Chicago couple goes missing in Mexico City — family pleads for help after eerie cellphone, banking data emerge
A Chicago couple has gone missing in Mexico City, prompting their family to seek assistance. Guillermo Jafett Hidalgo Ortiz and Zafar Padamsee Mawani disappeared while picking up equipment for Mawani's mother, who has Alzheimer's. Their phones stopped transmitting signals shortly after they shared their location with a friend, and suspicious bank activity has since been reported.
- ▪Guillermo Jafett Hidalgo Ortiz and Zafar Padamsee Mawani moved to Mexico City last October to care for Mawani's mother.
- ▪The couple vanished while picking up disability equipment from local contractors.
- ▪Their phones went dark on WhatsApp after Ortiz shared his location with a friend.
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US News Chicago couple goes missing in Mexico City — family pleads for help after eerie cellphone, banking data emerge By Daniel Cody Published May 28, 2026, 6:26 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google A Chicago couple living in Mexico City vanished last week — and now their loved ones are pleading for help as a trail of sporadic cell phone signals and concerning ATM withdrawals has emerged. Guillermo Jafett HIdalgo Ortiz, 57, and Zafar Padamsee Mawani, 56, moved to the Tlalpan neighborhood in Mexico City from the Windy City last October, reportedly to care for Mawani’s mother who has Alzheimer’s. 3 Mexican authorities are investigating the disappearance of Guillermo Jafett HIdalgo Ortiz, 57, and Zafar Padamsee Mawani, 56.
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