Overview

• At a Mass in Ciudad Juárez cathedral, relatives demanded clear confirmation that delivered ashes and bodies genuinely belong to their loved ones.
• Forensic teams have analyzed 148 of the 383 remains using individualized classification and hydration methods.
• Twenty-seven bodies have been named through hospital bracelets and personal data, and families are being notified.
• Owner José Luis A. C. and employee Facundo M. R. face preventive detention for inhumation, exhumation and disrespect of human remains.
• Regulators are under scrutiny for failing to inspect the crematorium since 2022, and the UN human rights office in Mexico has urged an international-standard investigation.