Mexico Arrests Pendley Partner in Murder Case, Finds 7 Children Safe

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 10

Joseph "N," identified by Chiapas prosecutors as Makala Pendley’s partner, was arrested as the main suspect after the Indianapolis mother was found dead in southern Mexico.
Pendley, 30, was identified after investigators recovered a woman’s body near Zinacantán; prosecutors said she died from traumatic brain injury caused by blunt-force trauma and will seek up to 100 years for femicide.
Seven children who disappeared with Pendley in February were located in good health and placed under government protection while authorities work with the U.S. Embassy to reunite them with relatives.
Pendley was six months pregnant when she vanished after traveling to Mexico with her children, and U.S.-Mexico coordination also flagged the suspect’s alleged U.S. criminal history, including an active Alaska warrant.