On 9 April 2022, Debanhi Susana Escobar Bazaldúa, an 18-year-old law student, disappeared from General Escobedo, Nuevo León, Mexico. Thirteen days later, on 22 April, her remains were found in a cistern of a motel in General Escobedo. The body had visible signs of violence.
The killing of Escobar triggered unrest in Mexico after a picture of her standing on a road on the night of her disappearance went viral. The case, investigated by the Nuevo León prosecutor's office as a femicide, happened amid a crisis of missing women in Nuevo León and throughout Mexico.
Escobar's killing shocked Mexican society and made international news. The disappearance case went viral and sparked protests in Mexico. The case is popularly known as the Debanhi Escobar Case (Caso Debanhi Escobar).
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