Alexander Ferguson: The Joint San Francisco Account
The agency describes Alexander and his mother together without supplying a departure sequence.
Abstract
California’s Department of Justice says Alexander Ferguson was missing with his mother, Eugenia Cortez, and that they were last seen March 9, 1988 in San Francisco.1
What the Joint Account Establishes
The narrative does not identify the observer, hour, exact site, vehicle, or destination.1 A shared account does not independently document each person’s later movements or explain what happened.
Identification and the Police File
Populated fields list black hair, brown eyes, and weight 11 pounds; no birth date is supplied.1 These historical details are not used to infer an age or current appearance.
The entry lists San Francisco Police Department, case 880305858, and phone (415) 553-1071.1 No report date is supplied.
Sourced Accounts and Questions
Here’s where you come in. Can you find the account underlying 880305858?1 A dated statement could clarify whether it describes a joint encounter or separate contacts.
As you compare later sources, can you identify which person and event each concerns?1 Keep the source, event date, and question in a Research File in Almost Solved.
Scope and Method
The underlying statements and police file were not reviewed. No case-specific original news report was located in the focused search. Details from compilations and 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, Alexander Ferguson missing-person entry; case 880305858; reviewed November 1, 2026.