The FBI is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the recovery of Shelbie Lynn Dwyer, who left the Des Moines area on Mar. 25, 2023.

The FBI’s Seattle Field Office is working with the Des Moines WA Police Department, the United States Government, and Mexican authorities to conduct a formal investigation into the disappearance of Shelbie Lynn Dwyer.

Here’s more info from the FBI:

  • On March 25, 2023, Dwyer voluntarily left the Des Moines area and traveled to Mexico via car.
  • Dwyer maintained sporadic communication with her family, but stopped that communication around March 29, 2023.
  • Dwyer is believed to have traveled to Tijuana, Mexico. She likely traveled by plane from Tijuana, had a layover in Guadalajara, then arrived in Culiacan, Sinaloa.
  • Dwyer was last believed to have been in the area of Guamuchil, Sinaloa, Mexico, on or around March 29, 2023. She has not been heard from since that time.

Dwyer has the following tattoos:

  • a rose on her right hand
  • a design on her right middle finger
  • the word “Blessed” in fancy writing on her right forearm.