address, neighborhood, business, residence, or other location where he was last seen.

The reported date of August 4, 2015, is an important reference point for the case. Nevertheless, the available public documentation does not provide a detailed timeline of his movements that day. It is not possible to reliably establish whom he last contacted, whether he had transportation, what clothing he was wearing, or whether anyone witnessed his departure from a particular location.

There is also insufficient verified information to determine whether Perez-Alvarez disappeared unexpectedly during a routine activity, while traveling, or under some other circumstances. No specific explanation for his disappearance should be treated as established without additional evidence.

These gaps make the case particularly difficult to reconstruct from publicly accessible material. A missing-person record confirms that a disappearance was documented, but it does not necessarily reveal the full circumstances known to investigators or the people closest to the missing individual.


Investigation History and Available Evidence

Absalon Perez-Alvarez’s disappearance is associated with National Missing and Unidentified Persons System case number MP51626. NamUs is a national resource that supports missing-person and unidentified-person investigations by organizing case information and assisting with identification efforts.

The existence of this case reference provides an important way to distinguish Perez-Alvarez’s disappearance from other missing-person cases. It also gives individuals seeking information a specific identifier to mention when contacting appropriate authorities.

However, the publicly accessible sources reviewed did not establish a detailed investigative chronology. No case-specific official announcement was located confirming particular searches, witness interviews, surveillance footage, recovered personal belongings, vehicle evidence, or forensic findings connected to his disappearance.

Similarly, no publicly verified case-specific announcement was located describing DNA testing, forensic genetic genealogy, identified human remains, or an evidentiary breakthrough. This does not establish that such investigative steps were never considered or undertaken. It means that their occurrence and results could not be confirmed through the available public material.

No reliable public source reviewed for this article identified an officially named suspect or person of interest in connection with Perez-Alvarez’s disappearance. No verified arrest, criminal charge, or court proceeding directly connected to the case was located.

Importantly, a missing-person investigation should not be interpreted as a homicide investigation simply because a person has been missing for many years. Without official findings or reliable evidence establishing a death caused by another person, Perez-Alvarez’s case must continue to be described as a disappearance rather than a confirmed murder.


Theories and Unresolved Questions

The central question in the disappearance of Absalon Perez-Alvarez remains straightforward: What happened to him after August 4, 2015?

The limited public record does not establish whether his disappearance was voluntary, accidental, related to a medical emergency, or the result of criminal activity. These are general possibilities that can arise in missing-person investigations, not verified theories or official findings in this particular case.

One unresolved issue is the absence of a publicly documented account of his final known movements. Identifying the precise location and circumstances of his last confirmed sighting could help clarify the period in which he disappeared. However, no reliable public source reviewed provides those details.

Another question concerns whether investigators have obtained information that has not been publicly released. Law enforcement agencies sometimes withhold investigative details to protect witnesses, preserve evidence, or avoid compromising an inquiry. There is no verified basis, however, to claim that particular evidence is being withheld in this case.

There is also no verified public statement establishing a specific family theory, suspected motive, dispute, or identified individual responsible for the disappearance. Assigning blame or suggesting criminal involvement without supporting evidence would risk spreading misinformation about both Perez-Alvarez and others.

What remains important is the possibility that someone may remember an encounter, conversation, location, or other detail from the period surrounding August 4, 2015. Any such information should be evaluated by investigators rather than circulated publicly as an established fact.


Latest Publicly Available Investigative Updates

As of October 31, 2026, no publicly confirmed recent investigative breakthrough was located in the sources reviewed for Absalon Perez-Alvarez’s disappearance.

His case continues to appear in a publicly accessible Concord missing-person directory that identifies August 4, 2015, as his last-seen date and references NamUs case MP51626. This listing supports the historical missing-person information, but it should not be interpreted as evidence of a newly opened investigation or a recent development.

No verified public announcement was located establishing that Perez-Alvarez had been found, that remains had been positively identified as his, or that a suspect had been arrested in connection with his disappearance.

Likewise, no publicly confirmed case-specific announcement was located concerning a new search, forensic identification, genetic genealogy result, or scheduled criminal court proceeding. The absence of such announcements does not prove that investigators have stopped working on the case.

The available record therefore leaves the disappearance publicly unresolved. Anyone seeking a definitive current investigative status should consult the appropriate law enforcement agency or authorized missing-person case representative.


Conclusion and Public Appeal for Information

Absalon Perez-Alvarez was 27 years old when he disappeared from the Concord, California, area on August 4, 2015. More than eleven years have passed, yet the available public information offers few answers about his last known movements or what may have happened afterward.

His disappearance remains significant regardless of how much information has been released publicly. Every missing person deserves to be remembered as an individual, and every credible lead deserves appropriate consideration by the authorities responsible for investigating it.

Anyone who knew Perez-Alvarez, encountered him around the time of his disappearance, or possesses information that could help establish his whereabouts is encouraged to contact law enforcement. Even a detail that appears minor may help investigators clarify an otherwise incomplete timeline.

Information about this case can also be directed through the California Department of Justice’s missing-person assistance hotline at 1-800-222-FIND (1-800-222-3463). When providing information, reference Absalon Perez-Alvarez and NamUs case MP51626 so the report can be associated with the correct missing-person record.

Members of the public should avoid confronting individuals, conducting unauthorized searches, or posting unverified accusations online. Potential leads are most useful when provided directly to the appropriate authorities.

Until reliable information establishes what happened, Absalon Perez-Alvarez’s disappearance remains an unanswered case deserving continued attention, careful reporting, and compassion for everyone affected by his absence.

Agency / ReferencePhone Number / Case Number
Concord Police Department β€” Non-Emergency Dispatch(925) 671-3333
Concord Police Department β€” Community Service Desk(925) 671-3220
Concord Police Department β€” Anonymous Tip Line(925) 603-5836
California Department of Justice β€” Missing Persons Hotline1-800-222-FIND (1-800-222-3463)
National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)Missing Person Case MP51626
DateEvent
August 4, 2015Absalon Perez-Alvarez, age 27, is recorded as last seen in Concord, Contra Costa County, California.
October 31, 2026Public-record review finds Perez-Alvarez listed as missing under NamUs reference MP51626. No publicly confirmed resolution or recent investigative breakthrough is located.

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Concord, California

On August 4, 2015

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