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| Killing of Debanhi Escobar | |
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 Protestor with Escobar's missing poster | |
| Location | Disappearance: Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico Body Found: Nueva Castilla Motel, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico |
| Coordinates | 25°48′58″N 100°16′08″W / 25.81624°N 100.2689°W |
| Date | c. 9 April–22 April 2022 |
Attack type | Femicide |
| Victim | Debahni Escobar |
| Perpetrator | Unknown |
| Motive | Unknown |
On 9 April 2022, Debanhi Susana Escobar Bazaldúa, an 18-year-old law student disappeared from Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico. Thirteen days later on 22 April, her remains were found in a cistern, in a motel in General Escobedo, a municipality of Monterrey metropolitan area. The body had visible signs of violence.[1][2]
The killing of Escobar triggered unrest in Mexico after a picture of her standing on a road on the night of her disappearance went viral on social media. The case, investigated by the Nuevo León prosecutor's office as a femicide,[3] happened amid a crisis of missing women in Nuevo León and throughout Mexico.[4]
Escobar's killing shocked Mexican society and made international news. The disappearance case went viral on social media and sparked protests in Mexico.[5] The case is popularly known as Debanhi Escobar Case (Caso Debanhi Escobar).
- ^ González Díaz, Marcos (April 22, 2022). "3 interrogantes sobre el caso de Debanhi Escobar, la joven mexicana que apareció muerta en una cisterna tras dos semanas desaparecida" [3 questions about the case of Debanhi Escobar, the young Mexican woman found dead in a cistern after two weeks of being missing.]. BBC News Mundo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2022-04-23. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
- ^ Breña, Carmen Morán (2022-04-23). "Un fuerte golpe en la cabeza fue la causa de la muerte de Debanhi Escobar, según la Fiscalía" [A strong hit to the head was the cause of Debanhi Escobar's death, according to the Prosecutor's Office.]. El País (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2022-04-23. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
- ^ Carrizales, David (2022-04-24). "Debanhi Escobar. Investigan como feminicidio muerte de Debanhi" [Debanhi's death investigated as a femicide]. El Universal (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2022-04-24. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
- ^ Nochebuena, Marcela (2022-04-22). "Nuevo León: tan solo de las últimas dos semanas, otras 7 mujeres siguen desaparecidas y 1 fue localizada muerta" [Nuevo León: in the last two weeks alone, 7 more women are still missing and 1 was found dead]. Animal Político (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2022-04-22. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
- ^ Copeland, Cody (28 April 2022). "Could a high-profile murder be a turning point for gender violence in Mexico?". Courthouse News Service. Retrieved 19 March 2024.