Overview

• The Zacatecas state Fiscalía General de Justicia activated specialized feminicide protocols and is scrutinizing the recorded Facebook confessions for motive and intent.
• Óscar Valerio filmed three videos an hour before killing his partner, Miriam, 52, and then himself in their home in Benito Juárez on July 8.
• Facebook has not removed the videos, prompting calls for enhanced early threat detection and platform accountability.
• Friends and acquaintances of Miriam have publicly refuted Valerio's claims of abuse and infidelity as false.
• The case underscores concerns over rising intimate-partner violence and tests the effectiveness of Mexico’s gender-based crime units.