Debanhi Escobar found dead

2022 - 4 - 22

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Mexican woman's body found in cistern after her haunting last photo ... (The Independent)

The disappearance of an 18-year-old Mexican woman, whose haunting last photograph was widely shared on social media, came to a tragic end when her ...

I don’t know what to do,” Mr Escobar told reporters outside the crime scene. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. The picture, which shows Escobar standing on the side of the road staring off into the distance in a skirt and high-top sneakers, was captured by her driver, who says he snapped the photo to show that the young woman did indeed get out of his car alive on 8 April on the outskirts of the city of Monterrey.

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Mystery disappearance of Debanhi Escobar solved as teen's body ... (The Sun)

THE body of a teenager pictured in a haunting final image has been found in a motel cistern, according to the girl's devastated father.Debanhi Escobar.

Read More on The US Sun He left her stranded on the side of the highway that leads to the Tamaulipas border town of Nuevo Laredo, known as "death road". Taxi driver Jesús then took the final image of Debhani last seen alive to send to her friends at around 5am on April 9. THE body of a teenager pictured in a haunting final image has been found in a motel cistern, according to the girl's devastated father. Most read in The US Sun But during the journey, a "heated discussion" is said to have ensued between the teen and the driver.

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Body of missing girl, 18, who was last seen standing on a Mexico ... (Daily Mail)

Debanhi Escobar's body was found inside a water tank at an abandoned property in Nuevo León, Mexico, on Thursday, her father told local media.

While the prosecutor's office said it is awaiting results of a DNA test, Escobar confirmed the body is his daughter, 18-year-old Debanhi Escobar However, a heated discussion ensued during the ride to her home and she was abandoned on the side of a road Debanhi Escobar was photographed by a ride share app driver identified as 47-year-old Jesús Nuevo León, Mexico, the morning of April 9 after she decided to get out of the car following an alleged argument. It has to be cleared up because Debanhi disappeared. One of them reached out to a 47-year-old rideshare app driver they knew, identified as Jesús, to drop off Escobar at her residence. I believed in the prosecution.

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Missing Teen Debanhi Escobar Update as Body Found in Motel ... (Newsweek)

Police hunting for missing Mexican teenager Debanhi Escobar have found a body stuffed into a motel cistern.

The body was discovered after motel employees reported a foul smell coming from an abandoned pool area, Guerrero said. However, he stated that the parents of the missing girl would be allowed to see the body to identify whether it was indeed Debanhi, but this information would not be made public by officials. At this time it is not possible to establish general characteristics of the lifeless person, which will be informed [revealed] at the conclusion of the work carried out by the criminalists assigned to the extraction."

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Missing girl found dead, fueling outrage over gender violence in ... (Reuters)

The body of a Mexican teenager who went missing this month in the northern state of Nuevo Leon has been found submerged in a cistern inside the grounds of a ...

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Mexican police find body of missing young woman in cistern (The Washington Post)

The haunting story of a young woman left on the side of a highway late at night in northern Mexico has ended in sorrow, with her decomposing body found in a ...

“The range of age of most of the women who disappear is from 14 to 25, but it’s not due to a crime, but rather is a voluntary situation.” The victims had all been reported missing around the same time as Debanhi. Four were 16 or younger. And those were just cases classified as “feminicides” a legal term used in Mexico whmen women are killed because of their gender. Escobar said while the driver may not have killed her, he was responsible for his daughter’s death. It was not clear why she got out of the car, but her father, Mario Escobar, said prosecutors told him that surveillance camera footage suggested the driver inappropriately touched his daughter. The driver has been detained though his full name has not been released.

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Student, 18, found dead after she was abandoned on notorious ... (Mirror.co.uk)

Teenager Debanhi Escobar, 18, was pictured on the notoriously dangerous 'Death Road' leading into Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, on April 9 after being abandoned by ...

Her body was found in the motel cistern nearby, between 300 and 500 metres from where she was photographed on the side of the road. The body of a missing student has been found two weeks after she was abandoned by a taxi driver on the side of the road. News of the teenager's disappearance gripped Mexico after the photo of her standing by the roadside after getting out of the taxi was widely shared by local media.

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Missing Mexican teenager found dead, fuelling outrage over gender ... (ABC News)

Eighteen-year-old Debanhi Escobar is found submerged in a cistern on the grounds of a Mexican motel near where she was last seen alive on April 9, ...

The protesters demanded the resignation of the state secretary of security, Aldo Fasci, and carried signs with the names and faces of Debanhi and other local women who have gone missing or been found dead recently. Authorities said 18-year-old Debanhi Escobar was discovered in the northern state of Nuevo Leon, having vanished on April 9. - Twenty-six women and girls have disappeared in the northern state this year alone

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Who Was Debanhi Escobar And What Was His Cause Of Death ... (Get India News)

Who Was Debanhi Escobar And What Was His Cause Of Death? Woman Found Dead In Mexico: The woman who was missing for a couple of weeks.

Escobar stated while the driver may not have assassinated her, he was responsible for the death of his daughter. Last time when Debanhi Escobar was seen and noticed with that taxi driver in the suburb of Monterey. Until Thursday she was missing but when investigators pulled her body from a pool tank search for her came to an end. It was not clear why she got out of the vehicle, but her father, Mario Escobar, stated prosecutors informed him that surveillance camera footage suggested that the driver inappropriately touched his daughter. Assistant Public Safety Secretary Richardo Mejia stated Friday that the body of a woman- seemingly unrecognizable after what may have been closely 2 weeks in the water- had a crucifix necklace and clothing that Debanhi Escobar was wearing the night she has vanished. Meanwhile, Debanhi Escobar’s father named Mario Escobar claimed that the driver of the taxi was behaving inappropriately with her daughter and he also touched Debanhi inappropriately. Missing Young Woman Found Dead In Mexico: The woman who was missing for a couple of weeks has been found but not alive.

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Mexican police find body of missing woman, 18, in motel water tank (NBC News)

The haunting story of a young woman left on the side of a highway late at night in northern Mexico ended in sorrow, with her decomposing body found in a.

“The range of age of most of the women who disappear is from 14 to 25, but it’s not due to a crime, but rather is a voluntary situation.” The victims had all been reported missing around the same time as Debanhi. Four were 16 or younger. Escobar said while the driver may not have killed her, he was responsible for his daughter’s death. And those were just cases classified as “feminicides” a legal term used in Mexico when women are killed because of their gender. It was not clear why she got out of the car, but her father, Mario Escobar, said prosecutors told him that surveillance camera footage suggested the driver inappropriately touched his daughter. The driver has been detained though his full name has not been released.

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Debanhi Escobar found dead, Mexican police find body of missing ... (MRandom News)

The haunting story of a young woman left by a highway late one night in northern Mexico ended in grief when her decomposing body was found in a motel's ...

“Most missing women are in the age range of 14 to 25, but it’s not a crime, it’s a consensual situation.” Authorities in Sonora, another border state with many missing women and men, announced that they would send mobile labs to three cities to “collect large numbers of DNA samples from relatives of the missing” to help identify people living in the country. During the week authorities searched for Escobar, local media reported that the bodies of five other women and girls had been found in the state. These are just cases classified as “femicide,” the legal term Mexico uses when women are killed because of their gender. Escobar said that while the driver may not have killed her, he was responsible for his daughter’s death. It was unclear why she got out of the car, but her father, Mario Escobar, said prosecutors told him that surveillance footage showed the driver touching his daughter inappropriately.

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13 days after Debanhi Escobar disappeared near Monterrey, her ... (NPR)

The case made headlines because of a haunting photo taken by a driver who was supposed to take her home on April 8. Killings of women have increased in ...

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Mexican police find body of missing 18-year-old law student ... (CBS News)

Escobar's case made headlines because of a haunting photo taken by a driver who was supposed to take her home the night she vanished.

"The range of age of most of the women who disappear is from 14 to 25, but it's not due to a crime, but rather is a voluntary situation." She said all five young women had been found alive. The victims had all been reported missing around the same time as Debanhi. Four were 16 or younger. Mario Escobar said while the driver may not have killed her, he was responsible for his daughter's death. The driver has been questioned, though his full name has not been released. It was not clear why she got out of the car, but her father, Mario Escobar, said prosecutors told him that surveillance camera footage suggested the driver inappropriately touched his daughter.

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After missing woman found dead in water tank, activists question Mexican police practices ... MEXICO CITY – The haunting story of a young woman left on the side ...

“The range of age of most of the women who disappear is from 14 to 25, but it’s not due to a crime, but rather is a voluntary situation.” She said all five young women had been found alive. The victims had all been reported missing around the same time as Debanhi. Four were 16 or younger. Mario Escobar said while the driver may not have killed her, he was responsible for his daughter’s death. It was not clear why she got out of the car, but her father, Mario Escobar, said prosecutors told him that surveillance camera footage suggested the driver inappropriately touched his daughter. The driver has been questioned, though his full name has not been released.

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