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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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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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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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I trust you'll study this case
and make the right decision.
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Then, we heard the testimony
of the local cops involved in the case.
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MUNICIPAL POLICE AGENT
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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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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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because he had just killed his wife.
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Do you remember the name
of this complainant?
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Rafael Gómez.
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After Sergio Rafael committed the crime,
he asked for help to move the body.
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To that end, he borrowed a vehicle
that belonged to his stepfather.
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When his stepfather got home
and found out what happened,
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he decided to inform the police.
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When you talked to the police,
what did you tell the agents?
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SERGIO'S STEPFATHER
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-Only that he'd hit her.
-Who had hit whom?
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That Sergio had hit Rubí.
The cops went there to check,
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but they didn't find anyone
at their address.
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That's all I know.
I don't know anything else.
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It was clear he amended his testimony
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in order to cover up for
and favor his stepson.
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We cross-examined him
to poke holes in his story,
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and it was clear that his intervention
was aimed at aiding his stepson.
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Will the Defense cross-examine?
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-Yes.
-Go ahead.
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JUDGE
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-You went into the house, right?
-That's right.
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-You didn't find a body, right?
-That's right.
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-Did you find any blood?
-Blood? No.
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PUBLIC DEFENDER
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-Did you check the whole house?
-We did.
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-Did you find any bullet casings?
-No.
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-The defense rests.
-Thank you, counselor.
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The confidential witness testified
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that Sergio showed up that day
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and told them he'd taken the life
of his live-in girlfriend.
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-Please state your full name.
-Angel Gabriel Valles Maciel.
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What else can you tell us
about this sequence of events?
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Sergio told us he'd killed his wife.
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That he burned her.
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And that he and his brother
took her over by Camino Real,
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beyond the landfill.
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How did you learn about this?
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He told us.
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We were sitting around a fire
and he told us what he'd done.
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Then, the forensic anthropology
and archaeology experts
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corroborated the statements
made by the confidential witness.
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FORENSIC ARCHAEOLOGIST
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The bones are human.
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They belong to a single individual,
a young female.
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Did you find any signs of violence
on these bones?
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Yes, we did.
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The fire, the position the bones
were found in.
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This is a very particular case.
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All right, thank you.
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You may address the court
if you wish, ma'am.
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Please lean close to the mic
if you wish to speak.
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-You have the floor.
-Good morning, Your Honor.
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-Good morning.
-Yes, I wish to say a few words.
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Go ahead.
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I apologize if my gaze wanders
towards Mr. Rafael Barraza,
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Sergio Rafael Barraza,
since I have to address him.
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This man, Your Honor,
took the life of my daughter.
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First, he used deception to take her away,
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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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It would've been easier for me
to deal with her hatred
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only temporarily, though,
because she'd get over it,
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than to live under the burden
of this pain, Your Honor.
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JUDGE
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I searched for her, Your Honor,
expecting to find her buried,
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because I thought that
this man had loved her,
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and that he'd buried her
somewhere he could mourn her.
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00:31:03.069 --> 00:31:04.195
But he didn't.
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He dumped her and burned her.
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00:31:07.699 --> 00:31:09.909
He cast her like pearls to swine.
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00:31:12.328 --> 00:31:14.873
You know what, Sergio?
I don't forgive you.
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May God forgive you.
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That is, if you ever feel remorse,
because I know you haven't yet.
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We don't know, Your Honor,
the actual cause of death,
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but I'm glad because I'm not sure
I could stand that other pain.
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00:31:31.639 --> 00:31:32.932
Let him keep it.
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00:31:34.058 --> 00:31:38.313
Don't let him give a statement,
we've had enough of his trash.
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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.
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00:31:50.033 --> 00:31:52.660
This man hasn't destroyed my life.
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00:31:52.744 --> 00:31:58.333
He destroyed my heart, my hope,
my faith and my beliefs.
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00:31:59.000 --> 00:32:01.544
But I will pull through
for my granddaughter.
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00:32:01.628 --> 00:32:04.213
After today, like I said,
this man no longer exists for me.
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I leave him to you. Thank you very much.
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We thank Mrs. Marisela Escobedo Ortiz.
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00:32:12.972 --> 00:32:17.185
The law affords the same right
to Mr. Sergio Barraza Bocanegra.
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Please lean closer to the mic.
You have the floor. Go ahead.
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00:32:23.900 --> 00:32:26.444
Please lean as close as you can
to the microphone.
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00:32:27.987 --> 00:32:30.573
Okay, I'll say something.
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I know, this is for Mrs. Marisela,
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that the pain caused can't be undone.
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00:32:39.457 --> 00:32:43.419
I know that she has said
she doesn't forgive me.
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00:32:43.503 --> 00:32:48.883
But I want to apologize, Marisela,
because I know it was a great harm.
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00:32:50.677 --> 00:32:53.638
It's true, like you said, where was God?
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00:32:53.721 --> 00:32:59.394
Unfortunately, I didn't know God,
but I've now found God in jail.
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And…
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I have no words. That's all.
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We thank everyone
who took part in this trial.
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The debate portion is hereby concluded.
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The court will now deliberate in private,
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and the parties will reconvene
for the verdict reading
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at precisely 1330 in this same courtroom.
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CHIHUAHUA STATE JUDICIARY
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DELIBERATION ROOM
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We went outside for the recess.
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We were all saying
that justice would prevail.
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RUBÍ HAD A RIGHT TO LIFE
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COURTROOM 1
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We got back into the courtroom
and the judges read their verdict.
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Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua,
April 29th, 2010.
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The court has convened
and reached the following decision…
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The court unanimously acquits
Sergio Rafael Barraza Bocanegra
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of the accusation against him
as the perpetrator…
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-Bravo!
-Bravo!
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00:35:32.421 --> 00:35:33.464
Rubí!
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00:35:38.511 --> 00:35:42.056
"Here's to many more! God bless you."
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00:35:42.140 --> 00:35:44.976
It's from Alejandra, Valeria,
Paty, and Toño.
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00:35:45.601 --> 00:35:47.687
Your godparents.
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00:35:50.857 --> 00:35:54.110
My mom was born in Piedras Negras,
Coahuila, Mexico.
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00:35:54.193 --> 00:35:57.238
That's where she met my dad
and they got married.
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00:35:59.907 --> 00:36:02.785
She went to nursing school.
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00:36:03.953 --> 00:36:08.499
When she finished school,
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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.
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00:36:20.052 --> 00:36:23.639
And that's when our family
started growing.
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00:36:28.769 --> 00:36:30.688
My sister was always happy.
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00:36:31.606 --> 00:36:35.943
She loved to dance and she loved music.
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00:36:36.027 --> 00:36:38.487
I could always make her laugh.
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00:36:38.571 --> 00:36:42.658
My mom was a go-getter, very hardworking.
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00:36:42.742 --> 00:36:48.289
If she saw an opportunity,
she would go for it.
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00:36:48.372 --> 00:36:52.460
She was always aware of her kids,
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00:36:52.543 --> 00:36:55.671
how we were doing, what we were up to.
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00:36:55.755 --> 00:36:56.756
MARISELA'S FRIEND
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She was a generous person,
she was very…
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00:37:00.676 --> 00:37:03.888
She was a go-getter.
Nothing stood in her way.
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00:37:03.971 --> 00:37:09.685
She could sell brimstone to the devil
and snow to an Eskimo.
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00:37:10.478 --> 00:37:13.898
One time, we decided to throw
a kids' costume party.
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00:37:13.981 --> 00:37:16.651
She had everyone in stitches.
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00:37:16.734 --> 00:37:21.489
It was the way she looked
and acted so natural.
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00:37:22.073 --> 00:37:26.160
She was wearing a wig, a big nose,
and clown make up.
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00:37:26.244 --> 00:37:30.164
It was a wonderful party,
the children had a blast.
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00:37:33.584 --> 00:37:38.464
Mari had three boys,
but she always wanted a girl.
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00:37:38.547 --> 00:37:40.883
She always wanted a girl.
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00:37:40.967 --> 00:37:46.013
Eventually, Rubí and Jessica
came into her life,
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00:37:46.097 --> 00:37:49.725
and her life changed forever.
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00:37:50.643 --> 00:37:52.603
She never looked happier.
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00:37:55.064 --> 00:37:58.484
In this photograph,
here's Rubí and Marisela.
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00:37:58.567 --> 00:38:03.364
This was the last vacation
we took with Rubí.
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00:38:03.447 --> 00:38:06.033
With my niece, you know?
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00:38:06.117 --> 00:38:08.744
We went to Acapulco.
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00:38:09.495 --> 00:38:13.749
We were planning Rubí's
15th birthday party.
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00:38:27.763 --> 00:38:30.474
After what happened to Rubí,
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00:38:30.558 --> 00:38:34.895
Marisela was completely different.
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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