Influencer found dead alongside partner and three kids in apparent murder-suicide after chilling final post

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By LILLIAN GISSEN, US DEPUTY LIFESTYLE EDITOR Updated: 15:55 05 Oct 2026

Mexican influencer Cindy Tamez, her partner and three kids were reportedly all shot to death in what is being investigated as a murder-suicide.

Tamez, 34, whose full name was Cinthia Abigail Tamez Rivera, had gained over 74,000 followers on TikTok, where she often shared fashion-related videos and showcased her glamorous outfits.

According to numerous local outlets, Tamez and her two-year-old son, Gustavo, were found dead inside her car in Montemorelos, Mexico, on September 30, alongside a handgun.

Her partner, Leodegario Moya, and their other two kids Christian, 12, and Bruno, 11, were also found shot to death in their home nearby.

People reported that the prosecutors believe Tamez killed her children and partner before dying by suicide, but the investigation is still ongoing.

Tamez’s final post was shared to TikTok on September 30, the day of her death, and included a chilling message.

‘Not everyone knows my nasty side,’ she wrote in a text overlay alongside a short clip of a car dashboard taken from the passenger seat.

‘I am capable of burning down my house just to see the neighbor’s burning, even knowing that I’ll get f**ked too.’

It comes just weeks after Mexican influencer César Gastélum died after he was shot in the middle of a livestream.

Gastélum, who was believed to be 24 years old, had raked in over 614,000 followers on TikTok thanks to his comedy videos and skits.

He was doing a livestream outside of a fast food restaurant in Culiacán in August with some friends when two people on a motorcycle approached the group, according to Reuters.

The outlet said the driver ‘appeared to fire a gun directly at Gastélum’ after reviewing a recording of the livestream.

A security official in Sinaloa state confirmed to the publication that Gastélum had passed away from the shooting.

The investigation is still underway and the motive for the shooting is unclear.

Violence has been rising in Sinaloa over the last few years due to an ongoing rivalry between two factions of the Sinaloa Cartel, one of the world’s largest drug trafficking groups, per Crisisgroup.org.

‘For close to two years, violence has raged throughout the Mexican state of Sinaloa,’ the organization said in a recent report.

‘After decades at the helm of global drug trafficking, the state’s eponymous cartel has broken up into warring factions.

‘Fighting between two of them erupted in September 2024 … The after-effects have been harrowing: thousands of people have been killed, disappeared or displaced.’

The US government urges Americans to not travel to Sinaloa ‘due to terrorism and crime.’

‘There is a risk of violence in the state from terrorist groups, cartels, gangs and criminal organizations,’ the US Department of State has said.

Gastélum’s last post was shared three days prior and featured him showing off his outfit while enjoying a night out with a female friend.

‘The ultimate preppy date,’ he captioned it in Spanish.

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