A US woman feared dead was reported alive in Mexico. But cops now say that isn’t true

Mexican police had said they found Shayna Feinman in Tijuana, raising the hopes of missing Arizonan’s family

Arizona authorities say their Mexican counterparts were resoundingly mistaken when they publicly claimed recently that they found alive a woman who was feared slain after disappearing in 2024 – a turn of events that her sister has called “turmoil” and “heartbreaking”.

The case in question centers on Shayna Feinman, who was reported missing in rural Yavapai county, Arizona, in March 2024 at age 38.

Authorities believe she was walking to an acquaintance’s home when she was last seen – but she never arrived or returned to her dog, as the Arizona news outlet KSAZ reported.