The person at the center of this case
Shelbie Lynn Dwyer
Missing Person · Open
3 years waiting · since 2023
SHELBIE LYNN DWYER
Justice for Shelbie Lynn Dwyer — the trail went cold in 2023, but the truth hasn't.
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Key leads to think about
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timeline
Lead #1Why did Dwyer's communication with family become sporadic, and what caused it to stop entirely on March 29?
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location
Lead #2What was Dwyer's specific destination or purpose in traveling to the Guamuchil area of Sinaloa?
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contact
Lead #3Did Dwyer have any known contacts, friends, or associates in Mexico she was planning to meet?
Shelbie Lynn Dwyer, an 18-year-old from Des Moines, Washington, voluntarily traveled to Mexico on March 25, 2023, and was last heard from on March 29, 2023, in the Guamuchil area of Sinaloa. Her family lost contact with her after she arrived in Mexico, and despite a formal FBI investigation involving U.S. and Mexican authorities, her whereabouts remain unknown. Anyone with information about her location or welfare is urged to contact the FBI.
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FBI Seattle Field Office, Des Moines Police Department, Mexican authorities
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evidence
Lead #4What records exist of her plane travel from Tijuana through Guadalajara to Culiacan?
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person
Lead #5Has anyone reported seeing Dwyer in Guamuchil or surrounding areas since March 29, 2023?
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Source Narrative
March 29, 2023 Guamuchil, Sinaloa, Mexico The FBI's Seattle Field Office is working with the Des Moines Police Department in Washington, the United States Government, and Mexican authorities to conduct a formal investigation into the disappearance of Shelbie Lynn Dwyer. On March 25, 2023, Dwyer voluntarily left the Des Moines, Washington, area and traveled to Mexico via car.
Dwyer maintained sporadic communication with her family, but stopped that communication around March 29, 2023. Dwyer is believed to have traveled to Tijuana, Mexico.
She likely traveled by plane from Tijuana, had a layover in Guadalajara, then arrived in Culiacan, Sinaloa. Dwyer was last believed to have been in the area of Guamuchil, Sinaloa, Mexico, on or around March 29, 2023.
She has not been heard from since that time.
Timeline of Events
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2023-03-25
Voluntary departure from Washington
Shelbie Lynn Dwyer voluntarily left the Des Moines, Washington area and traveled to Mexico by car.
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2023-03-25
Last family communication begins
Dwyer maintained sporadic communication with her family after departing Washington.
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2023-03-29
Last known contact
Dwyer stopped communicating with her family around March 29, 2023, while in the Guamuchil, Sinaloa area.
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Case Information
Incident:March 25, 2023
Last Updated:May 19, 2026
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Case Information
Incident:March 25, 2023
Last Updated:May 19, 2026
Up to $10,000 Reward
For information leading to the resolution of this case