DENVER (KDVR) — Almost 40 years after a Colorado baby went missing from their crib overnight, his family has never given up hope of finding him. Now, they’re hopeful a new image shared at CrimeCon in Denver will help bring answers they’ve never gotten.
In 1986, seven-month-old Christopher Abeyta disappeared overnight from his crib in Colorado Springs.
“1986, our lives were changed forever; it was never the same,” said Denise Alves, Christopher’s older sister. “It was like a dream. We were in shock.”
She was 15 years old when her younger brother disappeared seemingly out of thin air. She says her family never thought that four decades later, they still would know only a little more than they did in 1986.
“I thought that it would be minutes, hours, we would get the phone call,” Alves said.
On Friday, they got a new look at Christopher when an age-progressed sketch showing what he may look like at 39 years old was released by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Alves feels sad that’s all she knows of her brother.
“It’s all we have to hold on to,” Alves said.
But she is thankful the technology exists to help.
“When I look at his age progression, he’s recognizable to me,” Alves said. “So I recognize the features, our family features.”
Alves hopes sharing that photo at CrimeCon, getting as many eyes on it as possible, will lead to answers. Answers, she says, that will hopefully bring her brother’s picture down off the wall.
“Christopher was kidnapped from Colorado and we believe the public in Colorado likely has the answers,” Alves said. “We’ve looked for you so long and we’ve hoped we could find you. We’ve never given up.”
Alves urges anyone with information to step forward, hoping that CrimeCon helps bring her brother’s story back to the forefront and maybe unlocks a memory in someone’s mind.
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