The FBI’s Los Angeles Field Office is seeking the public’s help and is offering a reward of up to $20,000 in exchange for information that leads to the physical location of a woman believed to have been kidnapped earlier this year.
Maria del Carmen Lopez, 63, was kidnapped from her residence in Pueblo Nuevo, Colima, Mexico, on February 9, 2023. Lopez is an American citizen who split time between Mexico and California.
According to NBC, her family says they were asked to pay a large ransom by her kidnappers, who they believe abducted her from her home while armed and masked.
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“We were able to hear what sound to us like a recording of her pleading for us to please help her,” Lopez’s daughter, Zonia, told NBC Nightly News on Friday.
Lopez is a Hispanic female with blonde hair and brown eyes. She is 5’2” and, when last seen, weighed approximately 160 lbs. Lopez’s eyeliner is permanent/tattooed.
Anyone with information about Lopez’s physical location should contact their local FBI office or the nearest American Embassy or Consulate.
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In Los Angeles, the FBI can be reached at 310-477-6565. A tip may also be submitted online at tips.fbi.gov.
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