Overview

• Armed men stormed Becerril’s home in Belén Atzitzimititlán around 1 p.m. on October 1, abducted him and another man, and took three vehicles.
• The bodies of two men were located early October 2 in an unfinished house in San Miguel Contla, Santa Cruz, after a passerby sought shelter there and alerted neighbors.
• Both bodies were found bound with signs of violence, and a cardboard sign with an undisclosed message was left at the scene.
• Relatives say they tried to report the kidnapping to the state prosecutor’s office but were told they had to wait 72 hours before certain steps could be taken.
• Guardia Nacional and local police secured the area while the state prosecutor’s office removed the bodies and opened a case, and the second victim’s identity remains unconfirmed by authorities.