Alan Ruben Hernandez, 30, was reported missing after he was last seen in Santa Cruz, California, on March 30, 2023. The case is entered in the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System as MP150545. According to the NamUs record, he left a residential treatment setting on foot, reportedly headed toward San Francisco, and has not been in contact with family or law enforcement since that day.
The listing notes his sex as male and his race/ethnicity as Hispanic/Latino, with brown eyes and black hair. The date the case file was created in NamUs is recorded as September 26, 2025.
The NamUs entry places his last known location in Santa Cruz, California, within Santa Cruz County. At the time he went missing, he was approximately 5'9" to 6'1" tall and 170 to 190 pounds. These baseline identifiers, paired with his distinct appearance, are central to the appeal for information.
Hernandez has notable tattoos that may help with recognition. NamUs documents tattoos along his neck, including a star under the left ear, writing along the side/front of the neck, and a rose beneath the Adam’s apple. He is described as having full-sleeve tattoos on both arms; among them, a stylized crying female clown on the right forearm and a cursive “W” on the left under-elbow area. On his chest, the phrase “Death Before Dishonor” appears in clouds along the collarbone, with additional imagery including a bull on the right chest, a bird head on the left chest with stars, and marijuana leaves along the solar plexus; multiple female clowns are depicted on the stomach area, with a woman kissing a skull to the right of the navel. On his back, “831” is tattooed on the back of the neck, there is cursive writing on both shoulders, and an Aztec bird is centered on the back. He is further described with short black hair featuring a slight widow’s peak and stubble/short beard.
The investigating agency listed in NamUs is the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office, which is identified as the primary point of contact for this case. The entry includes the agency’s location in Santa Cruz County and provides investigative contact details associated with the case file. Members of the public with information are urged through NamUs to contact the listed law enforcement investigators so leads can be evaluated and shared across jurisdictions as needed.
Alan is deeply missed by those who love him. The information in his NamUs file emphasizes the hope that someone may recognize him by his distinctive tattoos or recall seeing him on or after March 30, 2023, in Santa Cruz or en route to San Francisco. Even seemingly small observations can matter in a long-term missing person investigation; sharing what you know with the investigators identified in the NamUs record helps keep the search active and compassionate, honoring the person at the heart of this case.Last Seen: Mar 30, 2023
