The investigation into the disappearance of Dana Rishpy, the young Israeli traveler who vanished in Mexico in 2007, may be drawing to a close. Rishpy, an Israeli citizen, was last heard from on March 28, 2007, while vacationing in Mexico. In an email to her parents, she wrote that she had arrived in Cancun and was planning to travel in the area for several weeks. The Mexican website SIPSE reported that a deep pit was discovered during excavations that had begun Tuesday night after new evidence regarding Dana's disappearance came to light. Authorities suspect Rishpy was buried illegally and the pit may hold her remains. Until recently, Mexican law enforcement officials had shrouded the Rishpy investigation in silence, dubbing their investigation the "Tulum Wall of Silence." Rishpy's boyfriend, U.S. citizen Matthew Walshin, was the last person to see Dana alive. He remains a prime suspect in what authorities believe to be a murder case. Law enforcement officials suspect that Walshin lead Rishpy to Tulum, and once she gave him her documents and personal belongings, he killed her and buried her in the pit.
On Thursday, Mexican state authorities said that their investigation provides evidence that the body of the young woman, who was 25 when she vanished, is buried in the archeological beach town of Tulum.
Dramatic turn of events in case of Israeli girl missing in Mexico
Mexican Authorities: Dana Rishpy, who vanished in 2007 at age 25, was buried in an archeological pit in Southwestern town of Tulum • Rishpy's boyfriend, U.S. citizen Matthew Walshin, was the last person to see Dana alive • He remains a prime suspect.
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