Search continues for 25-year-old man missing since New Year’s Eve in midtown Sacramento

The search continues for Alexander Holden, 25, a Sacramento resident who has been missing since New Year’s Eve.

Holden was last seen leaving his midtown apartment in the area of I and 22nd streets, walking toward Natomas.

A poster created last week on Reddit said Holden “got in an argument late at night and said he was going to walk to an old home in Natomas to sleep there. He’s done the walk / run before; following the Sacramento Northern Bikeway.”

Holden’s girlfriend, Kennedi Perri, took to social media in the days after his disappearance, posting photos and fliers, and pleas and prayers for his safe return.

“I’m shocked and saddened to be sharing this,” she said in a Facebook post. “My significant other, Alexander Holden, went missing around 2:30 a.m. Tuesday morning 12/31 NYE in Midtown Sacramento, California after he left our apartment . . . Really hoping and praying and wanting him home safe. I love you so much sweetie.”

Perri was not immediately available to comment further.

Alexander Holden is the son of Calvin Holden and Margaret Palmietto, both judges in Missouri, as reported by the Springfield News-Leader. Alexander is the nephew of former Missouri Gov. Bob Holden, Calvin’s brother.

Calvin Holden told the News-Leader that his son has lived in Sacramento for about two years, works at Amazon and had no history of disappearing. He told the newspaper Thursday that he was en route to Sacramento from a vacation in Australia, and his ex-wife, Palmietto, was also bound for Sacramento.

The Sacramento Police Department announced Jan. 2 it was investigating the disappearance and asked anyone with information about Holden’s whereabouts to call 911.

Police said Holden was last seen wearing a tan pullover jacket, is 6-foot-1 and about 190 pounds.

According to a Reddit post, Holden’s family has hired a private investigator to investigate as well.

This story was originally published January 6, 2020 at 12:22 PM.