Mendy Coria-Coronado was only 1 year old when she was last seen in Canton, Mississippi, on September 7, 2014. She was a Hispanic/Latina toddler with black hair and black eyes, listed at about 28 inches tall and 27 pounds at the time she disappeared. Her case is recorded in NamUs as MP35459 and with the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children under case number 1237822. The Canton Police Department is listed as the investigating agency, and the case has been associated with Madison County, Mississippi, where Mendy’s last known location was recorded.
Mendy did not disappear alone. She was last seen with her sisters Kimberly Gomez-Coronado, Jackelyn Gomez-Coronado, and Evelin Coria-Coronado. Public missing-child records state that the four girls were allegedly abducted by their mother, Sonia Elisabeth Coronado, and Fernando Pelayo Coria, identified in sources as Sonia’s male companion or the girls’ stepfather. The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children reports that felony kidnapping warrants were issued for Sonia Coronado and Fernando Pelayo Coria on September 12, 2014, and that they may have traveled to Mexico with the children.
The circumstances surrounding the disappearance were deeply troubling because the children had already been connected to a child-welfare case before they vanished. Reporting and missing-person summaries state that the girls had been made wards of the state after allegations of abuse and neglect, and that Sonia Coronado had been charged with neglect while Fernando Pelayo Coria had been accused in connection with abuse. A Mississippi report published shortly after the children disappeared said state authorities issued a missing and endangered child alert for Kimberly, Jackelyn, Evelin, and Mendy, and that Canton police had issued kidnapping warrants for both adults. The same report stated that the girls were born in the United States, that their mother was from Guatemala, and that the stepfather was from Mexico.
As the years passed, Mendy’s case remained publicly listed by multiple missing-person organizations. NCMEC’s poster has continued to show her as missing from Canton, Mississippi, with age-progressed imagery intended to help the public recognize what she may look like as she grows older. Public listings also direct anyone with information to contact the Canton Police Department at 1-601-859-2121 or the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. The continued presence of these listings reflects that, based on the available public records reviewed, Mendy’s case remains a missing-child case connected to the disappearance of all four sisters.
At the heart of Mendy Coria-Coronado’s case is a very young child whose life was interrupted before she was old enough to speak for herself. She disappeared from Canton, Mississippi, on September 7, 2014, alongside three sisters, and authorities have long said they were allegedly taken by their mother and Fernando Pelayo Coria, with warrants issued soon after and Mexico identified as a possible destination. The case is remembered not only as an alleged family abduction, but as the disappearance of four vulnerable children who had already been connected to serious concerns for their safety. Mendy’s case remains tied to public appeals, age-progressed images, and the hope that someone, somewhere, may still recognize her or know what happened after the girls left Canton.
Last Seen: Sep 7, 2014
