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Good afternoon, my name is
Marisela Escobedo Ortiz.
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I'm Rubí Marisol Fraire Escobedo's mother.
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I'm no longer afraid of anything.
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I'm no longer afraid of death, which is
the worst that could happen to me.
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I've faced the authorities,
I've faced the governor,
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I've faced anyone and everyone
I've come across.
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Wherever my daughter may be,
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I want her to know that I love her,
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and that I'll never rest
until she gets justice.
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A NETFLIX ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY
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I wouldn't wish my wail of pain
on anyone else.
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Ciudad Juárez has been named
the world's most dangerous city.
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Being a woman in this city
seems to carry a death sentence.
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My daughter is gone now,
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but I'm here to speak for her
and defend her rights.
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MURDERER
MAXIMUM SENTENCE
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WE DEMAND JUSTICE
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Thousands across the country
have joined her search.
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He'll never sleep peacefully.
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Even if it takes me a lifetime,
I'm going to find him.
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The men who are
used to inflicting violence on women
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will learn that sentences
aren't only written on paper.
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REWARD $250,000
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My name is Juan Manuel Fraire Escobedo.
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I'm 42 years old.
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I'm from Ciudad Juárez.
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MARISELA ESCOBEDO'S SON
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I'm the son of Marisela Escobedo.
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We were seven in my family.
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My mom, my dad, Rubí, Pablo,
Jessica, Alejandro, and myself.
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From youngest to oldest.
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Why don't you say a few words
for your son?
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I'm very happy, God bless him,
and I wish him every joy.
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That's it, don't get crazy.
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Our family was very close.
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If I had to go to work,
my oldest daughter would cook,
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and the boys
would look after their sisters,
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because I worked nights as a nurse.
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I love all my siblings,
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but Rubí was the youngest,
she was the baby of the house.
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I took her everywhere with me,
because both my parents worked.
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MARISELA ESCOBEDO'S SON
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Rubí was very happy-go-lucky.
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She was the youngest,
so we used to sing songs for her.
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We kept singing as she got older,
just to annoy her.
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She was wholesome, smart,
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beautiful in my eyes
and the eyes of many others.
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And then, you know, she hit puberty.
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My mom had just opened
a woodshop and furniture store.
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MONGE WOODS AND MATERIALS
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So, this guy showed up one day
looking for a job.
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He had a wife and a daughter,
and he needed to work.
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My mom told him that she wasn't hiring,
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but she wanted to help him,
so she let him work for the day.
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So, he stayed to work.
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That guy was Sergio.
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My nieces were studying over in El Paso.
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MARISELA'S SISTER
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But one summer, Rubí moved back
with my sister in Ciudad Juárez.
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My daughter used to go everywhere with me.
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She'd hang out sometimes
at the furniture store.
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That's how she met this man,
Sergio Rafael Barraza.
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At the time, Sergio must've been
eight or nine years older than her.
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He was 20 or 21 years old,
while Rubí was only 13.
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I objected to the relationship.
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I consulted an attorney,
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but I knew she'd never sign
any kind of affidavit against him.
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Eventually, he took her to live with him.
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He made her stay in the apartment
all day long,
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therefore isolating her
from the rest of the family.
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I balked at the fear
that my daughter would hate me
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if I came between her
and the man she loved.
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At that point,
I decided not to get involved,
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but we agreed that her siblings
would keep in contact with her.
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I always got along with him
and tried to be his friend.
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We wanted better for our sister,
but she'd chosen him.
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You have to stay out
of other people's lives.
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Sometime later, Rubí got pregnant.
One or two years later.
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Her pregnancy connected her
with my mom again.
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The girl was born,
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but this guy was unemployed,
it was clear he was struggling.
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So my mom helped them out.
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She started to drop by the house
and leave long after dark.
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I figured they probably had
some money problems,
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because she made sure
she ate every meal at my place.
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Every night, I'd give her money,
maybe 50 or 80 pesos.
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I immediately lent them
an apartment I used for storage.
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I cleared it out
and told them they could stay there.
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Apparently, everything was fine.
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One day, I went to the apartment
where they were staying…
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and they were gone.
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My mom went looking for her
at Sergio's mother's place.
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We went to the house,
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and found Sergio there
with their daughter.
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But Rubí wasn't there.
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Alarm bells went off right there.
Rubí would never leave her kid.
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Sergio came to the door,
I asked him about my daughter,
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and he said she had left
with some other guy.
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No way she would've left with a guy,
so I asked him for a name.
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He wouldn't tell us.
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We weren't getting anywhere,
so we decided to leave.
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We came back the next day,
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and Sergio wasn't there.
He was gone.
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I had a really bad feeling.
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Something wasn't right.
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DECEMBER 2008
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Being her mother,
I immediately started to search for her.
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Red flags were going up.
Something had happened to her.
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These are all connected
to organized crime.
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President Felipe Calderón claims
Mexico isn't a failed state,
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despite the drug cartels' growing power.
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Officers from Chihuahua's
General Prosecutors' office
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conducted raids on bars
and cafeterias in Ciudad Juárez.
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Three men were arrested
on charges of human trafficking,
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who forced women…
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Juárez has a big problem
with missing women.
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So, that was very much a possibility.
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HOTEL
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When we started searching for Rubí,
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we spent many nights
scouting the bars downtown,
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all the brothels.
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We found girls as young
as 14, 15, 16 working at those places…
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as prostitutes.
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We searched everywhere.
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At times, we ended up
in really dangerous places.
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I was hoping to find her.
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I wanted to find her
in one of those places.
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But there was no sign of her.
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It took my mom a month and a half
to be able to file a police report.
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The cops insisted she had left.
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They said there were
no signs of foul play.
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I was under constant stress.
The whole thing was an ordeal.
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STATE INVESTIGATION AGENCY
MISSING PERSONS UNIT
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I started all of if by myself,
the searches and inquiries.
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I had to stumble, struggle,
and jump through hoops,
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just to be able to file
a missing person report.
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DISTRICT ATTORNEY OF STATE OF CHIHUAHUA
NORTH AREA
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I spoke with the relatives,
I'll talk to you later.
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-Will you give an interview?
-Yes, sure.
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I served as District Attorney
for the state of Chihuahua
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from 2004 to 2010.
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We had a missing persons unit…
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CHIHUAHUA DISTRICT ATTORNEY - (2004-2010)
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…so we opened an investigation
to try to find Rubí.
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At the beginning of February,
there was an initiative
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to circulate flyers with photos
of the missing women at the time.
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SAFE CORRIDOR FOR WOMEN
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REWARD $1,500,000
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My family and I heard about it
and decided to join them.
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We brought our own flyers,
dispersed, and handed them out.
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HELP US FIND HER
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We went to
the 16 de Septiembre neighborhood,
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where Sergio Rafael Barraza lived,
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and offered a reward to anyone
who had any information
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about Rubí's disappearance.
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I would tell my mom,
"Someone will speak up."
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"If something happened,
someone will speak up."
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One day, we got a call from a young man,
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saying that he had information
about what had happened to Rubí.
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This young man
was from Sergio's neighborhood.
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He called my mom and asked her
if they could meet in person,
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because he had to give her
some important information.
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We were afraid to meet him,
thinking it could be dangerous
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because of the reward we were offering.
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He got in the truck,
scared out of his mind,
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and told us to drive away.
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He asked if I was Rubí's mom,
and I said yes.
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His jaw was trembling,
that's how nervous he was.
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He said, "What I have to say
is really awful."
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Then, he started talking.
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He was with a group of friends
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hanging out in the neighborhood.
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Sergio Rafael showed up, looking agitated.
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He wanted someone
to help him haul some furniture.
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He said that Sergio's brother,
Andy Alonso Barraza Bocanegra,
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and some other guy went to help him.
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Hours later, Sergio's brother
returned and told everyone…
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"My brother," he said.
"He killed his girlfriend, Rubí."
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Sergio Rafael came back soon after,
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so the guys asked him if it was true.
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"Yeah," he said, "I killed her."
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"We dumped her body at the landfill."
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"I put her in a garbage drum,
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and I burned her."
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I asked the boy
why he was telling me all this.
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He explained that his sister
had been murdered,
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so his mom urged him
to be brave and speak up.
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My mom gathered all of us,
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and she told us the news
with tears in her eyes.
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It was a rude awakening.
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We finally knew what happened,
but now we had to find proof.
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He was reluctant, but my mom
talked him into giving a statement.
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She got him to testify.
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When he finally agreed to do it,
things started moving.
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A case was formally opened,
and agents were assigned.
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It wasn't until this happened
that they took it seriously
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and finally started to search
for my daughter's body.
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I kept breathing down their necks
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because I was sure that without me there,
no one would do anything for her.
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With this new information,
they did a formal search
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to try to find Rubí's remains.
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Our family did the first search,
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together with our friends
who brought more volunteers.
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Always with a glimmer of hope
that it was all a lie.
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It's an area where people dump bones
and animal fat from pigs and cows.
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It's a dump for animal waste and scraps.
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It was really rough on me, really rough,
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but my sister looked so strong.
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I wasn't going to stop until I found her.
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We did not find anything.
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Not even a clue that would tell us
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that my sister was there.
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You can't have a murder investigation
without a body.
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Marisela knew that the only one
who had any information…
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LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE
FOR THE ESCOBEDO FAMILY
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…about what happened to Rubí,
the location of her body,
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and her grandkid's whereabouts was Sergio.
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But he went into hiding,
he was on the run.
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My mom was the one who found him.
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It wasn't the authorities,
it was all thanks to her research.
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Someone sold the information to my mom.
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The phone number of the house
he was living in.
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So, two days later,
they were on their way to Fresnillo.
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It was my mom, her partner,
my uncle Ricardo, and four agents.
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She accused him of illegally
taking her granddaughter.
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By law, he needed Rubí's permission,
and she was still considered alive.
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So, it was a case of a man
crossing state lines with a minor.
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Sergio was arrested
for the abduction of a minor,
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but he immediately told the police,
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"I know why you arrested me.
It's about Rubí."
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"It wasn't me, I didn't kill her."
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Chihuahua police found and arrested
Sergio Rafael Barraza Bocanegra,
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who confessed to the murder
of Rubí Marisol.
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The detectives were professional
and highly trained
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and they got him to reveal
the location of Rubí's remains.
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They brought Sergio back to Ciudad Juárez.
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He confessed he had killed her
and dumped her by Camino Real,
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near a landfill.
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The alleged murderer of Rubí Marisol
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led the authorities to the location
of her charred remains.
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We had already searched
for Rubí's body everywhere,
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but we didn't find anything
until he pinpointed the location.
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They canvassed the area,
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and they finally found Rubí's remains.
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If Sergio hadn't led the cops there,
we never would've found her.
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Even to this day,
we never would've found her.
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Much later, we found out…
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that three days before the murder,
Rubí had left him for good.
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I think Rubí had finally realized
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he wasn't the man she thought he was.
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She told him she was leaving him,
so he killed her.
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He killed her.
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After this search,
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I spent days walking around
that whole area by myself,
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trying to find one more piece
of my daughter's body.
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That day marks a "before"
and an "after" for me.
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Seeing my mother there,
picking up the bones.
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We found a little bone of hers,
I think it was a vertebrae.
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A tiny bone, that's all.
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Those were horror-filled days.
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I realized that if anything
happened to me,
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this man would end up back on the streets.
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I couldn't understand why
that had to be my sister's grave.
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Violent crimes against women
are out of control in Ciudad Juárez.
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The issue of the missing women
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first gained visibility in the '90s.
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Later, they came to be known
as "the Dead Women of Juarez,"
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because the concept of "femicide"
wasn't fully understood back then,
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along with its meaning
and underlying substance.
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The case files opened over a decade ago
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remain unsolved to this day.
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The history of Juarez is also
the ongoing history
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of femicide, which does not stop.
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JUSTICE
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After Sergio's arrest,
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Marisela was granted custody
of her granddaughter.
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The trial was set to begin.
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He was to be the first woman killer
to be tried under this new system.
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What many in Mexico don't know
is that the adversarial system
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was first implemented in Chihuahua
to combat impunity in femicides.
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And one of these cases was Rubí's.
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My mom used to tell me,
"I won't let Rubí become a statistic."
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"Even if it takes me a lifetime,
I won't let that happen."
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One week before, she started marching
from the Prosecutor's Office…
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to the city courthouse.
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Wounded by the grim murder
of her daughter by her son-in-law,
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00:24:17,789 --> 00:24:22,377
Marisela Escobedo Ortiz undertook
protest walks for over a week,
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demanding they throw the book
at the alleged murderer.
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-What are your demands?
-Maximum sentence for the killer.
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I won't settle for a lesser sentence.
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00:24:38,226 --> 00:24:42,355
He didn't only kill my daughter,
he destroyed a family.
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He left my grandchild without a mom,
and denied my daughter's right to live.
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MAXIMUM SENTENCE
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-Another day, ma'am?
-Yes, another day.
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-How many days to go?
-Two days, until Friday.
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Now it's time for the trial,
scheduled for Monday at 10:00.
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APRIL 2010
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My name is Noel Rodríguez.
I'm with the Prosecutor's Office.
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I worked on the investigation
and presented arguments at the trial…
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PUBLIC PROSECUTOR
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…for the case
of Rubí Marisol Fraire Escobedo.
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All rise for the judges.
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We went into the courthouse,
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and all I remember is
it was full of cameras.
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Sergio's family was seated
on one side of the room,
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and Marisela's on the other,
as well as supporters like us.
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The witnesses were called to testify
according to their involvement,
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starting with the testimony
of Mrs. Marisela Escobedo.
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Do you know why you were called
to testify before this court?
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Yes, I do.
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WITNESS
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I'm here to testify to the murder
of my daughter, Rubí Marisol Fraire.
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I have full confidence in you.
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00:26:20,495 --> 00:26:24,165
I trust you'll study this case
and make the right decision.
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00:26:25,333 --> 00:26:30,547
Then, we heard the testimony
of the local cops involved in the case.
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00:26:30,630 --> 00:26:31,798
MUNICIPAL POLICE AGENT
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00:26:31,881 --> 00:26:34,843
We responded to a call
from central dispatch
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telling us to go to Delicias Station
to see to a complainant.
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00:26:39,848 --> 00:26:42,183
Upon interviewing him, he revealed that
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his stepson had come to his house
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in a state of agitation,
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00:26:51,651 --> 00:26:53,862
because he had just killed his wife.
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00:26:53,945 --> 00:26:57,324
Do you remember the name
of this complainant?
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00:26:57,407 --> 00:26:59,034
Rafael Gómez.
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00:27:00,910 --> 00:27:06,916
After Sergio Rafael committed the crime,
he asked for help to move the body.
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00:27:08,418 --> 00:27:13,923
To that end, he borrowed a vehicle
that belonged to his stepfather.
329
00:27:14,007 --> 00:27:18,553
When his stepfather got home
and found out what happened,
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he decided to inform the police.
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00:27:22,932 --> 00:27:26,227
When you talked to the police,
what did you tell the agents?
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00:27:26,311 --> 00:27:27,687
SERGIO'S STEPFATHER
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00:27:27,771 --> 00:27:30,940
-Only that he'd hit her.
-Who had hit whom?
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00:27:31,024 --> 00:27:34,152
That Sergio had hit Rubí.
The cops went there to check,
335
00:27:34,235 --> 00:27:37,113
but they didn't find anyone
at their address.
336
00:27:37,197 --> 00:27:40,200
That's all I know.
I don't know anything else.
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00:27:40,283 --> 00:27:44,579
It was clear he amended his testimony
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00:27:44,663 --> 00:27:49,334
in order to cover up for
and favor his stepson.
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00:27:49,417 --> 00:27:52,462
We cross-examined him
to poke holes in his story,
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00:27:52,545 --> 00:27:57,217
and it was clear that his intervention
was aimed at aiding his stepson.
341
00:27:57,759 --> 00:27:59,969
Will the Defense cross-examine?
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00:28:00,053 --> 00:28:00,970
-Yes.
-Go ahead.
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00:28:01,054 --> 00:28:02,013
JUDGE
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-You went into the house, right?
-That's right.
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00:28:05,266 --> 00:28:08,478
-You didn't find a body, right?
-That's right.
346
00:28:09,062 --> 00:28:13,566
-Did you find any blood?
-Blood? No.
347
00:28:13,650 --> 00:28:14,693
PUBLIC DEFENDER
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00:28:14,776 --> 00:28:17,445
-Did you check the whole house?
-We did.
349
00:28:20,073 --> 00:28:23,326
-Did you find any bullet casings?
-No.
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00:28:24,244 --> 00:28:27,288
-The defense rests.
-Thank you, counselor.
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00:28:28,957 --> 00:28:32,168
The confidential witness testified
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00:28:32,252 --> 00:28:36,005
that Sergio showed up that day
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00:28:36,089 --> 00:28:40,802
and told them he'd taken the life
of his live-in girlfriend.
354
00:28:41,386 --> 00:28:45,890
-Please state your full name.
-Angel Gabriel Valles Maciel.
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00:28:46,599 --> 00:28:49,811
What else can you tell us
about this sequence of events?
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00:28:49,894 --> 00:28:54,065
Sergio told us he'd killed his wife.
357
00:28:54,899 --> 00:28:56,860
That he burned her.
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00:28:56,943 --> 00:29:03,158
And that he and his brother
took her over by Camino Real,
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00:29:03,241 --> 00:29:05,368
beyond the landfill.
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00:29:05,952 --> 00:29:08,204
How did you learn about this?
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00:29:08,288 --> 00:29:09,873
He told us.
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00:29:09,956 --> 00:29:13,543
We were sitting around a fire
and he told us what he'd done.
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00:29:14,419 --> 00:29:19,340
Then, the forensic anthropology
and archaeology experts
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00:29:19,424 --> 00:29:23,678
corroborated the statements
made by the confidential witness.
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00:29:23,762 --> 00:29:26,723
FORENSIC ARCHAEOLOGIST
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00:29:27,932 --> 00:29:29,726
The bones are human.
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00:29:30,435 --> 00:29:36,191
They belong to a single individual,
a young female.
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00:29:36,274 --> 00:29:40,612
Did you find any signs of violence
on these bones?
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00:29:40,695 --> 00:29:43,198
Yes, we did.
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00:29:43,281 --> 00:29:46,367
The fire, the position the bones
were found in.
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00:29:46,451 --> 00:29:48,119
This is a very particular case.
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00:29:48,661 --> 00:29:50,413
All right, thank you.
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00:29:51,331 --> 00:29:55,251
You may address the court
if you wish, ma'am.
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00:29:55,335 --> 00:30:00,340
Please lean close to the mic
if you wish to speak.
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00:30:00,423 --> 00:30:03,468
-You have the floor.
-Good morning, Your Honor.
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00:30:03,551 --> 00:30:08,181
-Good morning.
-Yes, I wish to say a few words.
377
00:30:08,264 --> 00:30:09,808
Go ahead.
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00:30:11,392 --> 00:30:17,565
I apologize if my gaze wanders
towards Mr. Rafael Barraza,
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00:30:18,149 --> 00:30:22,403
Sergio Rafael Barraza,
since I have to address him.
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00:30:23,696 --> 00:30:27,450
This man, Your Honor,
took the life of my daughter.
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00:30:29,160 --> 00:30:31,371
First, he used deception to take her away,
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00:30:32,413 --> 00:30:35,291
to keep her under his yoke.
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00:30:36,334 --> 00:30:41,673
Today, I am full of regret
for not taking her away from him.
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00:30:41,756 --> 00:30:46,344
It would've been easier for me
to deal with her hatred
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00:30:46,427 --> 00:30:49,389
only temporarily, though,
because she'd get over it,
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00:30:49,472 --> 00:30:52,225
than to live under the burden
of this pain, Your Honor.
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00:30:52,767 --> 00:30:53,852
JUDGE
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00:30:53,935 --> 00:30:56,771
I searched for her, Your Honor,
expecting to find her buried,
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00:30:56,855 --> 00:30:59,732
because I thought that
this man had loved her,
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00:30:59,816 --> 00:31:02,986
and that he'd buried her
somewhere he could mourn her.
391
00:31:03,069 --> 00:31:04,195
But he didn't.
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00:31:04,863 --> 00:31:06,447
He dumped her and burned her.
393
00:31:07,699 --> 00:31:09,909
He cast her like pearls to swine.
394
00:31:12,328 --> 00:31:14,873
You know what, Sergio?
I don't forgive you.
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00:31:15,748 --> 00:31:17,208
May God forgive you.
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00:31:19,043 --> 00:31:22,338
That is, if you ever feel remorse,
because I know you haven't yet.
397
00:31:24,465 --> 00:31:27,343
We don't know, Your Honor,
the actual cause of death,
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00:31:27,969 --> 00:31:31,556
but I'm glad because I'm not sure
I could stand that other pain.
399
00:31:31,639 --> 00:31:32,932
Let him keep it.
400
00:31:34,058 --> 00:31:38,313
Don't let him give a statement,
we've had enough of his trash.
401
00:31:39,355 --> 00:31:42,191
I know that one day, we'll get better.
402
00:31:42,275 --> 00:31:44,444
One day, we'll finish therapy.
403
00:31:44,527 --> 00:31:49,032
One day, we'll smile again,
because life demands it.
404
00:31:50,033 --> 00:31:52,660
This man hasn't destroyed my life.
405
00:31:52,744 --> 00:31:58,333
He destroyed my heart, my hope,
my faith and my beliefs.
406
00:31:59,000 --> 00:32:01,544
But I will pull through
for my granddaughter.
407
00:32:01,628 --> 00:32:04,213
After today, like I said,
this man no longer exists for me.
408
00:32:04,297 --> 00:32:06,883
I leave him to you. Thank you very much.
409
00:32:08,885 --> 00:32:12,889
We thank Mrs. Marisela Escobedo Ortiz.
410
00:32:12,972 --> 00:32:17,185
The law affords the same right
to Mr. Sergio Barraza Bocanegra.
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00:32:17,268 --> 00:32:21,773
Please lean closer to the mic.
You have the floor. Go ahead.
412
00:32:23,900 --> 00:32:26,444
Please lean as close as you can
to the microphone.
413
00:32:27,987 --> 00:32:30,573
Okay, I'll say something.
414
00:32:31,199 --> 00:32:34,202
I know, this is for Mrs. Marisela,
415
00:32:34,285 --> 00:32:38,623
that the pain caused can't be undone.
416
00:32:39,457 --> 00:32:43,419
I know that she has said
she doesn't forgive me.
417
00:32:43,503 --> 00:32:48,883
But I want to apologize, Marisela,
because I know it was a great harm.
418
00:32:50,677 --> 00:32:53,638
It's true, like you said, where was God?
419
00:32:53,721 --> 00:32:59,394
Unfortunately, I didn't know God,
but I've now found God in jail.
420
00:33:00,186 --> 00:33:01,396
And…
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00:33:05,274 --> 00:33:08,361
I have no words. That's all.
422
00:33:12,865 --> 00:33:16,452
We thank everyone
who took part in this trial.
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00:33:16,536 --> 00:33:19,497
The debate portion is hereby concluded.
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00:33:19,580 --> 00:33:22,458
The court will now deliberate in private,
425
00:33:22,542 --> 00:33:26,295
and the parties will reconvene
for the verdict reading
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00:33:26,379 --> 00:33:31,384
at precisely 1330 in this same courtroom.
427
00:33:32,343 --> 00:33:35,972
CHIHUAHUA STATE JUDICIARY
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00:33:38,516 --> 00:33:41,019
DELIBERATION ROOM
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00:33:42,645 --> 00:33:45,606
We went outside for the recess.
430
00:33:47,775 --> 00:33:52,447
We were all saying
that justice would prevail.
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00:33:52,530 --> 00:33:54,282
RUBÍ HAD A RIGHT TO LIFE
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00:33:58,745 --> 00:34:01,873
COURTROOM 1
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00:34:05,585 --> 00:34:10,757
We got back into the courtroom
and the judges read their verdict.
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00:34:12,341 --> 00:34:15,303
Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua,
April 29th, 2010.
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00:34:15,386 --> 00:34:20,183
The court has convened
and reached the following decision…
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00:34:22,643 --> 00:34:29,442
The court unanimously acquits
Sergio Rafael Barraza Bocanegra
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00:34:29,525 --> 00:34:34,530
of the accusation against him
as the perpetrator…
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00:35:28,334 --> 00:35:30,920
-Bravo!
-Bravo!
439
00:35:32,421 --> 00:35:33,464
Rubí!
440
00:35:38,511 --> 00:35:42,056
"Here's to many more! God bless you."
441
00:35:42,140 --> 00:35:44,976
It's from Alejandra, Valeria,
Paty, and Toño.
442
00:35:45,601 --> 00:35:47,687
Your godparents.
443
00:35:50,857 --> 00:35:54,110
My mom was born in Piedras Negras,
Coahuila, Mexico.
444
00:35:54,193 --> 00:35:57,238
That's where she met my dad
and they got married.
445
00:35:59,907 --> 00:36:02,785
She went to nursing school.
446
00:36:03,953 --> 00:36:08,499
When she finished school,
447
00:36:08,583 --> 00:36:13,129
she was offered a job
at the new state hospital
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00:36:13,212 --> 00:36:18,134
that had been built in Ciudad Juárez.
That's why we moved there.
449
00:36:20,052 --> 00:36:23,639
And that's when our family
started growing.
450
00:36:28,769 --> 00:36:30,688
My sister was always happy.
451
00:36:31,606 --> 00:36:35,943
She loved to dance and she loved music.
452
00:36:36,027 --> 00:36:38,487
I could always make her laugh.
453
00:36:38,571 --> 00:36:42,658
My mom was a go-getter, very hardworking.
454
00:36:42,742 --> 00:36:48,289
If she saw an opportunity,
she would go for it.
455
00:36:48,372 --> 00:36:52,460
She was always aware of her kids,
456
00:36:52,543 --> 00:36:55,671
how we were doing, what we were up to.
457
00:36:55,755 --> 00:36:56,756
MARISELA'S FRIEND
458
00:36:56,839 --> 00:37:00,051
She was a generous person,
she was very…
459
00:37:00,676 --> 00:37:03,888
She was a go-getter.
Nothing stood in her way.
460
00:37:03,971 --> 00:37:09,685
She could sell brimstone to the devil
and snow to an Eskimo.
461
00:37:10,478 --> 00:37:13,898
One time, we decided to throw
a kids' costume party.
462
00:37:13,981 --> 00:37:16,651
She had everyone in stitches.
463
00:37:16,734 --> 00:37:21,489
It was the way she looked
and acted so natural.
464
00:37:22,073 --> 00:37:26,160
She was wearing a wig, a big nose,
and clown make up.
465
00:37:26,244 --> 00:37:30,164
It was a wonderful party,
the children had a blast.
466
00:37:33,584 --> 00:37:38,464
Mari had three boys,
but she always wanted a girl.
467
00:37:38,547 --> 00:37:40,883
She always wanted a girl.
468
00:37:40,967 --> 00:37:46,013
Eventually, Rubí and Jessica
came into her life,
469
00:37:46,097 --> 00:37:49,725
and her life changed forever.
470
00:37:50,643 --> 00:37:52,603
She never looked happier.
471
00:37:55,064 --> 00:37:58,484
In this photograph,
here's Rubí and Marisela.
472
00:37:58,567 --> 00:38:03,364
This was the last vacation
we took with Rubí.
473
00:38:03,447 --> 00:38:06,033
With my niece, you know?
474
00:38:06,117 --> 00:38:08,744
We went to Acapulco.
475
00:38:09,495 --> 00:38:13,749
We were planning Rubí's
15th birthday party.
476
00:38:27,763 --> 00:38:30,474
After what happened to Rubí,
477
00:38:30,558 --> 00:38:34,895
Marisela was completely different.
478
00:38:34,979 --> 00:38:38,941
She had a vacant expression,
her gaze was empty.
479
00:38:39,025 --> 00:38:45,072
Her quest for justice was the only thing
that was keeping her going.
480
00:38:45,656 --> 00:38:50,911
Seeing my friend break down,
I wouldn't wish it on anybody.
481
00:38:50,995 --> 00:38:52,580
On anybody.
482
00:38:52,663 --> 00:38:56,792
I had never seen my mom
break down before that day.
483
00:38:56,876 --> 00:38:59,879
Or after, for that matter.
That was the first and only time.
484
00:39:03,507 --> 00:39:06,385
She had collapsed on a couch
at the courtroom.
485
00:39:10,056 --> 00:39:14,101
There were so many thoughts
racing through my mind.
486
00:39:19,523 --> 00:39:22,818
I just wanted to kill Sergio,
you know what I mean?
487
00:39:22,902 --> 00:39:26,280
I wanted revenge, that's what I wanted.
488
00:39:29,367 --> 00:39:31,702
He was surprised. He didn't understand.
489
00:39:32,370 --> 00:39:34,997
He was sure he'd be found guilty.
490
00:39:36,457 --> 00:39:41,754
People in Ciudad Juárez,
including the public at large,
491
00:39:41,837 --> 00:39:43,964
everyone was outraged.
492
00:39:44,048 --> 00:39:46,467
Four or five hours later,
493
00:39:47,676 --> 00:39:50,513
Marisela was already planning
her steps for the next day.
494
00:39:50,596 --> 00:39:53,808
We all automatically got ready
to march in protest.
495
00:39:53,891 --> 00:39:57,478
The mother of the murdered girl
and some of her family members
496
00:39:57,561 --> 00:40:00,815
took to the streets today
to march in protest.
497
00:40:00,898 --> 00:40:03,943
Yesterday, those judges
murdered her again.
498
00:40:04,944 --> 00:40:09,115
They killed her all over again
with their verdict.
499
00:40:16,997 --> 00:40:18,707
VICTIMS HAVE NO LEGAL GUARANTEES
500
00:40:18,791 --> 00:40:19,917
It was a circus.
501
00:40:20,000 --> 00:40:23,671
They made clowns of us,
and they had the last laugh.
502
00:40:24,255 --> 00:40:28,592
Ha, ha, ha! You wanted justice?
Ha, ha, ha!
503
00:40:29,218 --> 00:40:32,847
Mr. Sergio Rafael Barraza Bocanegra
was acquitted
504
00:40:32,930 --> 00:40:39,228
because the prosecution
failed to meet the burden of proof…
505
00:40:39,311 --> 00:40:40,312
JUDGE
506
00:40:40,396 --> 00:40:47,236
…to prove beyond a reasonable doubt
his involvement in the murder.
507
00:40:47,319 --> 00:40:51,323
Unfortunately, the case fell upon
three incompetent people.
508
00:40:51,407 --> 00:40:54,827
Three justice employees,
because they can't be called judges.
509
00:40:54,910 --> 00:40:58,330
They absolved the murderer
by "unanimous" decision,
510
00:40:58,414 --> 00:41:01,292
but I've said it over and over,
it was a pusillanimous decision.
511
00:41:01,375 --> 00:41:03,169
ONE IS HUMAN ERROR
THREE IS OUTRAGE
512
00:41:03,252 --> 00:41:07,339
We can't let any more young women
get murdered in our city.
513
00:41:07,423 --> 00:41:10,759
Mrs. Marisela Escobedo Ortiz
marched naked today,
514
00:41:10,843 --> 00:41:13,804
covered only with a photo
of her daughter Rubí Marisol.
515
00:41:15,806 --> 00:41:18,309
They left me naked,
with no guarantees, no rights.
516
00:41:18,392 --> 00:41:21,812
They stripped me of the right
to defend my daughter.
517
00:41:21,896 --> 00:41:25,441
Here's a man going around
saying he killed a girl,
518
00:41:25,524 --> 00:41:30,112
who on the last day of the trial
apologized to the mother.
519
00:41:30,196 --> 00:41:33,032
-How do you interpret it?
-We must abide by the law.
520
00:41:33,115 --> 00:41:34,241
JUDGE
521
00:41:34,325 --> 00:41:36,744
When I took this office, I swore an oath
522
00:41:36,827 --> 00:41:41,040
to abide by the laws
established in the Constitution,
523
00:41:41,123 --> 00:41:43,959
not to do what I want,
or follow my feelings.
524
00:41:44,043 --> 00:41:50,049
We urgently need to know
if the judges exonerated him
525
00:41:50,132 --> 00:41:53,761
because they're corrupt,
or if Chihuahua's government
526
00:41:53,844 --> 00:41:56,889
is treating these judges as scapegoats.
527
00:41:57,473 --> 00:42:00,893
Marisela Escobedo Ortiz
claimed she will not rest
528
00:42:00,976 --> 00:42:04,355
until her daughter's murderer
is once again behind bars.
529
00:42:05,064 --> 00:42:08,609
If they fail me again,
I'll stay right here.
530
00:42:08,692 --> 00:42:11,070
I'll take the next step.
531
00:42:11,654 --> 00:42:18,410
It's true we didn't have an eyewitness
or hard scientific evidence,
532
00:42:18,494 --> 00:42:24,166
but if we take into consideration
all the evidence presented,
533
00:42:24,250 --> 00:42:28,587
it's safe to conclude
that he participated in the crime.
534
00:42:29,338 --> 00:42:32,299
Besides, no one apologizes
for something they didn't do.
535
00:42:32,383 --> 00:42:34,677
ZACATECAS DISTRICT ATTORNEY (2010-2015)
536
00:42:34,760 --> 00:42:36,929
For years, confession was the best proof.
537
00:42:37,513 --> 00:42:43,143
However, many confessions
were coerced through torture.
538
00:42:43,227 --> 00:42:47,982
After the 2008 reform
to our justice system,
539
00:42:48,065 --> 00:42:52,945
confessions lost their status
as incontrovertible proof.
540
00:42:53,571 --> 00:42:57,866
Confessions are no longer valid
if they're self-incriminatory,
541
00:42:57,950 --> 00:43:02,079
especially if they were obtained
without a lawyer present.
542
00:43:02,162 --> 00:43:07,668
Unlike other types of murders,
those that take place at home
543
00:43:07,751 --> 00:43:12,548
usually have no witnesses
and leave no proof.
544
00:43:12,631 --> 00:43:18,887
But here they had enough information
to determine what had happened.
545
00:43:18,971 --> 00:43:24,184
I first met Marisela
on the day of the trial,
546
00:43:24,268 --> 00:43:28,022
when her daughter's killer was acquitted.
547
00:43:28,105 --> 00:43:29,148
LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE
FOR THE ESCOBEDO FAMILY
548
00:43:29,231 --> 00:43:31,817
Counselor Lucha Castro and I
were in Ciudad Juárez.
549
00:43:31,900 --> 00:43:36,196
Marisela approached us,
550
00:43:36,280 --> 00:43:42,828
and she asked Counselor Lucha
551
00:43:42,911 --> 00:43:44,788
to represent her.
552
00:43:44,872 --> 00:43:49,376
We became close, very close.
553
00:43:49,460 --> 00:43:51,086
MARISELA'S LAWYER
AND HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCATE
554
00:43:51,170 --> 00:43:53,130
When I got the case, I had two recourses.
555
00:43:53,213 --> 00:43:56,884
Either request a new trial,
or get the ruling reversed.
556
00:43:56,967 --> 00:43:59,887
If I'd found something wrong
with the trial,
557
00:43:59,970 --> 00:44:03,349
I would've requested a new one
to call the witnesses again.
558
00:44:03,432 --> 00:44:07,895
But given what I had seen
in the case file,
559
00:44:07,978 --> 00:44:11,398
and from reading the transcripts
of the trial hearings,
560
00:44:11,482 --> 00:44:14,068
the only choice
was to get the ruling reversed.
561
00:44:14,151 --> 00:44:18,614
That's why I filed a motion
before the Appeals Court.
562
00:44:22,826 --> 00:44:28,290
We're not asking for much,
all we want is justice.
563
00:44:28,374 --> 00:44:32,544
There's no question
this man took my sister's life.
564
00:44:32,628 --> 00:44:35,464
The Appeals Court unanimously decided
565
00:44:35,547 --> 00:44:39,843
to declare null and void the acquittal
of Sergio Rafael Barraza Bocanegra.
566
00:44:39,927 --> 00:44:44,682
They found him guilty of murder
in the case of Rubí Fraire Escobedo.
567
00:44:49,978 --> 00:44:54,108
The government cleaned its image
and printed a sentence in paper.
568
00:44:54,191 --> 00:44:59,321
But it's useless to me
because it's only a piece of paper.
569
00:44:59,405 --> 00:45:05,577
The perpetrator, the murderer
is still a fugitive of justice.
570
00:45:05,661 --> 00:45:10,749
She had a clear goal,
to find Sergio Rafael Barraza.
571
00:45:10,833 --> 00:45:16,964
He fled the state right away
because he knew they'd arrest him.
572
00:45:17,047 --> 00:45:19,091
He knew it wouldn't last.
573
00:45:19,174 --> 00:45:21,552
Now that there was a guilty verdict,
574
00:45:21,635 --> 00:45:26,724
the police had supposedly
sent an APB to every state,
575
00:45:26,807 --> 00:45:31,603
to warn them about this fugitive
and to request apprehension.
576
00:45:31,687 --> 00:45:35,315
The police weren't making
any headway whatsoever,
577
00:45:35,899 --> 00:45:37,234
so we got to work again.
578
00:45:42,614 --> 00:45:46,076
My plan is to reach Mexico City,
579
00:45:46,160 --> 00:45:49,747
together with other mothers
of missing young women
580
00:45:49,830 --> 00:45:54,209
who are in as much pain as I am.
581
00:45:54,293 --> 00:45:58,756
She undertook a protest journey
across the entire country.
582
00:45:58,839 --> 00:46:02,593
She went to every prosecutor's office
saying, "Here's an arrest warrant."
583
00:46:02,676 --> 00:46:05,220
"This man killed my daughter,
he's a convicted felon,
584
00:46:05,304 --> 00:46:07,181
and he might be here."
585
00:46:07,890 --> 00:46:11,268
She got out at the city limits
and started walking to the city.
586
00:46:11,351 --> 00:46:13,812
This attracted the media.
587
00:46:14,980 --> 00:46:17,816
Sometimes, the authorities
refused to see her,
588
00:46:17,900 --> 00:46:21,653
so she waited them out
until they agreed to meet with her.
589
00:46:24,031 --> 00:46:27,618
Everywhere we went,
towns, cities, or whatever,
590
00:46:27,701 --> 00:46:30,120
they didn't know anything
about the case, nothing.
591
00:46:30,204 --> 00:46:32,247
We communicated with other departments,
592
00:46:32,331 --> 00:46:37,878
and every prosecutor's office
knew of his arrest warrant.
593
00:46:37,961 --> 00:46:39,630
"Search for him in your state,
594
00:46:39,713 --> 00:46:42,424
and send him over if you find him."
That's an all-points bulletin.
595
00:46:43,008 --> 00:46:45,260
We get thousands of those
596
00:46:45,344 --> 00:46:49,890
from every office in the country.
Barraza's was just one.
597
00:46:49,973 --> 00:46:55,187
REWARD OFFERED FOR INFORMATION
LEADING TO HIS ARREST
598
00:46:57,815 --> 00:47:01,902
I don't want my daughter's death
to be in vain.
599
00:47:03,362 --> 00:47:06,657
The men who are used
to inflicting violence on women
600
00:47:06,740 --> 00:47:11,829
will learn that sentences
aren't only written on paper.
601
00:47:11,912 --> 00:47:14,164
There's no going back.
602
00:47:18,669 --> 00:47:20,712
They asked laborers,
603
00:47:20,796 --> 00:47:25,926
and went to all the bars
he might've frequented.
604
00:47:26,009 --> 00:47:30,681
Marisela was going undercover,
despite the risk.
605
00:47:30,764 --> 00:47:36,603
She was there with her family
and others who sought justice.
606
00:47:36,687 --> 00:47:41,900
After a little over three weeks,
we arrived in Mexico City.
607
00:47:41,984 --> 00:47:45,821
My mom requested a meeting
with President Felipe Calderón.
608
00:47:45,904 --> 00:47:47,406
MEXICO WAS SENTENCED FOR FEMICIDES
609
00:47:47,489 --> 00:47:50,742
But of course,
he refused to meet with her.
610
00:47:51,535 --> 00:47:53,328
What is this march about?
611
00:47:53,412 --> 00:47:58,709
This is a protest march against femicide
and human trafficking.
612
00:47:58,792 --> 00:48:00,085
We demand justice.
613
00:48:00,168 --> 00:48:03,672
We've walked from Ciudad Juarez
to one city after the other,
614
00:48:03,755 --> 00:48:05,424
handing out wanted posters…
615
00:48:05,507 --> 00:48:10,012
AGAINST FEMICIDE AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING
WE DEMAND JUSTICE
616
00:48:10,095 --> 00:48:13,932
After what happened with Rubí,
when Sergio was arrested in Fresnillo,
617
00:48:14,016 --> 00:48:19,104
he was already seeing some girl
roughly the same age as Rubí.
618
00:48:19,688 --> 00:48:23,442
My mom was sure he was there
619
00:48:23,525 --> 00:48:27,154
because his girlfriend was pregnant,
620
00:48:27,237 --> 00:48:30,073
and if he couldn't stay here,
that's where he'd go.
621
00:48:32,534 --> 00:48:36,747
They finally went to Zacatecas,
where Marisela first found him.
622
00:48:48,216 --> 00:48:52,095
We're touring a bunch of cities,
following leads, doing protest walks.
623
00:48:52,179 --> 00:48:54,514
I want people to know he's a murderer.
624
00:48:54,598 --> 00:48:59,269
Funny, his current girlfriend's mom
is also named Marisela, just like me.
625
00:48:59,353 --> 00:49:03,649
He'll always remember me
and know that I will always be after him.
626
00:49:03,732 --> 00:49:07,444
I'll keep searching no matter what,
all over the country.
627
00:49:07,527 --> 00:49:10,155
If I have to live on the road, so be it.
628
00:49:16,703 --> 00:49:20,123
We went straight to the place
where they arrested Sergio.
629
00:49:24,586 --> 00:49:27,756
I was hanging up a poster
when two girls walked over.
630
00:49:27,839 --> 00:49:31,426
I figured they recognized him,
so I started explaining.
631
00:49:31,510 --> 00:49:35,222
Then, my mom came over and talked to them.
632
00:49:35,305 --> 00:49:37,891
She asked them to help us.
633
00:49:39,184 --> 00:49:45,232
One of them said that her cousin
was his current girlfriend,
634
00:49:45,857 --> 00:49:47,818
and that she knew where he was staying.
635
00:49:48,610 --> 00:49:51,947
Marisela had found out
exactly where he was,
636
00:49:52,030 --> 00:49:54,866
so she called the police
and said, "He's here."
637
00:49:56,702 --> 00:50:01,581
My mom tried to explain the case,
and then she called Chihuahua.
638
00:50:11,174 --> 00:50:15,345
They came in through the front,
but there was an empty lot in the back.
639
00:50:15,429 --> 00:50:20,058
I ran to the back of the house
and when I looked up,
640
00:50:20,142 --> 00:50:22,894
I saw Sergio climbing out
of the bathroom window.
641
00:50:22,978 --> 00:50:27,024
There were some stairs
that led to the roof.
642
00:50:27,107 --> 00:50:29,818
My adrenaline started pumping.
643
00:50:29,901 --> 00:50:33,905
He started running, and as he
ducked to hide, he spotted me.
644
00:50:35,907 --> 00:50:39,244
His face looked like someone
who knows he's been caught.
645
00:50:42,456 --> 00:50:46,418
A police chase ensued
and shots were fired.
646
00:50:46,501 --> 00:50:48,670
They told Marisela, "We got him."
647
00:50:51,506 --> 00:50:53,592
But later told her,
"Never mind, he escaped."
648
00:51:00,223 --> 00:51:02,559
The suspect was armed…
649
00:51:02,642 --> 00:51:04,227
FRESNILLO DEPUTY STATE ATTORNEY
650
00:51:04,311 --> 00:51:06,229
…and he fired at the police officers.
651
00:51:06,313 --> 00:51:10,275
We cordoned off the area,
but we were unable to locate him.
652
00:51:13,737 --> 00:51:17,532
Once the cops knew he had escaped,
653
00:51:17,616 --> 00:51:20,660
that's when the federal police
and the military showed up.
654
00:51:20,744 --> 00:51:24,039
They were lining the block,
they even fired some shots.
655
00:51:24,122 --> 00:51:26,666
They fired a few shots,
but it was just for show.
656
00:51:26,750 --> 00:51:28,126
He was long gone.
657
00:51:28,210 --> 00:51:31,880
Mistakes were made during
the arrest procedure.
658
00:51:32,589 --> 00:51:36,093
Looks like he got a heads-up and he fled.
659
00:51:36,176 --> 00:51:38,303
But they were very close to arresting him.
660
00:51:39,471 --> 00:51:43,100
Mom felt that they were simply
not doing anything.
661
00:51:43,183 --> 00:51:45,936
They asked her, "Was he hard to find?"
662
00:51:46,019 --> 00:51:50,398
And she said, "No, he was exactly
where I thought he would be."
663
00:51:50,482 --> 00:51:54,194
It was a poorly conducted operation.
664
00:51:55,445 --> 00:51:57,656
A failed operation.
665
00:51:57,739 --> 00:52:02,744
It didn't happen during my tenure,
but the previous state prosecutor's.
666
00:52:02,828 --> 00:52:06,414
Marisela's anger, already considerable,
667
00:52:06,498 --> 00:52:09,584
reached a whole new peak,
as you can imagine.
668
00:52:09,668 --> 00:52:11,461
I felt so impotent.
669
00:52:11,545 --> 00:52:16,049
I couldn't believe he got away
after we'd found him again.
670
00:52:16,133 --> 00:52:22,264
Let's say the authorities intended
to capture him with this information.
671
00:52:22,347 --> 00:52:26,810
They still botched the arrest
because they didn't care.
672
00:52:27,394 --> 00:52:32,482
The cops didn't call for backup
because they wanted the reward.
673
00:52:33,150 --> 00:52:37,195
They couldn't claim the reward,
because that was their job.
674
00:52:37,904 --> 00:52:39,573
They still refused
to request more backup.
675
00:52:40,157 --> 00:52:43,660
When Mrs. Marisela came to see me
at the Prosecutor's Office,
676
00:52:43,743 --> 00:52:48,790
I was overseeing 500 officers.
Many hadn't finished high school.
677
00:52:49,374 --> 00:52:52,669
None of them had been evaluated
for trustworthiness.
678
00:52:53,587 --> 00:52:57,757
Was the police force trustworthy
back in those days?
679
00:52:58,508 --> 00:52:59,718
Certainly not.
680
00:53:10,770 --> 00:53:16,693
I watched my mom read the file,
just staring at the bones.
681
00:53:16,776 --> 00:53:19,237
She read the same things
over and over again.
682
00:53:19,321 --> 00:53:25,619
I didn't know how she managed.
I mean, this was her daughter.
683
00:53:29,247 --> 00:53:34,002
She told me she'd force herself
to think it was someone else.
684
00:53:35,921 --> 00:53:39,549
"I don't think it's Rubí,
I think it's someone else."
685
00:53:47,641 --> 00:53:49,935
But she had weak moments.
686
00:53:50,685 --> 00:53:56,024
In public, you're strong,
you just power through it.
687
00:53:56,733 --> 00:54:00,570
But in private,
that's when my mom would break down.
688
00:54:00,654 --> 00:54:06,451
That's when she buckled under
all those unanswered questions.
689
00:54:08,119 --> 00:54:12,249
There was nothing I could say,
all I could do was be there.
690
00:54:13,458 --> 00:54:14,793
Just be there for her.
691
00:54:20,423 --> 00:54:24,135
After this, we stayed in Fresnillo
for one or two weeks,
692
00:54:24,219 --> 00:54:27,013
looking for him in every single town.
693
00:54:27,722 --> 00:54:29,099
We were on his trail.
694
00:54:29,975 --> 00:54:34,521
But then we heard rumors
that he had joined the Zetas cartel.
695
00:54:34,604 --> 00:54:38,149
We figured they were only trying
to scare us off.
696
00:54:42,404 --> 00:54:46,533
They built a network of neighbors
to get more information,
697
00:54:46,616 --> 00:54:50,495
and they found the new house
where Sergio was staying.
698
00:54:50,578 --> 00:54:55,625
So, they rented a nearby house
699
00:54:55,709 --> 00:54:58,503
with a clear view of Sergio's house,
700
00:54:59,838 --> 00:55:05,593
and set up a permanent watch to stalk him.
701
00:55:08,430 --> 00:55:13,435
We stayed in Fresnillo, waiting, waiting.
702
00:55:13,518 --> 00:55:16,479
A month went by, then two,
and we had nothing.
703
00:55:17,105 --> 00:55:18,648
RUBÍ STREET
704
00:55:18,732 --> 00:55:22,819
We heard he was there,
that's what people told us.
705
00:55:30,493 --> 00:55:33,163
It was a waiting game.
706
00:55:35,498 --> 00:55:36,875
Keeping watch.
707
00:55:41,129 --> 00:55:44,966
Two or three months went by
and we'd gotten nowhere.
708
00:55:46,760 --> 00:55:50,472
Back then, my mom drove
a little green Jetta.
709
00:55:51,514 --> 00:55:56,644
We used binoculars,
just like in the movies.
710
00:55:57,479 --> 00:55:59,397
Except this was a horror movie.
711
00:56:00,315 --> 00:56:05,028
We had to keep watch
over those long nights.
712
00:56:06,654 --> 00:56:12,077
Mom and I would stay in the car
until 4:00 or 5:00 a.m.
713
00:56:37,227 --> 00:56:40,897
I would've recognized Sergio
from miles away.
714
00:56:42,023 --> 00:56:45,402
I didn't need binoculars
to know it was him.
715
00:57:10,927 --> 00:57:14,597
They went into a side street,
and when we turned,
716
00:57:14,681 --> 00:57:16,933
his truck was facing us, headlights on.
717
00:57:18,143 --> 00:57:22,397
He knew it was us following him.
718
00:57:22,480 --> 00:57:25,859
He knew our car. He'd seen it before.
719
00:57:26,443 --> 00:57:32,991
Given the truck he was driving,
I realized it was very likely
720
00:57:33,074 --> 00:57:35,368
that he was now working for the cartel.
721
00:57:36,661 --> 00:57:42,459
That's when we knew
we were in real danger.
722
00:57:43,960 --> 00:57:48,798
We thought they might come after us.
723
00:57:59,934 --> 00:58:03,146
They knew the two phone numbers
that Sergio Rafael was using.
724
00:58:03,229 --> 00:58:06,524
So Marisela went through the call records.
725
00:58:06,608 --> 00:58:10,361
He kept his phone off for three days
and on for two days.
726
00:58:10,945 --> 00:58:13,990
There were no calls for three days
and several calls the next two.
727
00:58:14,073 --> 00:58:16,117
That's how the Zetas cartel works.
728
00:58:16,201 --> 00:58:23,124
This pattern made us realize
that he was really a member of the Zetas.
729
00:58:25,251 --> 00:58:30,340
He didn't go by Sergio anymore.
Now he was "Commander Bambino."
730
00:58:30,423 --> 00:58:33,468
He kept changing it, like a stage name.
731
00:58:35,970 --> 00:58:40,767
As we were out looking for Sergio,
we found someone who knew him.
732
00:58:40,850 --> 00:58:47,565
My mom started talking to her
and she spilled the beans.
733
00:58:48,650 --> 00:58:53,488
She gave her information
we weren't even looking for,
734
00:58:53,571 --> 00:58:59,619
like the location of a safehouse,
the name of the guy at the top,
735
00:59:00,578 --> 00:59:07,335
even the location of weapon caches.
Much more than we bargained for.
736
00:59:07,418 --> 00:59:12,257
The agents said they needed
the Zetas' permission…
737
00:59:13,633 --> 00:59:16,928
in order to roll into town to arrest him.
738
00:59:17,011 --> 00:59:20,431
If the Zetas didn't turn him in,
they couldn't arrest him.
739
00:59:21,015 --> 00:59:26,938
He had apparently become
someone with certain power.
740
00:59:27,647 --> 00:59:30,525
And he did have ties
to the Zetas drug cartel.
741
00:59:32,235 --> 00:59:35,405
My uncle Ricardo and I
spoke to my mom separately.
742
00:59:35,488 --> 00:59:40,159
I told her that this information
complicated everything.
743
00:59:40,243 --> 00:59:43,580
Now that he worked for the cartel,
things were no longer the same.
744
00:59:44,664 --> 00:59:48,960
Everyone knows that there's an arrangement
745
00:59:49,794 --> 00:59:54,090
between the authorities
and criminal organizations.
746
00:59:54,173 --> 00:59:56,593
We weren't getting any kind of support.
747
00:59:56,676 --> 01:00:02,807
No cameras, no agents,
no taking our calls, nothing.
748
01:00:02,890 --> 01:00:04,601
Absolutely no support.
749
01:00:04,684 --> 01:00:10,898
Eventually, we came to realize
that we would never find him.
750
01:00:11,983 --> 01:00:15,778
We went back to Chihuahua,
to a new governor,
751
01:00:15,862 --> 01:00:17,530
and a new state prosecutor.
752
01:00:31,002 --> 01:00:34,547
During election season,
violence tends to spike.
753
01:00:34,631 --> 01:00:38,593
César Duarte won on a platform
focused on public safety.
754
01:00:38,676 --> 01:00:40,511
GOVERNOR OF CHIHUAHUA (2010-2016)
755
01:00:40,595 --> 01:00:44,349
I begin my administration
with one fundamental goal.
756
01:00:44,432 --> 01:00:47,935
To be remembered in the end
757
01:00:48,936 --> 01:00:54,776
as the governor who was able
to bring order to Chihuahua.
758
01:00:57,278 --> 01:00:58,655
JOURNALIST
759
01:00:58,738 --> 01:01:02,033
His inauguration was over the top,
like a huge block party.
760
01:01:02,950 --> 01:01:06,329
Lights all over the place,
and in the streets.
761
01:01:08,748 --> 01:01:13,753
People are cheering happily,
welcoming César Duarte.
762
01:01:13,836 --> 01:01:17,507
He goes to the edge of the stage
to greet the crowd.
763
01:01:20,551 --> 01:01:24,472
Once we got back,
my mom decided to camp out
764
01:01:24,555 --> 01:01:26,182
right outside the Government Palace.
765
01:01:26,265 --> 01:01:28,643
GOVERNMENT PALACE
766
01:01:29,227 --> 01:01:31,437
She had already marched
all over the country.
767
01:01:31,521 --> 01:01:35,066
She had been to the capital.
She had even found Sergio.
768
01:01:35,149 --> 01:01:36,943
She had exhausted every resource.
769
01:01:39,028 --> 01:01:41,739
What else could she do?
She decided to camp out.
770
01:01:42,407 --> 01:01:44,200
She started on December 5th.
771
01:01:44,283 --> 01:01:48,329
I commuted back and forth from Juárez,
but my uncle stayed with her.
772
01:01:48,413 --> 01:01:49,455
JUSTICE IS A PRIVILEGE OF GOVERNMENT
773
01:01:51,582 --> 01:01:53,376
Is the killer still in Mexico?
774
01:01:54,043 --> 01:01:59,757
Yes, and he's about to become
the hunter and I the hunted.
775
01:01:59,841 --> 01:02:03,386
He expects me to go into hiding now,
776
01:02:03,469 --> 01:02:08,057
but I refuse to hide.
He can come kill me here.
777
01:02:08,141 --> 01:02:09,684
Has he made any threats?
778
01:02:09,767 --> 01:02:14,230
Yes, he and his family
have made threats against me.
779
01:02:14,313 --> 01:02:20,194
He's already working
with a criminal organization.
780
01:02:20,278 --> 01:02:24,282
What's the government waiting for?
For him to kill me?
781
01:02:24,365 --> 01:02:25,950
He can kill me, but it has to be here.
782
01:02:27,744 --> 01:02:31,289
The only things she hadn't done
were illegal for her to do.
783
01:02:31,372 --> 01:02:35,334
She wasn't scared for herself,
but the law didn't permit it,
784
01:02:35,418 --> 01:02:36,961
and she chose to act lawfully.
785
01:02:37,044 --> 01:02:39,464
AUTONOMOUS UNIVERSITY OF CHIHUAHUA
786
01:02:39,547 --> 01:02:42,592
Chihuahua University's anniversary
is on December 8th.
787
01:02:44,177 --> 01:02:50,475
During her sit-in, she heard that
Governor Duarte was coming,
788
01:02:50,558 --> 01:02:57,482
so she got one of her banners
and took it to the press event.
789
01:02:57,565 --> 01:03:03,279
As the governor gave his speech,
they got up and unfurled it.
790
01:03:03,988 --> 01:03:06,115
"Justice is a privilege
of the government."
791
01:03:06,199 --> 01:03:12,663
This alluded to the kidnapping
of Patricia González's brother.
792
01:03:12,747 --> 01:03:17,418
In that case, it took them days
to find the kidnappers.
793
01:03:17,502 --> 01:03:22,131
When César Duarte's nephew was kidnapped,
same thing happened.
794
01:03:25,343 --> 01:03:29,055
Justice is only reserved
for government officials.
795
01:03:29,138 --> 01:03:35,520
In the prosecutor's brother's case,
they had the killers in two weeks.
796
01:03:35,603 --> 01:03:36,729
RUBÍ STOLEN JUSTICE
797
01:03:36,813 --> 01:03:40,691
How was your brother's case handled,
and why did it anger Marisela?
798
01:03:41,442 --> 01:03:44,362
I have no idea why it bothered Marisela,
799
01:03:45,029 --> 01:03:49,492
since my brother's case
was completely unrelated.
800
01:03:51,077 --> 01:03:53,454
When she unfurled the banner,
801
01:03:53,538 --> 01:03:59,043
you could tell Duarte was pissed.
802
01:04:00,461 --> 01:04:06,050
He had no tolerance for criticism,
constructive or otherwise.
803
01:04:06,133 --> 01:04:12,056
So, for the mother of a victim,
and a woman on top of that,
804
01:04:12,807 --> 01:04:15,643
to expose him like that,
805
01:04:15,726 --> 01:04:20,106
with such strength and force,
806
01:04:20,731 --> 01:04:24,652
and with the information she had,
807
01:04:24,735 --> 01:04:28,489
he obviously didn't take it well.
808
01:04:29,073 --> 01:04:33,703
Angry, the governor sent her to see
the state attorney, Carlos Salas.
809
01:04:33,786 --> 01:04:38,291
CHIHUAHUA STATE
DISTRICT ATTORNEY (2010-2013)
810
01:04:38,374 --> 01:04:42,879
He asked if she wanted to make
a report with her information.
811
01:04:42,962 --> 01:04:45,131
She said yes.
812
01:04:47,174 --> 01:04:49,260
So, she began.
813
01:04:49,343 --> 01:04:52,138
In the state of Zacatecas,
in the city of Fresnillo…
814
01:04:52,221 --> 01:04:53,890
In the street, he received…
815
01:04:53,973 --> 01:04:59,228
She shared all the information
she had uncovered.
816
01:05:01,522 --> 01:05:02,773
Everything she'd done.
817
01:05:04,942 --> 01:05:07,486
APPEARANCE
MARISELA ESCOBEDO
818
01:05:07,570 --> 01:05:08,863
THE LAST TIME
I SEE THE FEDERAL AGENTS…
819
01:05:08,946 --> 01:05:10,531
Who knows how long they were in there.
820
01:05:10,615 --> 01:05:14,035
I APPEAR BEFORE THIS COURT TO GIVE
INFORMATION HOPING IT'LL BE CONSIDERED…
821
01:05:14,118 --> 01:05:17,330
Then she went back
to her sit-in at the plaza.
822
01:05:17,413 --> 01:05:20,082
The AG gave us his word.
823
01:05:20,166 --> 01:05:23,294
I believed their promises once again.
824
01:05:24,128 --> 01:05:27,632
I want to believe they'll do it
and that they'll do it soon.
825
01:05:28,299 --> 01:05:35,264
Sadly, we've gotten similar assurances
from previous administrations,
826
01:05:35,348 --> 01:05:37,808
but there have been no results so far.
827
01:05:37,892 --> 01:05:43,397
I don't distrust the AG.
I hope he keeps his word.
828
01:05:43,481 --> 01:05:48,486
I hope they do it this time,
but I'll be waiting right here.
829
01:05:53,407 --> 01:05:57,495
We were planning on spending
Christmas and New Year's there,
830
01:05:57,578 --> 01:05:59,538
Uncle Ricardo, my mom, and me,
831
01:06:01,415 --> 01:06:04,835
until something happened.
Something had to happen.
832
01:06:07,880 --> 01:06:14,136
She seemed strong to me,
but she did break down at times.
833
01:06:15,221 --> 01:06:19,850
She would tell me
she was tired of all that shit.
834
01:06:19,934 --> 01:06:21,477
In those words.
835
01:06:21,560 --> 01:06:27,274
Starting with the governor
and everyone below him.
836
01:06:27,358 --> 01:06:32,905
We know that there is justice
in this country and this state.
837
01:06:32,989 --> 01:06:39,829
Why? Because justice exists
for Governor César Duarte.
838
01:06:39,912 --> 01:06:40,746
REWARD $100,000
839
01:06:40,830 --> 01:06:43,290
It exists for former prosecutor
Patricia González.
840
01:06:46,043 --> 01:06:51,424
Whenever we went to the square,
we stopped to check on her.
841
01:06:51,924 --> 01:06:55,636
We also tried to convince her
to declare a truce.
842
01:06:55,720 --> 01:06:59,432
A truce over the holidays,
mostly for her mental health,
843
01:06:59,515 --> 01:07:04,603
so she could get her strength back,
but there was no dissuading her.
844
01:07:06,272 --> 01:07:10,776
There was no power on Earth
that could shake her decision.
845
01:07:12,611 --> 01:07:19,577
DECEMBER 16, 2010
846
01:07:21,412 --> 01:07:25,541
Being there was so dangerous,
especially at night,
847
01:07:26,667 --> 01:07:33,549
particularly since Sergio was now
being protected by the cartel.
848
01:07:35,801 --> 01:07:39,263
That day, on December 16th,
849
01:07:40,473 --> 01:07:45,603
she was knitting some black
Christmas decorations,
850
01:07:46,353 --> 01:07:50,691
and she said she'd wait for the 25th
to buy a Christmas tree,
851
01:07:50,775 --> 01:07:54,028
because they would be cheaper
by that time.
852
01:07:57,239 --> 01:08:00,201
She was adamant that she'd spend
Christmas at the square.
853
01:08:41,325 --> 01:08:44,245
That night, like every night,
854
01:08:44,870 --> 01:08:49,208
she started to tidy up the camp
at 8:00 p.m.
855
01:09:14,150 --> 01:09:15,401
A car pulled up.
856
01:09:20,030 --> 01:09:21,574
She saw him coming.
857
01:09:23,701 --> 01:09:25,244
She ran across the street.
858
01:09:30,291 --> 01:09:31,834
And he shot her.
859
01:09:46,849 --> 01:09:49,810
JUSTICE
860
01:10:04,950 --> 01:10:07,286
I called my siblings
and went to the house.
861
01:10:12,291 --> 01:10:16,921
I didn't know how to feel. I couldn't cry.
862
01:10:18,130 --> 01:10:23,344
I felt impotence, frustration,
I don't know how to explain it.
863
01:10:24,595 --> 01:10:26,722
I gathered my siblings,
864
01:10:27,598 --> 01:10:33,270
and we went to Chihuahua that night
to claim my mom's body.
865
01:10:36,982 --> 01:10:41,946
We were shattered.
It's very hard to describe.
866
01:10:43,739 --> 01:10:44,907
It still makes me cry.
867
01:10:47,034 --> 01:10:52,164
I wasn't shocked at the time
because I'd seen it coming.
868
01:10:57,628 --> 01:10:59,463
I knew that would happen.
869
01:11:02,091 --> 01:11:08,222
But I hoped against hope
that things would be different.
870
01:11:17,898 --> 01:11:22,861
There is outrage over the murder
of Mrs. Marisela Escobedo Ortiz,
871
01:11:22,945 --> 01:11:24,822
who was killed last night.
872
01:11:24,905 --> 01:11:27,950
She was killed as she protested
in front of the Government Palace
873
01:11:28,033 --> 01:11:33,455
to demand the arrest
of her daughter's murderer.
874
01:11:33,539 --> 01:11:38,919
Marisela Escobedo, a mother who fought
to get justice for her daughter's death,
875
01:11:39,003 --> 01:11:41,964
was gunned down in front
of Chihuahua's government building.
876
01:11:55,561 --> 01:11:59,565
We have César Duarte on the line.
Governor, good morning.
877
01:11:59,648 --> 01:12:03,319
-Good morning, Carlos.
-Governor, what happened?
878
01:12:03,402 --> 01:12:05,946
What information did you get
from the video?
879
01:12:06,030 --> 01:12:11,035
We got her brother's statement,
who witnessed the crime.
880
01:12:11,118 --> 01:12:16,248
He gave us a physical description,
and we're looking for the perp.
881
01:12:16,332 --> 01:12:19,043
Marisela, hear this,
we support your fight!
882
01:12:19,126 --> 01:12:21,587
BETTER TO DIE ON MY FEET
THAN LIVE ON MY KNEES
883
01:12:21,670 --> 01:12:24,923
Marisela, hear this,
we support your fight!
884
01:12:25,007 --> 01:12:27,885
Marisela, hear this,
we support your fight!
885
01:12:27,968 --> 01:12:31,513
The greatest woman in Juárez!
The one and only!
886
01:12:32,097 --> 01:12:35,559
My mother! Marisela Escobedo Ortiz!
887
01:12:36,477 --> 01:12:41,815
-Marisela lives!
-The fight goes on!
888
01:12:51,450 --> 01:12:54,328
Society's outrage had reached
a tipping point,
889
01:12:54,411 --> 01:12:57,164
which resulted
in important demonstrations,
890
01:12:57,247 --> 01:13:01,001
like lighting candles
all around the Government Palace.
891
01:13:05,214 --> 01:13:09,218
People would leave their candles
and then go home.
892
01:13:13,013 --> 01:13:14,932
It was cold that day.
893
01:13:15,015 --> 01:13:19,770
The atmosphere felt different,
as if the city had ground to a halt.
894
01:13:27,194 --> 01:13:32,032
Even if you'd never met her,
even if you only knew of her,
895
01:13:32,116 --> 01:13:36,745
even if you'd seen her from afar,
she felt close to all of us.
896
01:13:36,829 --> 01:13:41,917
There was a great outpouring
of affection for her,
897
01:13:42,000 --> 01:13:44,962
as well as indignation and fear.
898
01:13:49,758 --> 01:13:52,970
I saw the video for the first time
in Chihuahua.
899
01:14:00,018 --> 01:14:04,481
It's rough seeing someone you love
get killed like that.
900
01:14:05,023 --> 01:14:06,108
It's…
901
01:14:09,653 --> 01:14:15,367
I don't know how to explain it,
but it's very fucking rough.
902
01:14:16,160 --> 01:14:17,161
And…
903
01:14:20,330 --> 01:14:24,418
That was it. My mom was dead.
904
01:14:32,134 --> 01:14:35,929
Marisela Escobedo Ortiz returned
to Ciudad Juarez in a hearse.
905
01:14:37,222 --> 01:14:40,642
The casket, escorted by her sons
and the state police,
906
01:14:40,726 --> 01:14:44,396
was welcomed by friends
and residents at the city limits.
907
01:15:14,009 --> 01:15:15,844
We are all gathered here…
908
01:15:17,513 --> 01:15:22,643
to bid farewell to my mom's remains,
because she is no longer here.
909
01:15:22,726 --> 01:15:25,562
Her body is here with us,
910
01:15:25,646 --> 01:15:30,192
but her essence is now with the Lord.
911
01:15:33,278 --> 01:15:36,281
She fought to her last breath
and died on the frontlines.
912
01:15:37,407 --> 01:15:42,454
Like my brother said, our mom was a hero,
913
01:15:43,747 --> 01:15:48,293
because she did things that
no one in the city had ever done.
914
01:15:48,377 --> 01:15:51,129
She fought on her own,
915
01:15:51,213 --> 01:15:56,510
against rain and thunder.
916
01:15:57,636 --> 01:16:00,639
Even when she seemed like
she would break down,
917
01:16:02,182 --> 01:16:04,393
like when my sister's killer was released,
918
01:16:05,686 --> 01:16:07,729
she got up again…
919
01:16:08,981 --> 01:16:13,068
and taught us a lesson in fortitude.
920
01:16:15,070 --> 01:16:18,198
I ask all of you to give my mom
a big round of applause.
921
01:16:33,422 --> 01:16:37,718
When you have doubts
about what you should do,
922
01:16:37,801 --> 01:16:43,307
when you have questions
about how to stand and fight,
923
01:16:43,390 --> 01:16:45,100
remember Marisela Escobedo.
924
01:17:04,620 --> 01:17:09,666
THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD
I SHALL NOT WANT
925
01:17:09,750 --> 01:17:12,753
HER CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN
926
01:17:14,588 --> 01:17:19,051
That day and that night
seemed to stretch forever.
927
01:17:20,385 --> 01:17:25,682
I only got a few hours of sleep.
The next day, we woke up,
928
01:17:25,766 --> 01:17:29,269
and I left with my wife and kid.
My wife was pregnant.
929
01:17:32,189 --> 01:17:36,693
We saw something burning in the distance.
930
01:17:37,569 --> 01:17:40,864
A woodshop is on fire.
931
01:17:40,947 --> 01:17:45,202
Boulevard Oscar Flores
had to be shut down completely.
932
01:17:45,285 --> 01:17:47,204
Firemen are still working.
933
01:17:48,747 --> 01:17:53,835
My mom's boyfriend was the one
who always opened the woodshop,
934
01:17:53,919 --> 01:17:57,756
but he didn't do it that day
because of what had happened.
935
01:18:01,259 --> 01:18:04,638
They took my mom's boyfriend's brother
and burned it down.
936
01:18:04,721 --> 01:18:07,724
They burned it down to the ground.
937
01:18:07,808 --> 01:18:10,894
MARISELA'S BROTHER-IN-LAW MURDERED,
HER WOODSHOP BURNED DOWN
938
01:18:14,564 --> 01:18:16,149
His name was Manuel.
939
01:18:16,233 --> 01:18:20,987
One or two hours later,
they found his body
940
01:18:21,071 --> 01:18:25,158
with a bag over his head
and wire around his neck.
941
01:18:25,242 --> 01:18:29,788
I also found out that
they'd come looking for me.
942
01:18:29,871 --> 01:18:33,667
Some people had shown up after I had left.
943
01:18:34,209 --> 01:18:37,254
They tried to break in.
They were coming for me.
944
01:18:37,337 --> 01:18:42,676
That's when I realized
945
01:18:42,759 --> 01:18:46,430
the danger that all of us were in.
946
01:18:46,513 --> 01:18:49,266
We had to leave. We could no longer stay.
947
01:18:49,349 --> 01:18:50,559
INTERNATIONAL PASO DEL NORTE
948
01:18:52,936 --> 01:18:56,898
Marisela Escobedo's son
requested political asylum in the US,
949
01:18:57,023 --> 01:19:00,235
fearing for his life
after his mother's murder.
950
01:19:02,112 --> 01:19:05,490
Someone gave them my card,
told them to call me,
951
01:19:05,574 --> 01:19:07,617
and drove them over the bridge.
952
01:19:07,701 --> 01:19:09,202
LAWYER FOR THE ESCOBEDO FAMILY
953
01:19:09,286 --> 01:19:12,080
"What about our belongings?
What about our businesses?"
954
01:19:15,792 --> 01:19:19,296
The federal cops replied,
"You're lucky to be alive."
955
01:19:20,464 --> 01:19:25,177
That was the message
they were sending Juan's family.
956
01:19:26,928 --> 01:19:29,097
"You're alive, fuckers, leave it alone."
957
01:19:35,979 --> 01:19:42,444
When you expose the flaws
in the government and the system,
958
01:19:42,527 --> 01:19:48,492
and the link between the government
and cartels,
959
01:19:49,159 --> 01:19:50,535
your life is at risk.
960
01:19:51,328 --> 01:19:56,124
The issue here and in Juárez
is that in the same precinct,
961
01:19:56,625 --> 01:20:00,420
you can have ten cops
gathered around a table,
962
01:20:00,504 --> 01:20:05,091
and three criminal organizations
represented there as well.
963
01:20:06,426 --> 01:20:11,306
I've said this before
and I'll say it again.
964
01:20:11,848 --> 01:20:17,854
Marisela signed her own death sentence
965
01:20:18,647 --> 01:20:25,362
when she gave a statement
at the AG's office in Chihuahua.
966
01:20:25,445 --> 01:20:29,241
I think that was the moment
967
01:20:29,324 --> 01:20:33,870
when they decided to take her out
to bury the information she had.
968
01:20:33,954 --> 01:20:40,126
It's a crime of the state,
because the state "benefitted,"
969
01:20:40,210 --> 01:20:42,462
despite the initial backlash,
970
01:20:42,546 --> 01:20:48,635
when such an outspoken
and demanding critic died.
971
01:20:48,718 --> 01:20:52,722
Those who aim to muddy the waters
972
01:20:52,806 --> 01:20:57,269
those who say that what happened,
which is painful for all of us,
973
01:20:57,352 --> 01:21:02,524
could be called a state crime,
are sorely mistaken.
974
01:21:02,607 --> 01:21:08,238
The governor of Chihuahua
has no ties to criminal groups!
975
01:21:08,321 --> 01:21:11,157
The killers must've known
976
01:21:11,700 --> 01:21:16,621
they could kill her that night
with total impunity,
977
01:21:17,706 --> 01:21:23,295
at the door of the palace,
with all the lights on,
978
01:21:23,837 --> 01:21:25,088
and on camera.
979
01:21:26,047 --> 01:21:30,135
It was sanctioned
if not outright ordered by the state.
980
01:21:30,218 --> 01:21:33,305
She wasn't protected.
They left her all alone.
981
01:21:33,388 --> 01:21:37,309
She was camping out there
because she had no recourse.
982
01:21:37,392 --> 01:21:44,316
They weren't even investigating
or helping Marisela find Sergio.
983
01:21:44,399 --> 01:21:48,945
Marisela wouldn't have died
if we'd kept investigating.
984
01:21:49,029 --> 01:21:54,784
But my term was long over.
Our tenures only last six years.
985
01:21:54,868 --> 01:21:59,205
It was easier to kill her
than to arrest Sergio. Much easier.
986
01:21:59,289 --> 01:22:03,543
But what they didn't know
is that they couldn't silence her.
987
01:22:04,044 --> 01:22:06,963
I knew it wasn't over.
988
01:22:07,631 --> 01:22:12,719
I knew this wasn't done yet.
989
01:22:13,845 --> 01:22:15,639
I told him…
990
01:22:17,098 --> 01:22:21,394
I'd become the legal arm of his struggle,
991
01:22:22,395 --> 01:22:26,066
as long as he kept up the fight.
992
01:22:26,149 --> 01:22:30,612
I decided to keep up the fight,
but from U.S. soil.
993
01:22:31,112 --> 01:22:34,783
I'll do it across the border
and see what happens.
994
01:22:35,450 --> 01:22:37,702
RUBÍ- STOLEN JUSTICE
JUSTICE PRIVILEGE OF GOVERNMENTS
995
01:22:37,786 --> 01:22:41,206
They don't want green cards.
These people want justice.
996
01:22:44,084 --> 01:22:48,254
We've seen the Mexican government's
dirty tricks here and in Mexico.
997
01:22:48,338 --> 01:22:49,923
MEXICO GENERAL CONSULATE
998
01:22:50,006 --> 01:22:55,345
We want to demand publicly
that they see what we're doing.
999
01:22:55,428 --> 01:22:58,932
It will be awkward for them,
they'll be angry,
1000
01:22:59,015 --> 01:23:01,935
but we're not here to make friends,
we're here to get justice.
1001
01:23:02,018 --> 01:23:03,728
PROTESTERS CONDEMN FEMICIDES
1002
01:23:03,812 --> 01:23:05,689
Justice!
1003
01:23:05,772 --> 01:23:08,984
A worldwide protest took place today
1004
01:23:09,067 --> 01:23:11,569
to denounce Marisela's murder.
1005
01:23:11,653 --> 01:23:14,489
Stop violence against women!
1006
01:23:14,572 --> 01:23:16,282
"KILL ME IN FRONT OF THE PALACE!"
1007
01:23:16,366 --> 01:23:22,872
The political cost for Chihuahua's
new administration was very high.
1008
01:23:22,956 --> 01:23:28,920
It faced a challenge since someone
had been murdered at their door.
1009
01:23:29,004 --> 01:23:33,216
After meeting with the AG himself,
denouncing the governor,
1010
01:23:33,299 --> 01:23:37,721
and embarrassing the state prosecutor,
she'd been killed at their door.
1011
01:23:37,804 --> 01:23:42,809
Not to mention society's outrage.
So, there was a great need
1012
01:23:42,892 --> 01:23:48,898
to prove their capacity
1013
01:23:48,982 --> 01:23:50,775
to deal with a case like this.
1014
01:23:50,859 --> 01:23:55,321
-Is there any progress?
-We have made great strides.
1015
01:23:55,405 --> 01:24:00,577
Many new discoveries
have been added to the case file.
1016
01:24:00,660 --> 01:24:05,832
We hope that this case
will soon be closed.
1017
01:24:05,915 --> 01:24:10,295
-What about Sergio Barraza's case?
-It's the same case.
1018
01:24:10,837 --> 01:24:13,256
It's very likely that they were instructed
1019
01:24:13,339 --> 01:24:16,426
to finally close the case,
given all the uproar.
1020
01:24:17,010 --> 01:24:22,640
The authorities announced
they'd caught Marisela's killer,
1021
01:24:23,224 --> 01:24:26,186
and that they had evidence to prove it.
1022
01:24:26,269 --> 01:24:29,564
José Enrique Jiménez Zavala,
aka Wicked, has been detained.
1023
01:24:29,647 --> 01:24:32,650
He's the alleged killer
of activist Marisela Escobedo.
1024
01:24:32,734 --> 01:24:36,279
We have finally concluded
a long investigation,
1025
01:24:36,362 --> 01:24:38,865
culminating in the arrest
1026
01:24:39,908 --> 01:24:44,287
of the material perpetrator.
1027
01:24:45,288 --> 01:24:49,209
I'm responsible for taking the life
of Mrs. Escobedo.
1028
01:24:50,919 --> 01:24:55,799
I was following orders
from the criminal group I belong to.
1029
01:24:55,882 --> 01:25:02,806
They presented this man
as my mom's murderer,
1030
01:25:03,348 --> 01:25:07,519
and charged him with other crimes,
like shooting up a bar.
1031
01:25:07,602 --> 01:25:08,937
PUBLIC DEFENDER
1032
01:25:09,020 --> 01:25:11,981
I worked as a public defender
for the state of Chihuahua.
1033
01:25:12,065 --> 01:25:16,277
-What is your name?
-Perla Márquez, public defender.
1034
01:25:16,903 --> 01:25:18,113
Originally, he told me,
1035
01:25:18,196 --> 01:25:23,743
"I killed her. I want this over with.
And that's that."
1036
01:25:28,289 --> 01:25:31,334
What can you tell us
about the first photograph?
1037
01:25:34,003 --> 01:25:36,089
I'm next to the Government Palace.
1038
01:25:37,549 --> 01:25:42,804
As I got close to her, my gun jammed.
1039
01:25:42,887 --> 01:25:44,681
I chased after her.
1040
01:25:44,764 --> 01:25:48,268
I imagine that this is
when I reloaded the gun.
1041
01:25:48,351 --> 01:25:52,230
In 26, I imagine that's when
I caught up and shot her.
1042
01:25:55,358 --> 01:25:59,028
We have all this and evidence
from the other murders.
1043
01:25:59,112 --> 01:26:02,615
He confessed, and the gun is the same.
1044
01:26:03,408 --> 01:26:06,953
We have brought charges
with total confidence.
1045
01:26:07,036 --> 01:26:10,039
I want to take responsibility
for what I did,
1046
01:26:11,207 --> 01:26:16,379
and pay for the consequences
of my choices, as they say.
1047
01:26:18,089 --> 01:26:23,928
Marisela's lawyer doesn't believe
he is the murderer.
1048
01:26:24,512 --> 01:26:27,223
He uses terms like,
"I deprived her of her life."
1049
01:26:27,307 --> 01:26:32,645
Criminals usually say, "I killed her,"
or, "I took her out."
1050
01:26:33,479 --> 01:26:37,233
Who confesses to murder
completely unprompted?
1051
01:26:38,234 --> 01:26:43,156
The ones who have to prove guilt
are the prosecutor's office.
1052
01:26:43,239 --> 01:26:45,742
What concrete proof could they have?
1053
01:26:48,286 --> 01:26:50,455
This whole thing rested on his confession.
1054
01:26:51,789 --> 01:26:56,127
They only proved the gun killed her.
1055
01:26:56,211 --> 01:26:59,589
They didn't prove he fired it,
and there's a difference.
1056
01:27:01,507 --> 01:27:04,677
The family once again
raised a cry of alarm.
1057
01:27:04,761 --> 01:27:08,056
"You have the wrong man.
This case isn't solved."
1058
01:27:08,139 --> 01:27:12,727
Marisela's brother, Ricardo,
denies that Zavala is the killer,
1059
01:27:12,810 --> 01:27:15,897
because he was with her
and saw the killer up close.
1060
01:27:15,980 --> 01:27:18,566
I couldn't identify him
because I wasn't there,
1061
01:27:18,650 --> 01:27:20,318
but Ricardo was.
1062
01:27:20,944 --> 01:27:26,241
And Ricardo told me that
he'd never forget the guy's face.
1063
01:27:27,492 --> 01:27:31,246
The composite drawing
shows many similarities
1064
01:27:31,329 --> 01:27:35,833
with the man they presented,
but he's not my mom's killer.
1065
01:27:35,917 --> 01:27:41,089
Marisela Escobedo's killer
is Andy Barraza.
1066
01:27:42,298 --> 01:27:48,304
Andy is Sergio's brother,
the man who killed Rubí, Juan's sister.
1067
01:27:48,388 --> 01:27:51,140
This is a picture
of Andy Barraza Bocanegra.
1068
01:27:52,600 --> 01:27:56,479
I met Andy
sometime before Rubí was murdered.
1069
01:27:56,562 --> 01:28:00,149
He had just been released from juvie.
1070
01:28:00,233 --> 01:28:02,485
Ricardo never met Andy.
1071
01:28:03,278 --> 01:28:06,864
He had never seen him before that night.
1072
01:28:07,448 --> 01:28:11,828
Marisela Escobedo filed a report
with the Chihuahua's AG's office,
1073
01:28:11,911 --> 01:28:17,125
accusing Andy Barraza of showing up
at her home to gun her down.
1074
01:28:17,208 --> 01:28:21,254
Andy had been telling people
in his neighborhood
1075
01:28:21,337 --> 01:28:27,010
that he was going to kill my mom.
He said, "I'm going to fuck her up."
1076
01:28:27,093 --> 01:28:31,431
We gave this information to the PGR.
1077
01:28:31,514 --> 01:28:33,766
To Mr. César Peniche.
1078
01:28:33,850 --> 01:28:35,476
MEXICO GENERAL CONSULATE
1079
01:28:35,560 --> 01:28:37,061
We chatted briefly with him.
1080
01:28:37,186 --> 01:28:40,481
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S DELEGATE IN CHIHUAHUA
(2010-2015)
1081
01:28:40,565 --> 01:28:45,528
We got some extra information
and scheduled a formal statement.
1082
01:28:46,112 --> 01:28:52,410
We demanded they conduct
a photographic line-up.
1083
01:28:53,578 --> 01:28:58,916
There was a photo of Andy
among all those pictures.
1084
01:28:59,792 --> 01:29:03,379
And Ricardo positively
identified him as the killer.
1085
01:29:05,590 --> 01:29:08,259
I RECOGNIZE THIS MAN
AS MY SISTER'S MURDERER
1086
01:29:08,343 --> 01:29:10,428
-Did you kill her?
-Yes, sir, I did.
1087
01:29:10,511 --> 01:29:13,139
Are you certain of that?
Is there any doubt?
1088
01:29:13,222 --> 01:29:15,600
Is there a chance you were on drugs
1089
01:29:15,683 --> 01:29:19,437
and you thought you did it
but someone else did?
1090
01:29:19,520 --> 01:29:23,316
I was on drugs all the time,
but I was fully aware.
1091
01:29:23,399 --> 01:29:27,111
The family insisted it wasn't Wicked
and pointed to the real killer,
1092
01:29:27,195 --> 01:29:29,530
but the prosecutors
ignored their information.
1093
01:29:29,614 --> 01:29:33,201
They dismissed it entirely,
didn't even include it in the file.
1094
01:29:33,284 --> 01:29:38,456
Their media strategy was about
hammering down on Wicked.
1095
01:29:38,539 --> 01:29:45,046
CENTER FOR SOCIAL READAPTATION
AQUILES SERDÁN, CHIHUAHUA
1096
01:29:49,050 --> 01:29:53,513
Everything changed one day
when he told me, "Enough."
1097
01:29:55,014 --> 01:29:58,935
"I can't go along with this anymore,
because I didn't kill her."
1098
01:30:03,481 --> 01:30:08,611
He was tortured into confessing
to the murders he was charged with.
1099
01:30:09,904 --> 01:30:13,574
They made threats
against his wife and child.
1100
01:30:14,575 --> 01:30:17,370
So, he agreed to say whatever they wanted.
1101
01:30:21,582 --> 01:30:25,920
I immediately informed
the judge about this,
1102
01:30:26,587 --> 01:30:31,008
and requested the initiation
of the Istanbul Protocol.
1103
01:30:31,092 --> 01:30:37,849
This protocol is a test to determine
whether someone was tortured.
1104
01:30:37,932 --> 01:30:41,978
I told him that I thought
we should go to trial.
1105
01:30:42,061 --> 01:30:47,191
I thought we could mount
a successful defense.
1106
01:30:47,275 --> 01:30:53,448
Keep in mind, Marisela's brother
was there when she was killed,
1107
01:30:53,531 --> 01:30:55,491
so we had an actual witness.
1108
01:30:55,575 --> 01:31:01,414
We did our due diligence
as we prepared for the trial.
1109
01:31:01,497 --> 01:31:07,336
If the state charges someone
despite contrary evidence,
1110
01:31:07,420 --> 01:31:11,424
it must be proved in court,
but he'd get exonerated.
1111
01:31:15,052 --> 01:31:20,308
On December 31st, 2014,
the AG's office announced
1112
01:31:20,933 --> 01:31:24,395
that Wicked had died
from a massive heart attack.
1113
01:31:26,439 --> 01:31:31,736
Wicked's mother demanded
an autopsy of her son's body.
1114
01:31:32,570 --> 01:31:35,865
So they had to admit it was all a lie.
1115
01:31:37,033 --> 01:31:43,748
Authorities walked back their statement
about Wicked's cause of death.
1116
01:31:43,831 --> 01:31:47,585
They revealed he didn't die
from a heart attack.
1117
01:31:47,668 --> 01:31:51,297
Rather, he was strangled by his cell mate,
1118
01:31:51,380 --> 01:31:54,425
one Jaime Noel Cuevas, alias "Jimmy."
1119
01:31:55,468 --> 01:31:59,514
He was murdered inside
a maximum security penitentiary.
1120
01:32:07,730 --> 01:32:13,611
I realized that
even if I gave them all the evidence
1121
01:32:14,403 --> 01:32:18,574
right there in their hands
that someone else did it,
1122
01:32:18,658 --> 01:32:24,121
it wouldn't mean anything.
They didn't care for the truth.
1123
01:32:24,830 --> 01:32:30,169
We need transparency
1124
01:32:30,253 --> 01:32:33,381
from the authorities involved back then.
1125
01:32:33,464 --> 01:32:39,178
Is the case still open, sir?
Is Marisela's murder under investigation?
1126
01:32:39,262 --> 01:32:42,557
Or is the case closed?
1127
01:32:43,766 --> 01:32:47,603
As I remember, the case ended
1128
01:32:47,687 --> 01:32:52,024
with Wicked being charged.
1129
01:32:52,608 --> 01:32:59,031
With the death of this individual
and his possible accomplice,
1130
01:32:59,115 --> 01:33:01,909
the matter was concluded.
1131
01:33:07,623 --> 01:33:12,253
You're fighting a losing battle,
you know what I mean?
1132
01:33:13,546 --> 01:33:17,174
That day, as I stood next to
my mother's casket,
1133
01:33:17,258 --> 01:33:22,013
I promised her I would do
everything I could
1134
01:33:22,680 --> 01:33:25,600
to get justice for Rubí.
1135
01:33:26,183 --> 01:33:28,686
And that's what I did.
1136
01:33:28,769 --> 01:33:32,898
But I had to accept that I couldn't
spend my life in that pursuit.
1137
01:33:33,399 --> 01:33:39,447
I was completely drained,
mentally and emotionally.
1138
01:33:40,072 --> 01:33:42,450
You think hatred is all you have left.
1139
01:33:42,533 --> 01:33:46,996
At first it seems like a driving force,
but then it gnaws at you.
1140
01:33:47,079 --> 01:33:50,333
I wasn't happy. I couldn't be at peace.
1141
01:33:50,416 --> 01:33:55,421
I'd wake up each morning
and think about my mom.
1142
01:33:55,504 --> 01:33:58,466
I'd think about Andy and Sergio.
1143
01:34:10,853 --> 01:34:15,650
One of the most wanted men
in the state of Chihuahua is dead.
1144
01:34:15,733 --> 01:34:20,071
The state prosecutor confirmed the death
of Sergio Rafael Barraza.
1145
01:34:20,154 --> 01:34:25,368
After lying unidentified for six days
at Zacatecas' morgue,
1146
01:34:25,451 --> 01:34:31,290
Barraza's body was identified
and claimed by his wife.
1147
01:34:31,374 --> 01:34:36,045
Barraza was killed by soldiers
in a gunfight on November 16th.
1148
01:34:37,046 --> 01:34:40,049
He was gunned down
because of his criminal activities.
1149
01:34:40,132 --> 01:34:43,260
But it was not a result of an arrest.
1150
01:34:43,344 --> 01:34:48,057
He didn't serve the 50-year sentence
that Marisela had fought for.
1151
01:34:48,140 --> 01:34:52,019
He was the only man responsible
for Rubí's murder.
1152
01:34:53,145 --> 01:34:59,360
As for the case tied to him
which he masterminded,
1153
01:34:59,443 --> 01:35:03,489
the actual perpetrator
has also been arrested.
1154
01:35:04,615 --> 01:35:07,159
Marisela's case was closed.
1155
01:35:07,243 --> 01:35:09,370
Sergio Barraza was dead, so it was closed.
1156
01:35:09,453 --> 01:35:14,750
That speaks volumes
in terms of the concept of justice
1157
01:35:14,834 --> 01:35:17,545
for the authorities
and the current government.
1158
01:35:18,379 --> 01:35:20,297
Case closed.
1159
01:35:20,381 --> 01:35:24,135
We drove down to El Paso
and talked about Andy.
1160
01:35:24,218 --> 01:35:28,180
I singled him out as the man
my uncle had identified.
1161
01:35:28,264 --> 01:35:31,183
But the prosecutors never acknowledged it.
1162
01:35:31,267 --> 01:35:36,605
Salas later claimed that all this
had come out of nowhere.
1163
01:35:37,523 --> 01:35:43,946
Seriously? After all those times
I spoke outside the consulate?
1164
01:35:44,029 --> 01:35:48,492
Dealing with Mexican authorities
is a huge waste of time.
1165
01:36:03,299 --> 01:36:07,511
I have nothing to hide, bro.
I'll tell you anything you want,
1166
01:36:07,595 --> 01:36:10,848
except for the things
that might incriminate me.
1167
01:36:10,931 --> 01:36:13,309
If people want to blame me
for Marisela's death,
1168
01:36:13,392 --> 01:36:16,395
it wasn't me, dude. I say this sincerely.
1169
01:36:16,479 --> 01:36:20,608
I worked at a restaurant
on Mesa Street, El Paso, Texas.
1170
01:36:20,691 --> 01:36:23,819
My shift ended at 1:00 a.m.
1171
01:36:23,903 --> 01:36:28,491
I found out the next morning
when a friend woke me up.
1172
01:36:29,074 --> 01:36:32,536
I didn't kill Marisela.
I'm here for stealing boots.
1173
01:36:32,703 --> 01:36:34,789
They say the same thing about my brother.
1174
01:36:34,872 --> 01:36:38,959
They say he's the one who killed Marisela.
1175
01:36:39,043 --> 01:36:43,631
Of course he ordered the hit,
but someone else killed her.
1176
01:36:44,632 --> 01:36:48,302
He made the decision to join
the Zetas cartel.
1177
01:36:48,385 --> 01:36:49,595
SERGIO BARRAZA'S BROTHER
1178
01:36:49,678 --> 01:36:51,972
He joined the Zetas and died with them.
1179
01:36:52,556 --> 01:36:55,810
He died, but he gained power
and met the top dogs.
1180
01:36:55,893 --> 01:37:00,648
He met the Juárez Cartel's top dogs
and they did favors for us.
1181
01:37:00,731 --> 01:37:02,233
I mean, favors for him.
1182
01:37:02,942 --> 01:37:04,819
Burning down the store,
1183
01:37:04,902 --> 01:37:08,489
killing the protected witness,
your brother did all that?
1184
01:37:08,572 --> 01:37:11,951
Of course it was him,
who else could've done it?
1185
01:37:12,034 --> 01:37:14,787
He was the mastermind behind all that.
1186
01:37:16,163 --> 01:37:21,001
That's it, I'm telling you here.
I didn't kill Marisela Fraire Escobedo.
1187
01:37:23,504 --> 01:37:24,964
I didn't kill that woman.
1188
01:38:16,390 --> 01:38:20,769
In the end, Rubí's murder went unpunished.
1189
01:38:21,812 --> 01:38:25,399
Marisela's murder went unpunished.
1190
01:38:25,482 --> 01:38:28,402
He was never arrested.
1191
01:38:28,485 --> 01:38:32,072
He never served time for Rubí's murder.
1192
01:38:32,740 --> 01:38:37,953
And Marisela didn't get
any justice either.
1193
01:38:38,037 --> 01:38:43,834
The country's prosecutions
are overwhelmed.
1194
01:38:43,918 --> 01:38:48,881
As a direct result of that,
many of the investigations…
1195
01:38:50,883 --> 01:38:52,676
are frankly flawed.
1196
01:38:53,469 --> 01:38:56,180
But most investigations
aren't even flawed,
1197
01:38:56,764 --> 01:38:59,183
they're permanently shelved.
1198
01:38:59,266 --> 01:39:02,227
They're stuck forever in a deep slumber.
1199
01:39:07,775 --> 01:39:12,613
There are still many girls like Rubí
all over the country.
1200
01:39:13,197 --> 01:39:18,953
Many Mariselas who walk every day
demanding justice.
1201
01:39:57,658 --> 01:40:02,538
MARISELA ESCOBEDO
NINE YEARS WITHOUT JUSTICE
1202
01:40:06,375 --> 01:40:09,378
RUBÍ
4126 DAYS WITHOUT JUSTICE
1203
01:40:13,632 --> 01:40:16,510
MARISELA
3285 DAYS WITHOUT JUSTICE
1204
01:40:25,728 --> 01:40:27,771
If we let cases like this,
1205
01:40:28,856 --> 01:40:34,111
cases as clear-cut as this
end in impunity,
1206
01:40:34,653 --> 01:40:40,534
if we let this happen,
we put our own society at risk.
1207
01:40:41,160 --> 01:40:46,832
We march on every anniversary
so that people don't forget.
1208
01:40:52,296 --> 01:40:55,090
A crime without justice.
1209
01:40:56,884 --> 01:40:59,386
A crime drenched in impunity.
1210
01:41:01,889 --> 01:41:07,728
Marisela left her business behind
1211
01:41:08,729 --> 01:41:14,610
in order to become a staunch defender
1212
01:41:14,693 --> 01:41:18,655
of life, justice, and liberty.
1213
01:41:20,866 --> 01:41:22,242
And it cost her her life.
1214
01:41:23,160 --> 01:41:26,121
Because the government
1215
01:41:26,997 --> 01:41:31,376
wasn't able to give her
the justice she demanded.
1216
01:41:35,130 --> 01:41:40,177
MARISELA ESCOBEDO ORTIZ
WAS MURDERED HERE ON DEC 16TH 2010
1217
01:41:40,260 --> 01:41:43,097
Her last words are still etched
into my memory.
1218
01:41:45,933 --> 01:41:50,104
"I'd like my daughter's femicide
to be the last one in this city."
1219
01:41:51,605 --> 01:41:54,775
She was a nurse, a mother,
a business owner.
1220
01:41:54,858 --> 01:41:56,235
Her life was like any other's.
1221
01:41:56,318 --> 01:42:02,282
But what she did during
the last two years of her life
1222
01:42:02,366 --> 01:42:06,703
helped her transcend into the history
of Chihuahua and Mexico forever.
1223
01:42:09,039 --> 01:42:13,335
Marisela Escobedo is a living hero
in our collective consciousness.
1224
01:42:13,418 --> 01:42:16,338
Not only in Ciudad Juárez,
but for many Mexicans.
1225
01:42:17,506 --> 01:42:23,846
She was a spark of hope
for Mexican women and victims.
1226
01:42:24,471 --> 01:42:27,599
Everyone felt the weight of her words.
1227
01:42:29,143 --> 01:42:31,562
Get out of your four walls.
1228
01:42:31,645 --> 01:42:34,481
If one door closes,
tomorrow another opens.
1229
01:42:34,565 --> 01:42:37,484
You can keep searching
until the end of the Earth.
1230
01:42:37,568 --> 01:42:39,945
So that our daughters may live free,
1231
01:42:40,028 --> 01:42:43,073
so that they're not victims
of violence or abuse,
1232
01:42:43,157 --> 01:42:44,700
and much less murder.
1233
01:42:46,368 --> 01:42:48,620
The fight goes on and on!
1234
01:42:48,704 --> 01:42:50,747
Marisela lives on!
1235
01:42:50,831 --> 01:42:55,919
We know there's good people out there,
and I'm calling for their support.
1236
01:42:56,670 --> 01:43:02,009
Take to the streets with us
and demand justice.
1237
01:43:02,092 --> 01:43:05,470
Look out for each other
and don't wait to be next.
1238
01:43:06,096 --> 01:43:09,641
Justice!
1239
01:43:13,187 --> 01:43:16,523
These are mothers who've left
orphaned children.
1240
01:43:16,607 --> 01:43:21,361
These are our daughters.
These are students.
1241
01:43:21,445 --> 01:43:24,656
They are the future of our city
and our country.
1242
01:43:24,740 --> 01:43:29,286
Not one more murdered woman!
1243
01:43:31,955 --> 01:43:35,417
TOGETHER WE'RE STRONG!
1244
01:43:35,500 --> 01:43:38,795
NOT ONE LESS
1245
01:43:38,879 --> 01:43:41,715
Listen! This is your fight!
1246
01:43:41,798 --> 01:43:45,719
MEXICO FEMICIDE
1247
01:43:45,802 --> 01:43:49,932
You are not alone! You are not alone!
1248
01:43:57,189 --> 01:44:00,442
I realized that my mom
had become a symbol.
1249
01:44:01,610 --> 01:44:06,198
A symbol of this fight in Chihuahua,
Mexico City, and Ciudad Juarez.
1250
01:44:06,281 --> 01:44:07,532
She's a symbol.
1251
01:44:11,620 --> 01:44:14,373
This is a love story,
1252
01:44:14,456 --> 01:44:20,212
and it's also the story
of many mothers, fathers,
1253
01:44:20,295 --> 01:44:23,048
many brothers, sisters,
sons, and daughters,
1254
01:44:23,131 --> 01:44:25,300
that we're all experiencing nowadays.
1255
01:44:26,134 --> 01:44:28,136
Yeah, it's a love story.
1256
01:44:29,137 --> 01:44:33,642
I decided I was tired,
I didn't want to hate anymore.
1257
01:44:34,434 --> 01:44:36,979
And in that moment, as I said those words,
1258
01:44:37,521 --> 01:44:44,069
this weight fell off my shoulders,
like huge sacks of cement.
1259
01:44:44,945 --> 01:44:48,782
A huge weight dropped off,
and the hate was gone.
1260
01:44:49,533 --> 01:44:53,829
There was no forgiveness either,
that's a different thing,
1261
01:44:53,912 --> 01:44:56,873
but the hatred wasn't there,
it was all gone.
1262
01:44:57,708 --> 01:45:00,585
I haven't felt the same since.
1263
01:45:05,716 --> 01:45:07,676
Good evening, everyone.
1264
01:45:09,553 --> 01:45:15,767
Thank you for sharing this special night
for our family and Noemí's.
1265
01:45:16,393 --> 01:45:22,274
I'd like you to join me in a toast,
with whatever is on hand,
1266
01:45:22,899 --> 01:45:27,863
to wish these kids happiness
and God bless you all.
1267
01:45:27,946 --> 01:45:29,072
Thank you.
1268
01:45:31,158 --> 01:45:33,201
My mom taught us love.
1269
01:45:36,997 --> 01:45:42,836
I was too stubborn to be loved,
but she loved me anyway.
1270
01:46:10,822 --> 01:46:15,035
In 2019, a lawsuit was brought before the
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
1271
01:46:15,118 --> 01:46:17,871
to determine
the Mexican State's responsibility
1272
01:46:17,954 --> 01:46:22,042
in the handling
of Marisela and Rubí's case.
1273
01:46:22,125 --> 01:46:26,755
Andy Barraza is serving time
in Texas, USA, for aggravated robbery.
1274
01:46:26,838 --> 01:46:33,720
The Mexican government has never summoned
him to testify in Marisela's case.
1275
01:46:33,804 --> 01:46:37,432
At the time this documentary was made,
after three years at large,
1276
01:46:37,516 --> 01:46:41,645
César Duarte is being held in Miami
while appealing an extradition warrant.
1277
01:46:41,728 --> 01:46:43,522
There are 21 warrants for his arrest.
1278
01:46:43,605 --> 01:46:45,941
He is accused
of embezzling 1.2 billion pesos.
1279
01:46:46,024 --> 01:46:50,070
On average, ten women are murdered
each day in Mexico.
1280
01:46:50,153 --> 01:46:52,781
97% of all femicides go unpunished.
1281
01:46:52,864 --> 01:46:56,743
Please don't forget their names
Mr. President
1282
01:46:56,827 --> 01:46:59,871
For all the women marching along Reforma
1283
01:46:59,955 --> 01:47:03,250
For all the girls fighting in Sonora
1284
01:47:03,333 --> 01:47:06,586
For the female Commanders
Fighting for Chiapas
1285
01:47:06,670 --> 01:47:09,756
For all the mothers searching in Tijuana
1286
01:47:09,840 --> 01:47:13,176
We sing fearless
We demand justice
1287
01:47:13,260 --> 01:47:16,346
We shout for every disappeared girl
1288
01:47:16,430 --> 01:47:19,558
Let's hear it
We want to be alive
1289
01:47:19,641 --> 01:47:22,602
Make at last
1290
01:47:22,686 --> 01:47:29,401
The femicide die
1291
01:47:29,484 --> 01:47:32,571
I light everything on fire
I break everything
1292
01:47:32,654 --> 01:47:35,699
If some guy shuts your eyes forever
1293
01:47:35,782 --> 01:47:38,869
I won't shut up
I've had enough
1294
01:47:38,952 --> 01:47:41,580
If they hurt one
1295
01:47:41,663 --> 01:47:46,168
We will all react
1296
01:47:46,251 --> 01:47:52,507
I am Claudia, I am Ester
And I am Teresa
1297
01:47:52,591 --> 01:47:58,930
I am Ingrid, I am Rubí
I am Marisela
1298
01:47:59,014 --> 01:48:05,520
I am the girl that you forced
To come with you
1299
01:48:05,604 --> 01:48:11,985
I am the mother now crying
For their deaths
1300
01:48:12,068 --> 01:48:18,366
And I am the one who'll make you pay
1301
01:48:18,450 --> 01:48:21,286
Justice, justice, justice!
1302
01:48:21,369 --> 01:48:24,539
For all the women marching along Reforma
1303
01:48:24,623 --> 01:48:27,709
For all the girls fighting in Sonora
1304
01:48:27,792 --> 01:48:31,046
For the female Commanders
Fighting for Chiapas
1305
01:48:31,129 --> 01:48:34,090
For all the mothers searching in Tijuana
1306
01:48:34,174 --> 01:48:37,594
We sing fearless
We demand justice
1307
01:48:37,677 --> 01:48:40,722
We shout for every disappeared girl
1308
01:48:40,805 --> 01:48:44,100
Let's hear it
We want to be alive
1309
01:48:44,184 --> 01:48:47,145
Make at last
1310
01:48:47,229 --> 01:48:50,690
The femicide die
1311
01:48:50,774 --> 01:48:53,610
Make at last
1312
01:48:53,693 --> 01:48:59,824
The femicide die
1313
01:49:01,451 --> 01:49:05,664
And let the Earth shake at its core
1314
01:49:05,747 --> 01:49:11,586
At the mere roar of love
1315
01:49:13,171 --> 01:49:18,677
And let the Earth shake at its core
1316
01:49:18,760 --> 01:49:24,975
At the mere roar
1317
01:49:25,058 --> 01:49:31,982
Of love
1318
01:49:38,613 --> 01:49:43,618
Subtitle translation by: Silvana Rinaldi