Alex Russell Zavala: The April 2002 Record
The official entry supplies a date without describing the last encounter.
Abstract
California’s Department of Justice lists April 8, 2002 as Alex Russell Zavala’s Date Last Seen. Its brief narrative repeats that date without naming an observer, hour, or last-seen place.1
Identification and Clothing
The entry gives birth date February 20, 1961, black hair, brown eyes, weight 220 pounds, and nickname Quitit. It describes a white T-shirt, blue jeans, and brown work boots.1 These are historical identification details.
The Police File and Location Limit
Fresno County Sheriff’s Department is listed with case 02-8776 and phone (559) 600-8403.1 The agency’s jurisdiction does not establish the location of the last encounter. No report date or documented journey is supplied.
Sourced Accounts and Questions
Here’s where you come in. Can you locate the agency account tied to 02-8776 behind Zavala’s April 8 observation?1 A dated statement could identify the place, observer, and whether the clothing description belongs to that encounter.
As you evaluate a later location claim, can you identify its supporting document?1 Keep the source and open question in a Research File in Almost Solved. Jurisdiction alone does not establish a sighting.
Scope and Method
The underlying observation and police file were not reviewed. No case-specific original news report was located in the focused search. The short entry is not expanded into an unsupported disappearance narrative. Unmatched results are excluded.
Prepared with AI assistance. Sources and references checked against the cited public materials. This paper is an original synthesis of the identified public sources; it does not reproduce article bodies, transcripts, or an investigative file.
Footnote References
- California Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General, Alex Russell Zavala missing-person entry; Date Last Seen April 8, 2002; Fresno County Sheriff’s Department case 02-8776; reviewed November 1, 2026.