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DNA Confirms Burned Body in Mexicali Is 82-Year-Old Sylvia Lara

The case remains open with no determined cause of death or suspect information despite the confirmation.

Overview

  • State prosecutors confirmed the identity through genetic testing after forensic examiners could not identify the remains due to severe calcination.
  • Emergency services received a report at 6:48 p.m. Thursday of a vehicle fire at Camino Nacional and Río Nilo in Colonia Granja Virreyes.
  • Police and firefighters extinguished a gray Suzuki Jimny and found a body lying beside the driver's door.
  • Municipal authorities had linked the burned vehicle to Lara after confirming matching license plates BUY-546-A.
  • Investigators have not established the cause of death, and authorities have reported no arrests or motive as inquiries continue.