Overview
- The probe began after a woman's body was found near the Rancho El Pirulí viewpoint on May 10 and expanded when a second body was discovered days later followed by a third on May 21.
- Local police say all three victims appeared to be women in their early to mid-30s with multiple tattoos and were found partially undressed in isolated or lightly traveled areas.
- Jalisco state prosecutors opened homicide and femicide protocols after the most recent body showed signs of violence while officials compare evidence from all three scenes.
- Authorities are examining CCTV footage, forensic results and missing-person records and are also investigating whether any victims were killed elsewhere and dumped in Puerto Vallarta.
- The cases have raised safety concerns for residents and visitors in a city still recovering from February cartel unrest, and travel advisers are urging visitors to exercise heightened vigilance.