On Tuesday, June 27, 2006, Eliyahu's father, Yitro Asheri, initially submitted a missing-person report about his son to the Ariel Police. According to Yitro he did not report his son's absence for two days because Eliyahu used to regularly disappear for extended periods in the past without keeping daily contact with his parents.[1][7] Asheri was last seen on 9:00 pm Sunday night, after he left the home of a friend in Betar Illit[7] and was hitchhiking near the French Hill intersection of Jerusalem by one of his classmates.[3]