Overview

• Dentella vanished on January 21 and her disappearance was reported two days later, prompting activation of Mexico’s Protocollo Alba for missing women.
• The Quintana Roo attorney general’s office officially announced on August 1 that Dentella’s body had been located in the Playa del Carmen area.
• Authorities have launched an inquiry to establish whether her death resulted from natural causes, suicide or involvement of third parties.
• Originally from Morbegno, Italy, Dentella moved to Playa del Carmen around 2010 and founded Ilary Tours Riviera Maya, which faced online allegations of prepaid excursions never carried out.
• Her family is urging the release of the autopsy report and other forensic documents to clarify the circumstances surrounding her death.