A California woman who was kidnapped while walking her dog last year in Mexico has been released, federal authorities said Saturday.
Monica De Leon Barba, 30, of San Mateo, was kidnapped from a sidewalk in Tepatitlán, a city in the western Mexican state of Jalisco, on Nov. 29.
The FBI offered $40,000 for her return and released videos showing the vehicles that her kidnappers used. De Leon Barba's dog was seen running loose in one of the videos, but was later located by a family member, the agency said.
