Zafar Padamsee Mawani and Guillermo Jafett Hidalgo: Missing Chicago couple confirmed dead near Mexico City
a couple from chicagoA man missing in Mexico has been identified as one of several bodies found in a Mexico City suburb last week, his family said Wednesday.
U.S. citizen Zafar Padamsee Mawani and his partner Guillermo Jafett Hidalgo Ortiz disappeared in May near southern Mexico. Mexican capital. The couple has since chicago arrive Mexico In the same city. Authorities launched a search and arrested several people in connection with the case.
Investigators later discovered four unidentified bodies in the mountains and were reportedly guided to the location by detainees, The Independent reported.
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On Wednesday, Mulvaney’s family released a statement announcing Mexican Authorities have verified the circumstances of the couple’s deaths.
“We are beyond words grateful to everyone who tried to help Zafar return home – investigators on the ground, our core strategic and support teams, authorities in both countries, generous volunteer organizations, and friends and loved ones who stepped forward to help without being asked,” the family said.
Who are Mulvaney and Hidalgo Ortiz?
Mulvaney and Hidalgo Ortiz live in chicago As Mulvaney family representative Kate Taylor told Mexico City. NBC News Chicago reported in late May that the men were assisting Mulvaney’s mother in Mexico. The report also highlighted unusual withdrawals from the couple’s bank accounts.
The federal government’s missing persons bulletin said Mulvaney was a 56-year-old U.S. citizen. An announcement issued by Mexico City authorities for Hidalgo Ortiz said he was 56 years old. While it did not clarify his nationality, it mentioned that he was with Mulvaney at the time of his disappearance, which occurred south of Mexico City and about 50 kilometers (31 miles) east of the mountains of La Marquesa National Park.
Missing cases in Mexico: A look at federal data
More than 135,000 people are unaccounted for in Mexico due to criminal violence, according to the latest federal data. That number continues to rise despite a significant drop in homicide rates since President Claudia Scheinbaum took office in 2024.
In May alone, Mexico’s official missing persons registry recorded 977 new cases.
Recently, during Mexico’s co-hosting of the FIFA World Cup, some relatives organized protests calling for more attention to this pressing issue and more resources for the search efforts, which are being conducted primarily by the families of the missing. One of their common grievances is that authorities respond more quickly when the missing person is a foreigner.
