87: MISSING/MURDER: Evelyn and Alex Hernandez

Detective Perspective

Derrick Levasseur

True Crime, Documentary, Society & Culture, History

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🗓️ 12 May 2025

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

On the afternoon of May 1, 2002, 24-year-old Evelyn Hernandez picked up her five-year-old son, Alex, from school in San Francisco. She was nine months pregnant and just days away from giving birth to a baby boy she planned to name Fernando.

That evening, she called her sister to talk about her upcoming baby shower. It was the last time anyone ever heard from her.

A week later—on what would have been Evelyn’s due date—she and Alex were reported missing. Nearly three months later, Evelyn’s partial remains were found in the Bay. But Alex and baby Fernando were never found.

More than two decades have passed. Evelyn’s murder remains unsolved. Her sons are still missing. And her family is still searching for answers.

Evelyn Hernandez was 24 years old and nine months pregnant when she went missing on May 1, 2002. She was last seen at her apartment in San Francisco after spending the day running errands and picking up her five-year-old son, Alex, from school.

Evelyn’s partial remains were later found in the Bay, but her unborn son, Fernando, and her son Alex have never been located. When five year old Alex went missing, he was four feet tall and 45 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes.

Anyone with information in this case is urged to contact the San Francisco Police Department Cold Case Unit at (415) 553-1450.

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0:00.0	On the afternoon of May 1st, 2002, 24-year-old Evelyn Hernandez picked up her 5-year-old son, Alex, from school in San Francisco.
0:16.7	She was nine months pregnant and just days away from giving birth to a baby boy she planned
0:21.0	to name Fernando. That evening, she called to talk to her sister about her upcoming baby shower,
0:26.6	and it would be the last time that anyone ever heard from her. A week later, on what would have
0:31.7	been Evelyn's due date, she and Alex were reported missing. Three months after the report was
0:37.1	filed,
0:38.0	Evelyn's partial remains were found in the bay,
0:40.5	but Alex and Baby Fernando were never located.
0:43.5	More than two decades have passed,
0:45.4	Evelyn's murder remains unsolved,
0:47.4	her sons are still missing,
0:48.7	but her family continues to fight for answers.
1:23.7	The continues to fight for answers. Hey, everyone back to Detective Perspective.
1:25.2	My name is Derek Lavasser.
1:28.4	I'm a licensed private investigator and former police detective.
1:33.0	And each week I'll be covering an unsolved case and story format. I'll then give you my perspective on the investigation and provide contact information for the individuals or organizations connected
1:38.1	to the case so that if you have any tips, you can contact them directly and maybe you can help
1:42.8	solve a case. So if you're someone
1:44.7	who's interested in true crime, specifically unsolved cases, and you would like to hear my
1:49.3	opinion on those investigations, please consider subscribing whether you're watching on YouTube
1:53.7	or listening on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or whatever platform you use. So I said a couple
2:00.2	seconds ago, you may have a tip.
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