The death of Liliana "Barbarita" Cepeda was a child's death that caused commotion in Puerto Rico during 1997.[1] Investigations into the case caused confusion among the general public, because at first it had been claimed by Puerto Rican police that Cepeda had been raped and murdered, then it was alleged that she died accidentally.[2]
Liliana Barbara "Barbarita" Cepeda Casado[3] (1990–1997) was a young Puerto Rican girl of African descent. On April 30, 2013, she was--along with Lorenzo Gonzalez Cacho and several other children who have disappeared or died violent deaths in Puerto Rico--remembered at Puerto Rico's Capitol, during a ceremony to promote reduction of mistreatment of minors in Puerto Rico.[4]