Mexican officials report missing Arizona woman found, but identity remains unverified
Mexican officials say Shayna Feinman, an Arizona woman missing since March 2024, was found alive in Tijuana on 23 October 2026. Her family has not met the woman and is waiting for confirmation, while US authorities say her identity remains unverified.
Feinman was 38 when she disappeared while walking to a friend’s house near Seligman; police later found her phone and belongings nearby. Two men, including her boyfriend, were charged in connection with her presumed death, but the charges were dismissed in January 2025 and her remains had not been found. Detectives are now seeking information about the reported discovery and how she reached Mexico.
In short
- Mexican officials report Feinman was found in Tijuana.
- Her family and US authorities have not confirmed her identity.
- Earlier murder charges against two men were dismissed.
Explained simply
Shayna Feinman was 38 when she disappeared in March 2024 while walking to a friend’s home near Seligman, Arizona. Police found her phone and belongings nearby, but no remains, and she was presumed dead.
Two men, including Feinman’s boyfriend, were charged in connection with her presumed death; those charges were dismissed in January 2025. The reported discovery in Tijuana matters because it could resolve what happened to Feinman, but US authorities have not verified the woman’s identity, and her family has yet to meet her.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Missing woman who vanished two years ago has been found in Mexico, officials claim… but family are worried she might be an impostor”.