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20 Bodies Recovered in Guanajuato as New Clandestine Cemetery Found in Reynosa

The discoveries highlight a deepening disappearance crisis that relies on citizen searchers for leads.

Overview

  • Guanajuato prosecutors reported 20 bodies recovered across four sites in Cortazar, including an improvised oven used to burn remains, with counts of 8, 1, 5, and 6 at the locations.
  • Fourteen victims have been identified using DNA, dental records, anthropology, and fingerprints, and work continues to name the remaining six.
  • In Reynosa, the Amor por los Desaparecidos collective reported a clandestine cemetery with remains of at least ten people, including eight visible skulls and burned bone fragments.
  • Soldiers and National Guard secured the Reynosa site as specialized prosecutors, investigators, and forensic teams collected evidence for a criminal case.
  • Search collectives drove these discoveries and coordinated with authorities, reflecting cartel violence in the Bajío and 4,339 disappearance reports in Guanajuato in 2025.