After nearly four years Alvarado still missing
It has been nearly four years since Eric Alvarado went missing; an updated flyer has been circulated to police departments and media outlets in hopes of answers. Once again, family and friends are asking for information about the missing Cass County man.
Alvarado originally went missing on November 20th, 2018, in Atlanta, Texas. It was said that Eric left his home around 1:30 a.m. driving his dark blue jeep liberty with his two pit bulls Chico and Bane, but never returned. After 45 minutes or so of Eric leaving to go to the store, to purchase tobacco products it was reported that his wife, Samantha Dawn Alvarado, got a little worried and called the police.
There was nothing the police could do since it hadn’t been long enough for a missing person’s report to be made. As time passed, Eric still hadn’t returned home, so his wife and some others started driving around to look for him. But still nothing. His phone was reportedly out of minutes so was left at home and Samantha had no way to call and try to contact him. Around 6 hours later Eric’s jeep, that he left in, was found right inside the border of Ogden, Arkansas by a big open field. It was later returned to his wife Samantha.
Four days later, on November 24th, the family got together and conducted a search in the area when Eric’s jeep was found. While doing the search, they came across Eric’s dogs, who were deceased. According to those on the scene, one of the dogs looked mangled and in bad shape. They were found around a mile from where Eric’s jeep was found. Eric’s shoe was also found with a tow tag in that same shoe.
The tow tag was from November 20th when Eric’s jeep was originally found and was tagged by the police. Arkansas police came out and talked with the family followed by searching themselves. They searched for around two hours, but nothing else was found. The family was advised that since Eric was missing from Atlanta, Texas, they needed to contact the police and concluded there was foul play involved but did not believe Eric was ever there.
Atlanta police department came out and did some more searching just a few days later. While on that search, they found Eric’s keys hanging from a gate, around a mile from where the jeep and dogs were found. What was strange, was that the keys were not thrown, rather in fact, they were clipped to a fence.
Four years later, the family is still desperate for answers. In a post on social media, Cynthia Alvarado, says, “He deserves to have people fighting for him. He deserves to have friends ‘NOW’ when he was a friend to so many. There shouldn’t be another year that goes by without us knowing something! I’ve lived in Cass County before for six years, so I know how close-knit this community is and that’s why I know somebody out there knows something more than what is being said. You can contact me or his brother at the email below or you can drop a text or phone call. For all, it matters you can stay anonymous. We hold no judgment; we are just seeking answers.” That contact information was: findingericalvarado@outlook. com and (317)494-5933 (Matthew Alvarado).
From time-to-time people have contacted the family with clues and suggestions. There has been some promising feedback of late. However, in order to bring closure to the family, and justice the family is hoping for more clues.
Alvarado, a Hispanic male, was between 6’5” and 6’7” tall and weighed around 280-300 lbs. at the time of his disappearance. He had black hair and brown eyes and was last seen wearing a light gray zip-up jacket, white t-shirt, camouflage pajama pants, and house shoes. Alvarado wears prescription glasses and has multiple tattoos including a large cross on his back and multiple chest tattoos.
If you have any information about Alvarado, contact the law enforcement involved: Atlanta Police Department at 903-796-7973, the Little River Sheriff ’s Department at 870-898-5115, or Texas Ranger Joshua Mason at 903-255-5727. You can also send tips to the Journal-Sun at reporter@casscountynow. com.