Historical Inquiry Activity:

What is historical inquiry?

Asking Questions to recreate the past.

What happened to Juan Alvarez?

Directions: Using the primary and secondary source
documents, write 1 group explanation about what
happened to Juan.


















SOURCE #1:
POLICE NOTICE:

MISSING PERSONS BULLETIN

HAVE YOU SEEN THIS PERSON?



Name: Juan Alvarez
Date Last Seen: March 19, 2013
Age: 17
Race: Latino
Height: 59
Weight: 185 lbs.
Place Last Seen: 4
th
Period at Central High School in Providence, RI

Have a tip? Call the Providence Police Immediately! Anonymous tips are
welcome.









SOURCE #2:

Mid-Semester Progress Report for Your Student

March 20, 2013

Dear Ms. Alvarez,

I am writing to update you about your students performance in my
World History II course. Even though he came into the class 3-weeks
late because your family moved from Boston to Providence, he adjusted
well at first.

During the first half of the year he was doing great. He turned in all of
his homework, participated in discussions, and received As on all of my
tests. Then, when March came, Juan was struggling. He went from
perfect attendance to coming to school for a week, then missing the
entire next week.

Because of his low unexcused attendance, Juan is receiving a 0 for class
participation. His homework grade is also very low. I know he could be
a great student, but because of his strange behavior this March, I am
afraid I will have to fail him. Please talk to your son immediately. He
wasnt at school today.

Best,

Ms. Black
Central High School
History Teacher







SOURCE #3:

Attendance Record for Juan Alvarez
Source: Central High School Main Office

March 1 ABSENT
March 2 ABSENT
March 3 ABSENT
March 4 ABSENT
March 5 ABSENT
March 6 PRESENT
March 7 PRESENT
March 8 PRESENT
March 9 PRESENT
March 10 PRESENT
March 11 ABSENT
March 12 ABSENT
March 13 ABSENT
March 14 ABSENT
March 15 ABSENT
March 16 PRESENT
March 17 PRESENT
March 18 PRESENT
March 19 PRESENT
March 20 ABSENT
March 21 ABSENT

**All Juans Absences have been unexcused










SOURCE #4:

EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH AWARD



Mr. Juan Alvarez

Engineering Partners Inc.

For 1 Year of Excellent Service in Boston, MA

December 1, 2012

We cant wait to have you back in 2013! You performed the best of
all of our research interns. 99% of your clients were happy with
your work. Keep up the good work and you can expect a promotion
in 2013! Hope to have you with us for a long time!






SOURCE #5:

EMAIL RECORDS recovered from Juans computer
______________________________________________________________________________
From: Juan juan-alvarez@hotmail.com
To: Carlos carlos-alvarez-director-engineering-partners@yahoo.com
Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2013, 6:20 PM

Hi Dad,

I miss you so much. Providence is so much smaller than Boston. I miss the big city,
especially my afterschool internship at Engineering Inc. I try to be nice and smile but Im
actually really lonely. I just want to come back home to Boston. Get a good lawyer dad!

Juan


From: carlos-alvarez-director-engineering-partners@yahoo.com
To: juan-alvarez@hotmail.com
Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2013, 6:15PM

Hi son,

I just wanted to check on you. How is Providence? Your mother isnt being too strict is she?
I really wish I had custody, but since I travel so much for my job, the judge thought it was
best that you stayed with her. Im really starting to regret agreeing to this arrangement. Im
calling a lawyer first thing on Monday.

We miss you at Engineering Partners Inc. and the other high school interns say hello. Every
time I come to work I think about you. I hope to see you soon! Really soon.

Oh, and please dont tell your mom about the lawyer thing. I want her to think nothing is
wrong.

Love,
Dad

Dr. Carlos Alvarez
Director of Engineering Partners Inc.
555-657-9839




SOURCE #6:











Maria Torres










Juan Alvarez
Central High School Providence, RI

Maria Torres
Where are you? You didnt text me goodnight
and Im worried. O.o Wish you were in Boston
with me.

March 20, 2013 10:55pm

Aubrey Young
You coming to the Engineering Partners
Inc. Conference? Washington DC this
weekend!

March 18, 2013 10:05am


Maria Torres
That voicemail you left me? Are you serious?
Were going to see each other soon in
Boston??? Call me <3.

March 21, 2013 8:30am






SOURCE #7:

POLICE REPORT from March 20, 2013

Statement from Ysabel Vasquez, Juans Mother
She called the police at 6:30pm and police interviewed her at her
house on Fricker St.

Ysabel: Juan didnt come home from school on March 20
th
. He
usually walks right home after 2:45 and gets here around 3pm. I
came home from work today at 6pm like I always do. I could tell he
had been here because some of the food was gone from the fridge.
He also took his coat from the closet and 2-days of clothes. He wont
answer his phone. This is not like him at all. He is such a great son.

Detective: Was Juan happy in Providence?

Ysabel: Well, um, he was okay I guess. Getting used to it. He really
liked Boston, but I promised him I was going to enroll him in a
science camp in Pawtucket this summer. That made him happy. I
thought things were getting better. He said he had some friends at
Central.

Detective: Did you know Juan had been skipping school starting
March 1
st
?

Ysabel: I had no idea! He was always home on time and said school
was fine.








SOURCE #8:

POLICE REPORT from March 20
th


Police arrived at Juans fathers house to interview him and he was not
there. They called Juans father who answered his cell phone and
explained he was on a business trip at Engineering Partners Co.
conference. He could not meet the police in Boston because he is the
director of the entire conference of 500 engineers from across the
world.

On the phone, Juans father told police:

Carlos: Juans missing? Im sure hell turn up. It hasnt been that
long has it? Is his mother just worrying too much?

Detective: Do you have any idea where he could be?

Carlos: No, sir. Hes a good kid. He might be at a friends house?
Hell turn up. Please let me know if I can be of help in any way I can.
Im sorry but I have to get back to my conference. The President of
Brazil just arrived and she needs to speak with me. Please call me
with any other information.

Detective: Anything else you want to tell us?

Carlos: Just that Im really busy at this conference. I can accept calls
but I dont have time for any visitors to come here to Washington
D.C. Okay?






SOURCE #10:

ANONYMOUS TIP from a Female Caller:

Hello? Is this the Providence Police? I saw the posters about the
missing young manJuan? I think I saw him at the Providence
Public Library on March 21
st
at 8am. He was in the science section.
He met the physical description, Latino, medium-height, about high
school age. He was a little dirtylike he had spent the night outside.
I hope this helps. Oh, he had a large backpack.
















DOCUMENT #11:

Police tried to interview Maria Torres, Juans girlfriend in Boston. She is 18 years
old and a freshman at Boston University. She lives in her own one-bedroom
apartment near campusnot in the dorms.






BOSTON UNIVERSITY
FIRST-YEAR STUDENT
MAJOR: ENGINEERING




Police arrived at Marias home on March 21 at 10am. After a few minutes
of knocking, Maria answered the door in a robe and slippers. She talked
to the police in the doorway of her apartment.

Police: Why arent you in class Ms. Torres

Maria: Oh, well I overslept. Im still in my PJs.

Police: Do you know anything about the disappearance of Juan Alvarez, your
current boyfriend?

Maria: I only know hes missing. I havent heard from him since March 20
th
. I
dont know where he is. Maybe he just needed a break from his mom?

Police: Wed like to come inside and see your apartment.

Maria: NO! You need a warrant for that. You have no reason to go through my
personal things. Do you think I have something to do with this?? (SLAMS
DOOR)