Zinacantán

Pregnant mother found murdered in Mexico as frantic search for missing children ends with surprise discovery

Mexican authorities have arrested the partner of an Indiana mother who was found dead months after she disappeared with her seven children, prosecutors said Monday. Makala Pendley, 30, of Indianapolis, was identified as the victim after authorities in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas investigated the discovery of a woman's body near the municipality of Zinacantán. Family members said Pendley was six months pregnant at the time of her disappearance.