Evelyn Hernandez
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Evelyn Hernandez was a woman who disappeared along with her five-year-old son in San Francisco, California
in May 2002. She was nine months pregnant with her second child at the time she went missing.
who worked as a vocational nurse
, was last heard from on the night of May 1, 2002, at her residence in San Francisco. Her wallet was found several days later, on Linden Avenue at Canal Street, in South San Francisco, two blocks from where her boyfriend, Herman Aguilera, worked at a limousine company. On May 7, 2002, she and her five-year-old son Alex were reported missing. On July 24, 2002, Evelyn Hernandez's torso was found floating in San Francisco Bay, near the Embarcadero and Folsom Street. Her full-term unborn child and her son Alex have not been found. On October 5, 2002, the Visual and Performing Arts Department at the University of San Francisco
held a march on Mission Street in memory of Hernandez. The case was also profiled twice on America's Most Wanted
during the summer of 2003.
, a Modesto, California
woman who was murdered while eight months pregnant in December 2002, noting that Hernandez's case did not receive the same level of publicity. Scott Peterson's
attorney, Mark Geragos
, suggested at one point that the two pregnant women could have been murdered by a ritualistic Satanic cult, pointing out the way both women's bodies were decomposed and the location where both bodies were found.
On September 20, 2006, former Congress member William E. Dannemeyer
sent a letter to Attorney General Bill Lockyer
pointing out that both Peterson and Hernandez disappeared on satanic holy days, and that they both ended up in the San Francisco Bay with their hands, feet, and heads missing.
San Francisco, California
San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
in May 2002. She was nine months pregnant with her second child at the time she went missing.
Disappearance and murder
Evelyn Hernandez, a 24-year-old Salvadoran AmericanSalvadoran American
Salvadorian Americans are citizens or residents of the United States of Salvadoran descent. As of 2010 there are 1.6 million Salvadoran Americans in the United States, the fourth-largest Hispanic community by nation of ancestry.They are also known as the nicknamed Salvi people in the USA,...
who worked as a vocational nurse
Licensed Practical Nurse
Licensed practical nurse is the term used in much of the United States and most Canadian provinces to refer to a nurse who cares for "people who are sick, injured, convalescent, or disabled under the direction of registered nurses and physicians. The term licensed vocational nurses is used in...
, was last heard from on the night of May 1, 2002, at her residence in San Francisco. Her wallet was found several days later, on Linden Avenue at Canal Street, in South San Francisco, two blocks from where her boyfriend, Herman Aguilera, worked at a limousine company. On May 7, 2002, she and her five-year-old son Alex were reported missing. On July 24, 2002, Evelyn Hernandez's torso was found floating in San Francisco Bay, near the Embarcadero and Folsom Street. Her full-term unborn child and her son Alex have not been found. On October 5, 2002, the Visual and Performing Arts Department at the University of San Francisco
University of San Francisco
The University of San Francisco , is a private, Jesuit/Catholic university located in San Francisco, California. Founded in 1855, USF was established as the first university in San Francisco. It is the second oldest institution for higher learning in California and the tenth-oldest university of...
held a march on Mission Street in memory of Hernandez. The case was also profiled twice on America's Most Wanted
America's Most Wanted
America's Most Wanted is an American television program produced by 20th Television, and was the longest-running program of any kind in the history of the Fox Television Network until it was announced on May 16, 2011 that the series was canceled after twenty-three years, with the final episode...
during the summer of 2003.
Comparison to Peterson case
Many observers have drawn parallels between Hernandez's death and that of Laci PetersonLaci Peterson
Laci Denise Peterson was an American woman who was the subject of a highly discussed murder case after she went missing while seven and a half months pregnant with her first child. Peterson was reportedly last seen alive on December 24, 2002...
, a Modesto, California
Modesto, California
Modesto is a city in, and is the county seat of, Stanislaus County, California. With a population of approximately 201,165 at the 2010 census, Modesto ranks as the 18th largest city in the state of California....
woman who was murdered while eight months pregnant in December 2002, noting that Hernandez's case did not receive the same level of publicity. Scott Peterson's
Scott Peterson
Scott Lee Peterson , an American, was convicted of murdering his wife, Laci Peterson, and their unborn child in Modesto, California, in 2002. Peterson's arrest and subsequent trial dominated the American news media until 2005, when he was sentenced to death by lethal injection...
attorney, Mark Geragos
Mark Geragos
Mark John Geragos is an Armenian/ American criminal defense attorney who defended the musician Michael Jackson, actress Winona Ryder, politician Gary Condit, and Susan McDougal. He was also involved in the Whitewater scandal. He also represented Scott Peterson, in another trial that received...
, suggested at one point that the two pregnant women could have been murdered by a ritualistic Satanic cult, pointing out the way both women's bodies were decomposed and the location where both bodies were found.
On September 20, 2006, former Congress member William E. Dannemeyer
William E. Dannemeyer
William Edwin Dannemeyer is a conservative American politician, activist, and author, known for his anti-gay political position. He is currently honorary national chairman of Citizens for a Better America. He served as U.S...
sent a letter to Attorney General Bill Lockyer
Bill Lockyer
William Westwood "Bill" Lockyer is an American politician. He is the current 32nd State Treasurer of California, elected in 2006 and re-elected in 2010. He has also served as California Attorney General and President Pro Tempore of the California State Senate...
pointing out that both Peterson and Hernandez disappeared on satanic holy days, and that they both ended up in the San Francisco Bay with their hands, feet, and heads missing.
External links
- Alex Hernandez's page on the Charley Project website.