AMBER ALERT Mexico - Shelbie Lynn Dwyer, 17, American, last seen in Sinaloa drug cartel turf, 31 Mar 2023

[Boots38]

She's 17 and traveled somewhere willingly, who's to say she doesn't know someone there, possibly has a boyfriend her family didn't know of. Maybe drugs are her reason for being there. IMO

 

[iusedtofloat]

She's 17 and traveled somewhere willingly, who's to say she doesn't know someone there, possibly has a boyfriend her family didn't know of. Maybe drugs are her reason for being there. IMO

She was definitely involved in dangerous things

 

[airportwoman]

I can't find her on facebook under her legal name. Do you have a link? The flashing of money like that, at her age, is deeply concerning.

Multiple tattoos at that age is even more deeply concerning.

 

[iusedtofloat]

Multiple tattoos at that age is even more deeply concerning.

Honestly, the money is more concerning, because where is she getting it....

 

[Aurora90]

She's 17 and traveled somewhere willingly, who's to say she doesn't know someone there, possibly has a boyfriend her family didn't know of. Maybe drugs are her reason for being there. IMO

That’s the impression I got. She clearly didn’t fully let her family know what she was doing, as she told her mom that she was going for vacation. But surely they must have been suspicious seeing as she had all this money coming in and she flaunted it online.

There was also a comment on one of her last posts that insinuated someone close to her, (referred by the commentator as her BFF) stole from someone. They were threatening to shoot up her friends house.

If that’s the same friend she travelled with to the Sinaloa region with, I hope they didn’t try to steal and screw the cartel over.

I’d really like to know if the friend returned or not. If the friend did not return are they alive and well in Mexico? I don’t see a missing persons report for that friend. Which also makes me very concerned.

Looking at older posts, she got into some adult things very early. Some posts going back to 2020, which would have made her what… 14/15?

The kind of lifestyle she was living has a short shelf life.

 

[GraceG]

I am shocked by her fb, seems like she was into a lot of adult type things, but still just a kid. At 17 can you even book plane tickets? I'm assuming someone else had to set up the flight in Mexico.

You can book a ticket on an airline if under 18. Internationally, you do have to have a passport or visa. However, going TO Mexico requires a notarized authorization from the parents translated in Spanish. International Child-Travel Regulations | Delta Air Lines. But she DROVE into Mexico, then flew within Mexico. Flying within Mexico she just needs a passport or a copy of her birth certificate. No parental permission. Viva Aerobus

 

[PommyMommy]

The #FBI offers a reward of up to $5,000 for info leading to the recovery of Shelbie Lynn Dwyer. On March 25, 2023, she left the Des Moines, Washington, area and traveled to Mexico via car. Communication with her family stopped around March 29, 2023: https://fbi.gov/wanted/kidnap/shelbie-lynn-dwyer

https://twitter.com/x/status/1793704033040896367

 

[Aurora90]

It is tragically ironic that Shelbie also has a tattoo stating “muérde me” which is “bite me” in Spanish.

Does anyone know where that is on her body for identification purposes? I can’t seem to find that info.

 

[AnyNameIWish]

@Aurora90

Authorities said Dwyer is 5 feet tall and has several distinctive tattoos, including doves and praying hands on her upper left arm, a rose on her right thumb, and the word “Bendita” — Spanish for “blessed” — on her lower right arm.

She also has a heart on her middle finger and the word “Muerdeme” — or “Bite me” — on her buttocks, the newspaper reported.

Bolded By Me

It's been 15 months since she disappeared in an area known for violent cartels.

I think we all have an indication of reality.

 

[Aurora90]

@Aurora90



Bolded By Me

It's been 15 months since she disappeared in an area known for violent cartels.

I think we all have an indication of reality.

I don’t know how I missed that. Now I feel dumb for missing that. Thanks for bolding that for me.

 

[Boots38]

Multiple tattoos at that age is even more deeply concerning.

I started getting tattoos at the age of 15, so I don't believe tattoos are a thing to cause concern in a situation like this. My opinion of course.

 

[whitelilac]

Is it possible this young woman traveled to Sinaloa specifically to join a cartel? A misguided attempt to be involved in excitement, intrigue, a provocative lifestyle of secrecy and subterfuge ? The way she presented herself and the flashing of money etc makes me think she had this self perception of flamboyance which wasn't quite met in Des Moines, WA.

Reminds me of girls who took off to Syria to join ISIS, and as a result faced horrible consequences they never expected.

No words on the person she travelled with....maybe a like minded individual? Or someone she couldn't trust after all?
Whatever happened to her, it's very sad.

 

[Lilibet]

You may or may not be surprised to learn that Pacific Northwest is a well known area where the Sinaloa and Jalisco cartels operate.

https://www.dea.gov/press-releases/2023/05/05/dea-operation-last-mile-tracks-down-sinaloa-and-jalisco-cartel-2

In fact, the Sinaloa cartel is active in King county WA where Shelby’s home town of Des Moines is located.

Deputies in Washington state crack Sinaloa Cartel operation, seize guns and drugs

A special emphasis team in Washington state ended a two-month investigation into a trafficker who transported money and drugs for the Sinaloa Cartel.

abc3340.com

Googling the Sinaloa and Jalisco cartels in Washington State is chilling. They like to “set up shop” in small towns where they would not be expected.

'That level of violence is terrifying': Mexican cartel targets tranquil Puget Sound city

Selecting a town like Port Orchard, Washington, is indicative of a key CJNG strategy to reach tentacles into small, unexpected corners of America.

www.usatoday.com

 

[azure]

Is it possible this young woman traveled to Sinaloa specifically to join a cartel? A misguided attempt to be involved in excitement, intrigue, a provocative lifestyle of secrecy and subterfuge ? The way she presented herself and the flashing of money etc makes me think she had this self perception of flamboyance which wasn't quite met in Des Moines, WA.

Reminds me of girls who took off to Syria to join ISIS, and as a result faced horrible consequences they never expected.

No words on the person she travelled with....maybe a like minded individual? Or someone she couldn't trust after all?
Whatever happened to her, it's very sad.

You may or may not be surprised to learn that Pacific Northwest is a well known area where the Sinaloa and Jalisco cartels operate.

https://www.dea.gov/press-releases/2023/05/05/dea-operation-last-mile-tracks-down-sinaloa-and-jalisco-cartel-2

In fact, the Sinaloa cartel is active in King county WA where Shelby’s home town of Des Moines is located.

Deputies in Washington state crack Sinaloa Cartel operation, seize guns and drugs

A special emphasis team in Washington state ended a two-month investigation into a trafficker who transported money and drugs for the Sinaloa Cartel.

abc3340.com

Googling the Sinaloa and Jalisco cartels in Washington State is chilling. They like to “set up shop” in small towns where they would not be expected.

'That level of violence is terrifying': Mexican cartel targets tranquil Puget Sound city

Selecting a town like Port Orchard, Washington, is indicative of a key CJNG strategy to reach tentacles into small, unexpected corners of America.

www.usatoday.com

Tying these two good posts together-I think she met someone who made joining the cartel seem like a good idea. Either she fell for someone who was a member or someone told her there was money to be made. The best possible outcome is that she's still alive and involved with the cartel-though this is also a parent's worst nightmare. Something tells me there wasn't a lot of adult supervision in this child's life, though.

 

[Lilibet]

Tying these two good posts together-I think she met someone who made joining the cartel seem like a good idea. Either she fell for someone who was a member or someone told her there was money to be made. The best possible outcome is that she's still alive and involved with the cartel-though this is also a parent's worst nightmare. Something tells me there wasn't a lot of adult supervision in this child's life, though.

I think you are correct. Either boyfriend, money or she was coerced into working for the cartel. With the apparent lack of parental supervision, she was a prime target.
JMO

 

[Aurora90]

My guess was that she was going to be a drug runner of sorts. I think she had every intention of coming back to Washington and being a “big player” in her area. I think she that things went south in some way. I don’t think she is there alive and well. If her social media presence is something to go by, had she joined the cartel, she would have maybe not said it outright but definitely flaunted that lifestyle online as well.

 

[mlhenn]

FBI: Reward increases to $10,000 for info related to missing 18-year-old Des Moines woman

The FBI is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the recovery of missing 18-year-old woman, Shelbie Lynn Dwyer.

mynorthwest.com

The FBI is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the recovery of Shelbie Lynn Dwyer — an 18-year-old woman who has not been heard from since March 29, 2023.

Dwyer left home, located in Des Moines, on March 25, 2023, to travel to Mexico by car. Over the next few days, she had “sporadic” communication with her family, according to the FBI, until it stopped altogether on March 29, 2023.

 

[PNW]

Multiple tattoos at that age is even more deeply concerning.

It absolutely is not concerning.

 

[MissMalowe]

The tattoos themselves are not the most concerning, especially considering the grand scheme of everything else/the much bigger issues, however, unless her parent(s) offered the legal consent, I would consider it concerning and wonder what tattoo studio or person was tattooing my minor child, especially the "bite me" tattoo on my minor daughter's butt- or even more concerning, which adult, old enough to pose as her parent offered the consent without my permission? Do I know them? And in what other ways or avenues were they involved in my daughter's life. Or, if it was a matter of Shelbie using someone else's ID- can any more information be gleaned via that name which may have actually been Shelbie (such as additional flights/travel, hotel rooms, etc)

Did Shelbie work? Was she in school? The money is very concerning- especially if she didnt have a job Did anyone notice that she had lots of cash or that was she making large expenditures? Did anyone wonder how that was possible or where that money was coming from?

How well did the family know the travel partner/friend? What became of them?

 

[helenjean24]

Tying these two good posts together-I think she met someone who made joining the cartel seem like a good idea. Either she fell for someone who was a member or someone told her there was money to be made. The best possible outcome is that she's still alive and involved with the cartel-though this is also a parent's worst nightmare. Something tells me there wasn't a lot of adult supervision in this child's life, though.

Based on even some comments on her Facebook wall, it sounds like she was into some stuff with less than reputable people. Though she posts a lot about weed, I doubt that was involved in her disappearance. She seemed to be much older than 17 and I honestly have a difficult time believing her family didn’t know.