Ten Years Later, Mystery of Mexico's 43 Missing Students Remains Unresolved

Despite multiple investigations, the fate of the Ayotzinapa students and the extent of military involvement remain unclear.

In 2014, 43 students from the Rural Normal School at Ayotzinapa disappeared after being attacked by security forces linked to the Guerreros Unidos cartel.
Investigations revealed that the initial account of the students being killed and burned was based on false statements extracted under torture.
Over 100 people have been detained, including former Attorney General Jesús Murillo Karam and 16 soldiers, but no convictions have been secured.
The current administration, led by President López Obrador, has faced criticism for failing to fully open military archives and for demoting key investigators.
Families of the missing students continue to demand access to military intelligence records and further cooperation from the United States in uncovering the truth.