9 Students Found Murdered In San Jose Miahuatlan. “The bodies of nine people who vanished in southern Mexico last month have been found brutally hacked apart and dumped on a highway alongside a bag filled with their severed hands. The horrifying remains were discovered inside the trunk of a deserted car in San Jose Miahuatlan, on the border of the Mexican states of Puebla and Oaxaca – 175 miles from Mexico City. Five of the nine mutilated bodies were found underneath a blood-soaked tarp, while the remaining four were found contorted inside the trunk in what is believed to be yet another savage cartel killing.” [Daily Mail]
Victims Identified. “The victims, identified so far, are Angie Lizeth, 29, Brenda Mariel, 19, Jacqueline Ailet, 23, Noemi Yamileth, 28, Lesly Noya Trejo, 21, Raul Emmanuel, 28, Ruben Antonio, and Rolando Armando. The ninth victim has yet to be identified. A video capturing the last time they were seen alive showed their car driving along the Atlixcayotl highway, around 90 miles west of where their remains were eventually found, according to the outlet.” [NDTV]
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