TikTok influencer Flor Marian Izaguirre Pineda vanishes after posting prophetic video in clown make-up saying ‘why are you leaving?’
A fashion influencer has gone missing in Mexico - shortly after posting a strange video where she was wearing clown make-up..
Flor Marian Izaguirre Pineda, known to her 321,000 online fans as Marian Izaguirre, was reportedly last seen in a red Kia Rio at around 6pm on Monday (September 1) in the city of Uruapan, west of Mexico City. Then, she apparently vanished.
The sociaol media star, who has almost 4 million followers on TikTok, uploaded a video the day before her disappearance, on Sunday August 31, which now appears to be strangely prophetic. In the video, the 23-year-old had her face painted like a clown and she was lip-syncing to a song called ‘Why Are You Leaving?’.
Local police have begun investigating and have said she “may be the victim of a crime". The Michoacán State Attorney General's Office has issued an ‘Alba Alert’ for the content creator. This is the emergency system in Guatemala used to facilitate the immediate search and protection of missing or abducted person.
Since news of Flor’s disapperance, fans have been posting about their concern for her by commenting on this video. One said: “I can't believe it, I was just on her live, I hope it's not true and she's okay, she's an excellent talented girl.” A second said: “I hope you show up soon and safe.” A third said: “We'll find you, Florecita!! May God keep you safe!!! We're praying so hard for you.”
Flor is popular online and also launched a pop career under the name Flor Izaguirre. She released her top song 'Boom Boom' in July 2023.
Her disappearance comes after another Mexican influencer was found dead wrapped in plastic on Friday August 22. 32-year-old Esmeralda Ferrer Garibay and her husband Roberto Carlos Gil Licea, aged 36, died in their pick-up truck alongside their son Gael Santiago, aged 13, and daughter, Regina, seven, in Guadalajara, Mexico.
Roberto had been working in vehicle trading and tomato cultivation in Michoacán state. Officials suspect the murders may be connected to his business dealings. Detectives traced some of the pickup's journey using CCTV footage, which led them to a local mechanic's garage.
Prosecutor Alfonso Gutiérrez Santillán stated: "The scene was processed, and investigators found multiple pieces of evidence suggesting the family was killed there. While the forensic results are not yet in, ballistic and blood evidence almost certainly confirm they were murdered at that location."
Two men who were present at the garage were brought in for questioning but were subsequently freed owing to insufficient evidence. After departing the prosecutor's office, they met up with two other people who had been waiting for them, as reported by NeedToKnow.
Moments afterwards, gunmen ambushed the group and forcibly abducted three of them, whilst one managed to flee. The three missing men remain unaccounted for, and authorities are seeking the fourth to obtain his statement.
Esmeralda, known online as Esmeralda FG, had tens of thousands of followers on social media. She had more than 46,000 followers on her TikTok profile. Investigators, however, said they did not believe the mum-of-two’s online presence was the motive for the family’s killing.
While Flor and Esmeralda's cases are not believed to be linked, both have occurred in the state of Michoacán.
Authorities issued a missing persons notice for Izaguirre on Tuesday (September 2). The investigation into her disappearance is still ongoing.