--- description: A family-of-four from Creston, Iowa, was found dead in a Mexico vacation condo after having been reported missing title: A Family of 4 From Iowa Was Found Dead in a Mexico Vacation Condo image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2a0038750777c829/69892b3997cdff689b6b4b44/gettyimages-120538758.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Crime](/tag/crime/) ## Crime Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # A Family of 4 From Iowa Was Found Dead in a Mexico Vacation Condo by [Sarah Gray](/author/sarah-gray/) ## Sarah Gray Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 23, 2018 8:42 PM CUT  Police tape blocks off a crime scene. Police tape blocks off a crime scene.Thomas Cristofoletti—Getty Images by [Sarah Gray](/author/sarah-gray/) ## Sarah Gray Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 23, 2018 8:42 PM CUT A family-of-four from Creston, Iowa, was found dead in a Mexico vacation condo after having been reported missing early Friday morning. The Sharp family — Kevin Sharp, 41, Amy Sharp, 38, Sterling Sharp, 12, and Adrianna Sharp, 7 — left the U.S. for Mexico on March 15\. They were supposed to return to the U.S. on March 21, according to a Facebook post from Ashli Peterson, who is a family member, the [_Des Moines Register_](https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2018/03/23/iowa-family-reported-missing-mexico/452511002/ "undefined") reported. Family members reported the Sharps missing early Friday morning, according to a statement from the Creston Police Department given to TIME. After contacting the U.S. State Department, a welfare check was made to the condo in Akumal, Mexico, near Tulum, where the family was found. “Autopsies of the family members are being performed in Mexico and results are pending,” according to the statement. At a press conference the department said there was “no sign of any traumatic injury.” > [](https://twitter.com/KCCINews/status/977238532900212737) > [](https://twitter.com/KCCINews/status/977239215942578176) > [](https://twitter.com/KCCINews/status/977239688598695936) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5213298/iowa-family-found-dead-mexico-condo/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5213298/iowa-family-found-dead-mexico-condo/"},"headline":"A Family of 4 From Iowa Was Found Dead in a Mexico Vacation Condo","datePublished":"2018-03-23T20:42:18.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T19:45:41.135Z","description":"Police said there was \"no sign of any traumatic injury.\"","url":"https://time.com/5213298/iowa-family-found-dead-mexico-condo/","keywords":["Crime","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2a0038750777c829/69892b3997cdff689b6b4b44/gettyimages-120538758.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Sarah Gray","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/sarah-gray/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2a0038750777c829/69892b3997cdff689b6b4b44/gettyimages-120538758.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Police","caption":"Police","creditText":"Thomas Cristofoletti—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/crime/","name":"Crime"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5213298/iowa-family-found-dead-mexico-condo/","name":"A Family of 4 From Iowa Was Found Dead in a Mexico Vacation Condo"}}]}] ```