Officials Dismiss Serial Killer Fears In Tourist Hotspot After Three Women Found Dead

Three women have been found dead in or near Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, and regional authorities said there’s no evidence of a single alleged culprit in a statement Wednesday.

Officials have not formally identified the three women, but all were reportedly partially naked, had tatoos and were thought to have been in their early to mid 30s, NewsNation reported. However, a Mexican media report suggested that the third woman was identified as a missing 22-year-old. The women were found within an 11-day period. The Jalisco State Prosecutor’s Office (JSPO) said Wednesday that there were no indications of a “serial aggressor agaisnt women” in the tourist hotspot. Officials had previously said Puerto Vallarta may have a serial killer on the loose, the New York Post reported Monday.

Based on the evidence currently available, there are “no objective elements or scientific evidence to establish the existence of a serial aggressor against women in said municipality,” according to the JSPO. The state pointed to different purported causes of death, alleging that one died due to wounds from a sharp object, the other was potentially poisoned and the last appeared to have drowned. Officials said the dead women were discovered May 10, May 15 and May 21.

The first body was reportedly found close to a ranch on May 10, Mexico News Daily reported May 22. Another body was found at a stop beside a highway to Mismaloya — south of Puerto Vallarta — a few days later.

The woman was reportedly discovered with bruises on her left eyebrow and detectives are probing if she had been assaulted or dropped approximately a half-mile from the Hyatt Ziva Puerto Vallarta hotel, the New York Post reported, citing Vallarta Daily. (Read more from “Officials Dismiss Serial Killer Fears In Tourist Hotspot After Three Women Found Dead” HERE)

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