Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, August 26, 2026 – A local search collective is seeking the identities of three men and relatives of two others found dead in separate Puerto Vallarta cases. The appeal spans discoveries from March through August rather than a single event.
Una Luz Para Nuestros Desaparecidos Puerto Vallarta made the public appeal Wednesday. Jesús David Pérez Parra and Ernesto Estrada Sánchez have been identified but remain unclaimed. Three other men remain unidentified in the custody of the Servicio Médico Forense, known as SEMEFO.
Pérez Parra was found August 14. The collective says he was taken from Calle Azalea in Colonia 24 de Febrero before his body was located. Its notice asks anyone who knew him to help reach a relative.
Estrada Sánchez reportedly lived on Calle Ignacio Zaragoza in Colonia Gómez Farías. Neighbors recognized him from the material circulated by the collective, but no family member had claimed his body as of Wednesday’s appeal.
One unidentified man was about 30 when found March 10 in Villas del Real. His tattoos include a design resembling a cross and another that may show a bird or butterfly with open wings.
The collective places another man’s discovery on July 15 along a rural track near El Cantón. The first report filed that day said police were directed to a body roughly 100 meters from a place known as 2 Box on Camino Viejo al Zancudo. He was estimated at about 25. The new appeal describes him as having a slight build. He wore pink pants and brown boxer shorts. His body and clothing showed burns. A scar is visible on the back of one hand near the thumb, and no tattoos were visible.
The fifth man has several tattoo clues. “Michoacán” appears on his right thigh. Another tattoo reads “One” with a symbol above the e. A larger design shows three women behind bars, and “Omar” is tattooed on his chest.
The collective said graphics circulated with the notices were produced using artificial intelligence as visual references. They are not forensic photographs. A tattoo, scar, item of clothing or visual resemblance can point to a possible match, but official identification must be completed through the Instituto Jalisciense de Ciencias Forenses, known as IJCF.
Jalisco maintains separate public records covering these two stages. The state’s directory of identified but unclaimed people displayed 366 entries Wednesday and directs relatives to IJCF to begin restitution. The PFSI registry lets families review unidentified-person records using dates, sex, tattoos and other identifying traits.
The current appeal follows a separate case reported by PVDN in June, when an identified El Pitillal shooting victim remained unclaimed years after his death.
Anyone who recognizes a name or detail can call or message the collective at 668 227 0392. Official confirmation and release of remains must go through IJCF. The agency lists its Puerto Vallarta delegation at Libramiento Luis Donaldo Colosio 658-A in Colonia Lázaro Cárdenas, telephone 322 223 2259. The statewide office line is 33 3030 9400.
