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State of Mexico Opens Feminicide Probe After Dentist Found Dead in Chimalhuacán Clinic

Relatives and neighbors are pressing for answers after a week without an official cause of death or any announced arrests.

Overview

  • Vanessa Maricruz Trejo Ramos, 30, was found dead inside the dental office where she worked on Avenida El Peñón, across from the Mexibús Las Flores station in Chimalhuacán.
  • She left home on January 26 to go to work and did not return, and her body was discovered inside the clinic days later.
  • The State of Mexico prosecutor’s office is investigating under the feminicide protocol, and authorities have not disclosed the cause of death, initial forensic findings, suspects, or detentions.
  • On February 1, residents and loved ones marched locally and amplified the hashtag #JusticiaParaVane to demand transparency and justice.
  • Family and friends note she recently earned her UNAM dentistry degree, planned to specialize, and, according to reports, had worked at the clinic for about seven months.