{"id":542845,"date":"2026-01-25T23:40:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T23:40:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/542845\/"},"modified":"2026-01-25T23:40:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T23:40:10","slug":"missing-phoenix-influencer-found-safe-after-apparent-kidnapping-in-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/542845\/","title":{"rendered":"Missing Phoenix influencer found safe after apparent kidnapping in Mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\"><b>PHOENIX (AZFamily)<\/b> \u2014 The search for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azfamily.com\/2026\/01\/23\/phoenix-influencer-missing-mexico-after-apparent-kidnapping\/\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.azfamily.com\/2026\/01\/23\/phoenix-influencer-missing-mexico-after-apparent-kidnapping\/\" target=\"_blank\">missing Phoenix influencer<\/a> in Mexico has come to a close after Mexican authorities announced Saturday she had been found.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Details are still very limited.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/fiscaliasinaloa.mx\/\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/fiscaliasinaloa.mx\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sinaloa State Attorney General\u2019s Office<\/a> posted an updated bulletin saying thanks to help from the public, 20-year-old <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nicholette_0521\/?hl=en\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nicholette_0521\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\">Nicole Pardo Molina<\/a> has been found. She had been missing since Jan. 20 and was last seen in Culiac\u00e1n, Mexico.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">According to CNN, the Sinaloa AG Office stated that Pardo Molina is alive and in good health.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The social media influencer, also known as La Nicholette, appeared to have been abducted from Culiac\u00e1n. Video circulating online, allegedly captured by her purple Tesla Cybertruck, showed a group of masked men putting her into a white vehicle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Pardo Molina is originally from Phoenix. According to her social media activity, she splits her time between the Valley and Sinaloa. Pardo Molina used to operate a boutique business in Phoenix at the corner of Indian School Road and 59th Avenue.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Culiac\u00e1n is the home of the Sinaloa drug cartel and is considered one of the most dangerous cities in Mexico. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">In another video now circulating online, Pardo Molina appeared to be reading a message, stating that she has ties to and works with the cartel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Arizona\u2019s Family is working to confirm the validity of that video.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">See a spelling or grammatical error in our story? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azfamily.com\/page\/send-us-your-feedback\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Please click here to report it<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">Do you have a photo or video of a breaking news story? 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