
The person at the center of this case
Shelbie Lynn Dwyer
Justice for Shelbie Lynn Dwyer — the trail went cold in 2023, but the truth hasn't.
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Why did Dwyer voluntarily travel to Mexico, and who was she in contact with during her trip?
What specific location or person was Dwyer traveling to in the Guamuchil area?
What circumstances led to the cessation of communication on March 29, 2023?
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. She has not made contact with family or authorities since that date, and her current whereabouts remain unknown. The FBI and Mexican authorities are actively investigating her disappearance with a $20,000 reward for information leading to her recovery.
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Are there records of her plane travel from Tijuana through Guadalajara to Culiacan that could help trace her movements?
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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.
Shelbie Lynn Dwyer voluntarily left the Des Moines, Washington area and traveled to Mexico by car.
Dwyer was last believed to be in the Guamuchil, Sinaloa area and stopped communicating with family around this date.
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