every time we got a tip, we followed up on it. every time we got a lead, we followed up on it. and they didn t pan out. so the case was never closed. today his father, bobby hernandez, sits in an ohio jail, accused of abducting his own son. speculation at this time is that maybe that was bobby hernandez who was calling in those tips to try to divert the investigation. reporter: julian disappeared in 2002 from his alabama home, his parents were unmarried and his father quickly became a suspect. but father and son slipped away some 600 miles to cleveland, and assumed false names. police say julian had no idea who he really was. 12, 13 years without knowing his own history, that he was the victim of a crime, and that someone was out there looking for him. a high school senior, and a good student, julian was applying to colleges when the prosecutor said he ran into
how he was found that s so remarkable. reporter: julian hernandez was on a missing children s list for more than a decade. authorities guessing what he might look like. alabama investigators following every dead end lead. never closed. it was a cold case. every time we got a tip, we followed up on it. with a lead, we followed up and didn t pan out so the case was never closed. reporter: today his father bobby hernandez sits in an ohio jail accused of abducting his own son. speculation is that maybe that was bobby hernandez who was calling in those tips. to try to divert investigation. reporter: julian disappeared in 2002 from his alabama home. his parents were unmarried and his father quickly became a suspect. but father and son slipped away some 600 miles to cleveland and assumed false names. police say julian had no idea who he really was. 12, 13 years without knowing
cleveland and the incredible story of a boy who went missing 13 years ago. julian hernandez, now an 18-year-old adult, was discovered alive and well about 600 miles from where he first disappeared. nbc s stephanie gosk has the very latest for us. stephanie, good morning. reporter: jose, for 13 years, police say julian hernandez s mother didn t give up hope, even as hundreds and hundreds of false leads came in, leading to disappointment after disappointment. now a mother and son have an opportunity to catch up on a lot of lost time. julian hernandez was on a missing children s list for more than a decade. authorities guessing what he might look like. alabama investigators following every dead end lead. it was never closed. it was a cold case. every time we got a tip, we followed up on it. every time we got a lead, we followed up on it, and they didn t pan out. so, the case was never closed. reporter: today his father, bobby hernandez, sits in an ohio jail, accused of abducting his
here than i am up there. but i use a lot of analogies that connect the two. why more comfortable out here? just because it s more fun. caught on camera. 19-year-old woman flashing inmates outside an ohio jail. police took the woman into custody after she baird her chest outside the erie county lockup on tuesday. cnn affiliate wjw reports the defendant pleaded no contest to the public indecency charge. we re following a lot of developments in the next hour of the cnn newsroom. let s check in first with ed henry at the white house. well, good morn, carol. all of the sudden the u.s. has authorized the use of predator drones in libya. is this an expansion of the conflict? we ll have answers at the top of the hour. i m stephanie elam in new york. going green. we all say we want to do it, but it looks like we re less prone to do it if our bank accounts are in the black. i ll explain coming up in the next hour. and i m meteorologist jacqui
11th. your patriotism is always in question. always in question. i see myself on tv. and it says is it this sn act of terrorism with a economy mark? this man is in an ohio jail. of course. of course it s going to be discriminated against. we ve been called many names. islamic school. arabic school. we ve been called hezbollah high school. camel jockey. towel heads. ugly words and hate. and it s true hate. you can feel it. this is an american high school. this is an american high school with people who just happen to be muslim. call us whatever you want. when i m on the football field, it s time for football, no matter what religion you are. knock them down. make a play.