Edhat Staff
Update on June 28, 2017: The father of the missing 5-year-old boy has been arrested for murder. Read more on edhat.com
Update by Edhat Staff
11:00 a.m., June 13, 2017
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Homicide investigators coordinated a search encompassing approximately 30 miles of road between Nojoqui Falls, Solvang to the Lake Cachuma area in hopes of locating any new evidence in the case. During the search, investigators used a dive team, helicopter, and police dogs after locating possible areas of interest. They will resume the search in the future stating the matter remains under investigation.
Aramazd Andressian Jr. is a 5-year-old boy described as white male, weighing 55 pounds, having brown hair, and brown eyes. He was last seen in the early morning hours of Friday, April 21, 2017, when he was in the custody of his father leaving Disneyland. The father was driving a 2004 Gray BMW 4 door, California license plate 5FIL646. A witness told police she saw the father and son camping the next day at Lake Cachuma.
Andressian Sr. was found unconscious in Arroyo Park in South Pasadena the day his son was reported missing. The father told detectives he had taken his son to the park that morning as he waited for the nearby golf course to open, but did not remember any other details about what happened to his son. The boy was not with him when authorities arrived at the park and has not been seen or heard from since, reports KTLA.
That same day Andressian Sr. was arrested on suspicion of child endangerment and child abduction after providing conflicting statements to detectives, but he was released from custody three days later. In May investigators served a search warrant at the home of Andressian Sr.’s mother and seized several items of evidence, reports KTLA.
Andressian Jr.’s mother, Ana Estevez, said she last saw her son on April 15 during a Skype video call when he was with his father.
A $20,000 reward has been offered for information and a GoFundMe page has been established.
Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Aramazd Andressian Jr., or his disappearance, should contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500. Information can be provided anonymously to “Crime Stoppers” at (800) 222-TIPS (8477).
Law enforcement from Southern California continues to search remote areas in Santa Barbara County for a missing 5-year-old boy from Pasadena. Below are reports and updates from edhat readers.
Update by an edhat subscriber
11:03 a.m., June 11, 2017
Santa Ynez High School is being used as a command post for a search being carried out by Los Angeles County and Pasadena PD departments. This is in regards to a missing 5-year-old boy from South Pasadena. The boy, Aramazd Andressian Jr, went missing on April 22, 2017. LA County is using one of their Puma Helicopters in the search. They are waiting for the clouds to clear so they can fly. There is a $20,000 reward for information regarding the missing boy.
By Patti Gutshall
10:37 a.m., June 11, 2017
We were on Armour Ranch Road. So many out, from as far away as Los Angeles were looking yesterday.
Reported by Jessica
10:35 a.m. June 11, 2017
The arrival of the helicopter arriving from LA yesterday. This was taken from our living room window.
Reported by MountainMan4865
10:21 a.m. June 10, 2017
Anyone have any idea what the Sheriff is up to today? They have their Helo flying around Painted Cave area, passing over the house under 500′. Could it be looking for the missing boy from April??? Just curious if anyone heard anything as we haven’t heard anything on the scanner.
