Five years after Emmanuel Ramos‑Perez vanished in Houston, his family is still refusing to let his case fade into the background. A renewed social media push on April 13 put the 42-year-old back in the spotlight, as relatives press for answers in a disappearance they say is surrounded by unsettling twists, including suspicious fires and a missing tipster.
According to a missing-person flyer from Texas EquuSearch, Ramos‑Perez (DOB Sept. 17, 1981) was last seen in Houston on April 13, 2021. The flyer lists him as 5-foot-6, 190 pounds, with brown eyes and black-and-gray hair, and notes distinctive tattoos, including a large star with the numbers “713” on the back of his head and a star near his eye. It also lists Houston Police Department case number 840291‑21 and provides HPD and Texas EquuSearch tip lines.
Relatives told FOX 26 Houston that Ramos‑Perez was a regular at a Northside convenience store near Airline Drive and Burres Street, and that the last time they saw him was April 13, 2021. They said worry quickly turned to dread when calls went unanswered and he did not show up where he usually would. "He's not perfect, I'm not perfect, but everybody deserves closure," Tomasosito Perez told the station as the family described checking Ramos‑Perez's home when he went missing.
Suspicious fires and a missing tipster
Family members say the search soon took a darker turn. They told investigators that a friend who urged them to search local bayous later disappeared, and that both that friend's apartment and Ramos‑Perez's house were later found burned. The sequence of events has been summarized by the Charley Project, which notes that investigators have not publicly connected the fires and the disappearances. Both cases remain open with Houston police.
How to help
Authorities and search groups are still asking anyone with information to come forward. The Houston Police Department tip line is (832) 394‑1840, and Texas EquuSearch can be reached at (281) 309‑9500, per Click2Houston. The renewed alert was posted by TX Center 4 Missing on April 13, and relatives say even small tips could help investigators move the case forward.
The April 13 posts coincide with the fifth anniversary of his disappearance, and family members say they will keep pushing for leads until there are answers. Anyone with information about Emmanuel Ramos‑Perez's whereabouts is asked to reference case number 840291‑21 when contacting authorities.
