Pregnant Indiana Mom Found Beaten to Death in Mexico; Children's Father Arrested

Executive Briefing

• Identifies Makala Pendley, 30 and six months pregnant, found murdered in a ditch in Chiapas, Mexico on Monday
• Reveals death caused by blunt force trauma; sister reports victim was stabbed, raped, and beaten
• Confirms Pendley's seven children, ages 1–12, found safe and in good health in San Cristóbal de las Casas
• Reports arrest of Joseph Jude Butler Jr., who had prior convictions for rape, assault, robbery, and an active Alaska warrant
• Notes Pendley fled to Mexico fearing child services would remove her children amid a toxic relationship since age 16