California woman tearfully pleads with Mexican and US President Joe Biden to help find her kidnapped mother being held for ransom and begging for her life in ‘proof of life’ audio recording
- María del Carmen López, who has dual Mexican-American citizenship, was abducted by gunmen from her home in Colima, Mexico on February 9
- One of his seven children, Zonia López, held a press conference in Los Angeles on Wednesday and on the presidents of the United States and Mexico to get more involved
- She said her family received an audio message from the kidnappers eight weeks ago in which their mother could be heard pleading for help.
A California woman is begging US President Joe Biden and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador to help find her mother, who was kidnapped in the western Mexican state of Colima in February.
María del Carmen López was abducted by armed men wearing balaclavas from her home on February 9.
One of the seven daughters of the 63-year-old, Zonia López, held a press conference in Los Angeles on Wednesday and revealed that she received an audio recording from the kidnappers eight weeks ago in which her mother can be heard pleading for to be rescued.
“She pleads for her life and she names some of my brothers and sisters,” Zonia López said. “And she said, ‘Please hurry up, hurry up, my children, and give them what they want. My life depends on it.
The missing woman, who has 19 grandchildren, has dual Mexican-American citizenship and raised her family in the town of Maywood, Los Angeles County, before moving to the municipality of Colima in Pueblo Nuevo a while ago. about 10 years.
María del Carmen López, who has dual Mexican-American citizenship, has been missing since February 9, when she was abducted from her home in Colima, Mexico.
Zonia López held a press conference in Los Angeles on Thursday to urge Joe Biden and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador to become more involved in the search for his mother María del Carmen López, who was abducted from her home in the western Mexico in February.
The family learned that María del Carmen López had an exchange of words with the kidnappers and told them that she was not going to leave with them before they forced her into their getaway vehicle.
At the press conference, Zoe López said authorities on both sides of the border are “out of touch” when it comes to providing timely information about the investigation.
She and her siblings are asking Biden and López Obrador to be more active with law enforcement tasked with helping locate their mother.
They have not lost hope and long for the day when they will be reunited with her.
“I implore you to hear my word, to feel my anguish,” Zonia López said.
“My family has endured unimaginable pain and suffering, clinging desperately to hope as days turn to weeks and weeks turn to months with no sign of my mother’s safe return.”
The family learned that María del Carmen López had an exchange of words with the kidnappers and told them that she was not going to leave with them before they forced her into their car.
The missing 63-year-old, who moved from Los Angeles County to Mexico about 10 years ago, was heard crying and asking to be rescued in an audio her seven children received from her captors eight weeks ago.
The family say authorities on both sides of the border are ‘out of touch’ when it comes to providing timely information on the investigation into the missing matriarch
His children believe Lopez, seen here with daughter Zonia and her husband, is being held by a low-level criminal organization demanding a ransom they cannot pay
Still missing after several months, Lopez is a mother of seven children and grandmother of 19 grandchildren.
López raised his family in the town of Maywood, Los Angeles County, before moving to the municipality of Pueblo Nuevo in western Mexico about 10 years ago.
A $20,000 reward is offered for any information leading to the whereabouts of María del Carmen López
A $20,000 reward is offered for any information leading to the whereabouts of María del Carmen López.
Her children believe she is being held by a low-level criminal organization demanding a ransom they cannot pay.
DailyMail.com was unable to confirm the amount.
“In her we find strength, love and boundless compassion,” said Zonia López. “She possesses a beauty that transcends the superficial, radiating from the depths of her soul and touching all who are lucky enough to cross her path. Our world is collapsing without its light.
