Missing for Over a Year: The Search for Arlington’s Jonathan Hoang. Jonathan Hoang was 21 years old when he vanished from his family home in Arlington, Washington, on the night of 30 March 2025. He had never left without asking his parents first. He had never wandered. He had never given his family a single reason to worry about him disappearing. And then, in the middle of the night, he was gone.
Jonathan has moderate autism. His father describes his mental capacity as that of a 9 or 10-year-old. He is verbal and can hold a conversation, but he is unable to travel independently or find his way home. His parents hold legal guardianship over him, and at the time of his disappearance, he was still enrolled in an extended transitions program through his high school, working toward greater independence. He was, by every account of those who love him, a gentle and trusting young man who was happily living at home with his family. A five-day search and rescue operation following his disappearance found nothing. For nearly three months, his family heard nothing and saw nothing, fearing the worst.
