MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities were working Friday to identify four bodies found on the outskirts of Mexico City as part of the search efforts to locate a married couple who disappeared in May while living in Chicago and Mexico.
An official from the State of Mexico prosecutor’s office, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to make public statements, said his department located the bodies in response to a request for assistance from investigators in the capital.
The Mexico City prosecutors were investigating the May disappearance of the couple, Zafar Padamsee Mawani and Guillermo Jafett Hidalgo Ortiz, in the southern part of the capital and had made arrests related to the case.
Mawani and Hidalgo Ortiz lived in Chicago and Mexico City, according to Cate Taylor, a spokesperson for Mawani's family. NBC News Chicago reported in late May that the men were spending time in Mexico to care for Mawani’s mother. The outlet also reported unusual withdrawals from the couple’s bank accounts.
