Overview
- The State of Mexico attorney general’s office said genetic analysis in the early hours of November 13 confirmed the body was that of the 43-year-old priest.
- María Fernanda “N” and Brandon Jonathan “N” were arrested in Cuautitlán and placed in penitentiary centers while they face investigation for disappearance committed by private actors.
- A November 9 search of a residence in Tultitlán recovered the priest’s clothing, a stole, sharp objects, and blood traces detected using the Blue Star test.
- According to prosecutors, the priest was attacked with a sharp object after hours of drinking and drug use at that home, and his body was later abandoned in a sewage canal in Nextlalpan.
- Authorities report an arrest order remains outstanding for a third person, and the Diocese of Cuautitlán has urged caution with unverified information as it cooperates with investigators.