Overview
- The funeral caravan that reached Hermosillo on Thursday ended with burial at Panteón Municipal Norte, where search collectives from several states stood with the family.
- Remains were recovered March 24 during a court-ordered search at a ranch north of Ejido Salvador Alvarado in the Hermosillo area, where investigators also found 11 spent shell casings.
- Forensic geneticists overcame heavy degradation by splitting bone samples in triplicate, using EDTA to soften and decalcify the bone, concentrating the extract, and running three DNA amplification kits to get a clear profile.
- Sonora prosecutors say they have identified eight persons of interest who will face legal proceedings, and they continue to build the case with evidence from the site.
- Flores says she will keep searching for her other missing son, Alejandro, and is preparing to move her efforts to Sinaloa to pursue new leads.