Overview

• Authorities recovered the 21-year-old’s body buried in a Romanza home after a judge-approved search, and the feminicide unit now directs the case with forensic confirmation of cause and timing still underway.
• The state’s women’s prosecutor said the investigation points to multiple participants, with officials indicating possible ties to organized crime.
• Prosecutor Wendy Paola Chávez noted the friend who says she escaped showed no visible injuries when located, highlighting inconsistencies that investigators are reviewing.
• Local reports of two women detained remain unconfirmed, with outlets offering conflicting accounts and no official announcements of arrests.
• Family members and feminist groups criticized the time taken to obtain the search warrant, and organizers have called a march on August 24 to demand justice and transparency.