Overview
- Police recovered the victim’s dismembered, incinerated remains buried in black sacks on the property after a 12-day search.
- During interrogation, Juan Virgilio Garay Arca, 35, confessed to killing his partner, 26-year-old Karen (Cesia Karem) Martínez Ibarra.
- Forensic specialists reported signs of advanced incineration, and investigators returned the suspect, accompanied by his lawyer, to the home for on-site procedures.
- The victim’s mother raised the alarm after finding burned clothing and a charred mattress, while neighbors reported screams and a mattress burning on December 1.
- Authorities placed the suspect in preliminary detention, activated protection for the couple’s one-year-old as the family seeks custody, and residents rallied outside the house demanding justice and life imprisonment.