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Unsolved cases in Mexico

13case filesUpdated Jul 18, 2026

Casepin holds 13 unsolved cases in Mexico. On Casepin a case is unsolved when no one has been convicted for it; files the record marks as cold, where active investigation has stalled, are counted here too and carry their own Cold label.

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    Coast of Mexico, en route between Los Angeles and Puerto Vallarta/Cabo San Lucas aboard the Disney Wonder · 2012

    Disappearance of Rebecca Coriam

    Rebecca Coriam, a 24-year-old British crew member, vanished from the Disney Wonder cruise ship off the coast of Mexico on 22 March 2011 and has never been found; her family and multiple officials have criticized the investigation led by Disney Cruise Line and Bahamian police as inadequate.

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    Amilcingo, Temoac, Morelos, Mexico · 2019

    Killing of Samir Flores Soberanes

    Samir Flores Soberanes, a Mexican environmental activist and community radio host, was shot and killed outside his home in Amilcingo, Morelos, on 20 February 2019, the morning after publicly confronting government officials over a controversial infrastructure project. His killing remains unsolved.

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    Jiménez, Tamaulipas, Mexico · 2013

    Disappearance of Carlos Ornelas Puga

    Catholic priest Carlos Ornelas Puga was abducted by armed men in Jiménez, Tamaulipas, on 3 November 2013 after conducting evening mass. He has not been found, and Mexican authorities allege organized crime involvement.

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    San José Cosolapa, Oaxaca, Mexico · 2014

    Killing of Octavio Rojas Hernández

    On August 11, 2014, Mexican journalist Octavio Rojas Hernández was shot and killed at his home in San José Cosolapa, Oaxaca, days after his newspaper published an article linking the local police chief to a fuel-theft ring. The case remains unsolved.

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    Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico · 2011

    Killing of José Luis Cerda Meléndez and Luis Emanuel Ruiz Carrillo

    On 24–25 March 2011, Mexican TV personality José Luis Cerda Meléndez, journalism student Luis Emanuel Ruiz Carrillo, and Cerda's cousin Juan Roberto Gómez were abducted and killed in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, in an attack linked to Cerda's on-screen ties to the Los Zetas stereotype; no suspects have been publicly named.

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    Pantelhó, Chiapas, Mexico · 2021

    2021 Pantelhó Mass Kidnapping

    On 26 July 2021, a self-defense group called El Machete took 21 residents of Pantelhó, Chiapas, Mexico, alleging they were involved in organized crime; the victims' whereabouts remain unresolved and relatives have publicly demanded answers.

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    Near Mina, Nuevo León, Mexico · 2010

    Killing of Elisabeth Mandala

    Elisabeth Mandala, an 18-year-old high school senior from the Houston, Texas area, was found beaten to death in a pickup truck along a federal highway in Nuevo León, Mexico, on May 1, 2010, alongside two Mexican men. The case remains unsolved.

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    Tinaja de Vargas, near Ecuandureo, Michoacán, Mexico · 2012

    2012 Michoacán killings of photographers

    Two freelance photojournalists, Arturo Barajas López and José Antonio Aguilar Mota, were kidnapped in Michoacán, Mexico, and found tortured and shot to death days later; the case remains unsolved.

About these files

Unsolved cases in Mexico, in brief

The files run from 1971 to 2022. The 2010s hold the most, with 9 files. The oldest is Killing of Elisabeth Mandala, from 2010.

By type, the largest groups are murder and homicide cases (9), kidnapping and abduction cases (6) and disappearance cases (4).

1 file of the 13 has coverage attached: 1 video, podcast or documentary from 1 creator.

Every file is written from cited sources and pinned where it happened, and every person named carries the legal status the record gives them. If you hold information about an unsolved case, contact the investigating agency named in its file rather than posting it publicly. Families and anyone involved can request a correction from any file.

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All unsolved cases in Mexico

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These files are published and cited but are kept out of search listings for now, either because they fall outside Casepin’s true-crime scope or because they are still being deepened.

Questions

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How many unsolved cases in Mexico are on Casepin?

13. The count covers published files only and changes as new files clear review.

What is the oldest of these unsolved cases?

Killing of Elisabeth Mandala, from 2010. Open the file

Which case in Mexico has the most coverage?

Disappearance of Rebecca Coriam, with 1 video, podcast or documentary linked from its file. Open the file

Which creators have covered unsolved cases in Mexico?

Bailey Sarian (1 case).

How current is this page?

It rebuilds hourly from the published files; the newest file change here is dated Jul 18, 2026. A status changes only when the record behind it does.

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