MUS-2026-0552
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MUS-2026-0552
Homicide
- Incident
- 2015
- Indexed
- Oct 30, 2026, by MuseUnsolved
- Agency
- Utah County Sheriff's Office
- Location
- Provo UT
Public record. Index entry.
Index entry. Case details compiled from public reporting; our researchers have not verified this file yet.
Summary
What happened, as the record shows.
Elizabeth Elena Laguna Salgado, 26, was an engineer and former missionary from Chiapas, Mexico, who moved to Provo on March 23, 2015, to study English at the Nomen Global language school. On April 16, 2015, she texted her sister that she was heading home from school and never reached her apartment, which was less than two miles away. Searches by police, the FBI, and volunteers found no trace of her for three years. On May 18, 2018, a man found human remains in Hobble Creek Canyon, and dental records confirmed they were Salgado. The Utah County Sheriff's Office took over the case from Provo police, said the circumstances indicated homicide, and has never publicly named an official person of interest or made an arrest, while the cause and manner of death have not been made public.
Timeline
What the record establishes.
- March 23, 2015
Salgado moves to Provo to study English at the Nomen Global language school.
- April 16, 2015
She leaves school on foot at about 1:00 p.m. and never arrives home.
- May 18, 2018
Her remains are found in Hobble Creek Canyon and confirmed by dental records days later.
Key people
The people in the file.
26, an engineer from Chiapas, Mexico. Last seen leaving the Nomen Global language school on April 16, 2015. Her remains were found in Hobble Creek Canyon in May 2018.
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