Overview
- The Guanajuato state prosecutor confirmed Tuesday that DNA tests identified one of two bodies found March 19 near Puerto de Valle as 28-year-old Cecilia García Ramblas.
- García was taken from her home in Valtierrilla on March 14, according to her search collective and local authorities.
- Article 19 condemned the killing, labeled the delay to March 31 and the lack of detentions as negligence, and demanded an immediate, impartial investigation with a gender focus and protection for search groups.
- The prosecutor also reported discovering the remains of 20 people in four graves near Valencia de Fuentes in Cortazar, deepening concern over clandestine burial sites in Guanajuato.
- García joined the Salamanca Unidos Buscando Desaparecidos collective after her brother vanished in 2021 and was later found dead in 2025, reflecting the risks families face as they keep searching on their own.