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In the nation's capital, the mayor stated

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that although a decree on violence
against women is already in place,

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her administration is working
on a new protocol.

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Working conditions are rough.

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In Mexico City,
as in several states across the country,

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femicides are on the rise.

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So far this year, there have been 809

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with 173 done using a knife.

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You learn not to sleep,
or to sleep lightly,

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to sleep on and off.

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Statistics reveal that July
had been the greatest number of cases

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with 94, followed by September with 93,

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August with 91,

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March and June
with 87 and 82, respectively.

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It was my job to be on call
to respond to all cases of femicide.

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This was an increase of 183%.

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Also, as women, it hasn't been easy.

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This is an environment

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in which investigations
are generally carried out by men.

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Investigative police forces
are mostly staffed by men.

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So, to me,
all the work that was being done,

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the decisions that were being made,
seemed very, very intense.

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The public prosecutors were there,

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the commander was there,

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and I thought out loud,
"I'm going to hell."

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"I'm going to hell."

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And one of the public prosecutors
said to me,

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"Let me tell you something, boss."

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"You're already in hell."

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PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE
FOR THE INVESTIGATION OF FEMICIDES

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THE PROSECUTOR

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We open around 500 cases a week.

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Our society produces violence

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because the social structures
we have are violent.

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I solve one femicide,
and three more occur.

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I solve three, and four occur.
I solve five, and another occurs.

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And we have even been told

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that sometimes, when they think
they have seen the worst,

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the most painful
and the most horrible case,

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we see another one that surpasses it.

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Human evil is infinite,
and we can't imagine how deep it goes.

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INTERVIEW WITH WITNESS
NADYA TALINA BARRALES

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KAREN ITZEL'S MOTHER

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That day, she had invited me
to lunch at her house.

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I was sending her messages,
but her phone was off.

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She wasn't getting any messages.

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I was feeling desperate,
so I told José Luis,

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who at that time was my son-in-law,

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that we should go
to the Public Prosecutor's Office.

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And he said that he would go,
that he would let me know what they said.

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And I said, "No, we're going to Tláhuac."

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"We're going to file a report
because my daughter is missing."

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TLÁHUAC DISTRICT

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Here in Mexico City, relatives
of Karen Itzel Rodríguez Barrales

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blocked both directions of Tláhuac Avenue

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to demand a search for the 26-year-old,

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who disappeared when she was going
to deliver her bachelor's thesis

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to the university.

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Karen was a very happy child.

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She said that when she grew up,
she was going to be a dentist.

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She was completely dedicated

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to her home,

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to her son, even to her husband.

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This young man is Karen's husband.

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Karen's.

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Look, we already made contact
so the prosecutor will come.

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We're pressuring them
because it's the only way.

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The public prosecutor asked me
who was the last person to see her.

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And I said that it was her husband.

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So the public prosecutor tells me

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that the one who had to file
the complaint was her husband.

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Has a complaint been filed?

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Yes, it was filed on Thursday at 7:35.

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A missing person's case file was opened
at the Prosecutor’s Office

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for Karen's disappearance.

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She lived with her partner
in the Tláhuac borough.

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And they had a child together,
a young one.

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Karen's mother, Mrs. Nadya Baralles,

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had been harboring some strong suspicions
about Karen's partner.

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HUSBAND JOSÉ LUIS

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And then José Luis Palamares
calls me and says,

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"Mother-in-law, where are you?"

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I lied to him.

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I knew that I didn't have
to tell him where I was,

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but I was at the prosecutor's office.

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They were informing me

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that they had already seen
some camera footage.

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They had seen him taking a bundle
out of the back of a truck.

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They said, "Well, now,
he's no longer the complainant."

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"You will become the complainant,
and he becomes a suspect."

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I asked about it. But…

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And that's when
the Investigative Police arrived

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and executed the arrest warrant.

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JOSÉ LUIS GALICIA PALOMARES
EAST MEN'S PRISON

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
MEXICO CITY

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-This is an arrest warrant.
-For what reason?

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-Here it is.
-Disappearance of a person.

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-Okay?
-Calm down.

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We arrested and charged José N.
for his probable involvement

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in the disappearance
of the young woman named Karen.

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I was sent to take a DNA test
for genetic analysis.

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That's when I said,

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"If the prosecutor's office
is already asking me to do this test,

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it's because my daughter is dead."

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MEXICO CITY FEMICIDE MAP

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After exhaustive intelligence
and field work,

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a multidisciplinary team located
the body of the young woman named Karen.

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This is the exact location
of the discovery,

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where we can see these plywood boards

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that were left here after the equipment
had plowed part of this mound of earth.

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This location is also very close
to the dirt road.

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OPEN ACCESS LOCATION

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CLANDESTINE GRAVE

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FOUND AFTER NO MORE THAN 10 DAYS

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FEMICIDE

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-Your name?
-Yes, Your Honor.

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My name is José Luis Galicia Palomares.

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I'm a dentist with a degree
and a professional license.

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Neither my parents, nor my family,

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nor I have anything
to do with this situation.

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None of the expert reports
show that it was me,

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neither in videos, nor in photos.

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There's nothing.

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I was assigned
to carry out this investigation.

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From the investigation,

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it is noted that she did not go out
to drop off her thesis

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as the husband had stated.

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And as the husband begins
to contradict himself,

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we begin to realize that there are
some loose ends in the case.

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I told the prosecutor at that time,

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"This is not over,
this is not over, prosecutor."

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And she told me, "Yes, Mrs. Nadya."

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She says, "There will be justice.
Trust the authorities."

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I told her, "I trust the authorities,
prosecutor. Don't let me down."

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When parents tell you, I mean,

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they confront you suddenly and say,

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"What would you do
if it were your children?"

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I don't know what I would do.

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And for that reason,

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well, I think that had also been
another one of the reasons why…

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Well, at least it was part
of why I had not yet made the decision

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to actively pursue becoming a mother.

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I was thinking, "Why would I want
to become a mother to a girl

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when we are living in a country

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in which gender equality
is still somewhere on a distant horizon,

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and where women must learn to bear,

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to varying degrees,
the risk of being victims of femicide?"

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This case, Yrma Lydya's case,

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I think it was, like, a day or two after
we had just gone to the Remedios river

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and found the remains of Joana Esmeralda,

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when Yrma Lydya's femicide took place.

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So the wheel keeps turning
and it doesn't ever stop.

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And it was so cruel.

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The perfect passionate woman who gives
her whole life to the stage, that's me.

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When I'm singing, it's like if I'm flying.

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I think Yrma Lydya was very clear

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that she wanted to be a singer,
and not just any singer.

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She wanted to be a star,

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a star on the level of the greats
that Mexico had produced,

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like Lola Beltrán, Lucha Villa.

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But she wanted to be at that level.

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And she even told me,
for each performance,

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she almost always said,
"I don't wanna wear the same dress."

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"Make me one for this performance."

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Because she was already dreaming
of becoming a big star in Mexico,

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a star in Mexican folk music.

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This outfit,

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this was the last thing
she had asked me to make for her,

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to help her start her own path.

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YRMA LYDYA'S FRIEND

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Because until then, everything
had been chosen for her by her husband.

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They had been separated
for about ten days.

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RELATION: FAMILY
AGE RANGE: YOUNG ADULT

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We have a femicide
at the Suntory Restaurant in Del Valle,

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and boom.

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Tonight, a woman
was murdered by her husband

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inside the Suntory Restaurant
in the Del Valle neighborhood,

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in the Benito Juárez borough,
here in Mexico City.

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The Yrma Lydya case was a femicide

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that occurred
in a very upscale neighborhood,

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an area where the upper social classes go,

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the Suntory Restaurant.

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This is the Suntory Del Valle Restaurant.

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This is where the events took place.

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Our team arrived at the scene,
and there was already a perimeter,

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which was established
by the Department of Public Safety.

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And, at that time,

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the officers carried out
the arrest of Jesús Alcocer

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and one of his bodyguards,

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because the other one
had already fled the scene.

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Almost immediately, this story
was being reported in all the media.

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The lawyer had shot his wife.

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She was the singer Yrma Lydya,
21 years old,

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whom several other diners tried to help,

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but the three gunshots
had already taken her life.

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I went straight to the office,

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and the police units
had already arrived there.

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The police units were here
at the Prosecutor's Office

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with this man
and his bodyguard, Mr. Benjamín.

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They were on duty in the department
here at the Femicide Prosecutor's Office.

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The man whom they were holding in custody
was an elderly person,

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over 70 years old.

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He looked energetic at that time.

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Tall, a tall man, gray hair.

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He was wearing a white shirt,
I think, a tie and suspenders.

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A person who appeared
to be obviously wealthy.

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But who is this alleged lawyer?

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He's reported
to be ostentatious, arrogant.

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He carried a firearm
that he would openly display

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and place on the table
to intimidate his counterparts.

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He boasted
that he could get the security agencies

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to buy from the suppliers he specified.

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It was also said
that he had ties to Genaro García Luna,

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the controversial
Secretary of Public Security

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during Felipe Calderón's six-year term.

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This guy is a real piece of work, huh?

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Prosecutor Ernestina Godoy said to me,

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"Sayuri, I have received many calls

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from people asking for favors
for Jesús Alcocer."

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Sayuri, good evening.

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We're going to have to be very firm
with these detainees going forward,

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because the suspect
has already made calls everywhere.

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I knew him.
I personally knew him as a lawyer.

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I can tell you one thing for sure.

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A lot of people's phones
were ringing off the hook.

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Let's just say that some powerful,

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economically powerful,
politically powerful people as well,

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these were people who were friends of his,
and also friends of mine.

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They were like, "What's going on?
Really? Are you sure?"

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"Could it be
that someone is setting him up?"

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"This has to be investigated thoroughly."

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"Of course, rest assured

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that we will investigate this
very thoroughly."

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Apparently, he knows a lot of people,

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but sorry, that doesn't excuse him.

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Well, we'll be vigilant. Thank you.

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Those are the conditions
I need in order to do my job.

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When the public prosecutors know

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that they have the protection,
support and determination

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to move forward coming from up above,

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the public prosecutors can make progress.

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And so we immediately sent
our investigative people

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to the crime scene, and they started
the investigation at that time,

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to take photographic evidence,
to take blood samples,

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and to recover the bullet casings.

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TODAY THE FIRST HEARING MAY BE HELD
TO DEFINE THEIR LEGAL SITUATION

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Mr. Jesús Alcocer maintains the narrative

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that he did not shoot his wife,

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and that he is as much a victim
as the other relatives of the deceased.

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The lawyer told us
that there is not, according to him,

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a single piece of evidence showing
that Jesús Hernández fired at his wife.

00:16:50.050 --> 00:16:52.636 align:center
There were strong indications,

00:16:52.720 --> 00:16:55.681 align:center
ballistic indications,
bullet casings that were processed,

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collected in an area where it was clear
that people had been socializing.

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At the scene, there were wine glasses

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and some illegible writings
on the tablecloths.

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Here we are
in this very large evidence warehouse.

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It's just huge.

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Well, this is part of the job, right,
that we perform at the scene of the crime.

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But as a public prosecutor, I don't have
direct contact with the evidence.

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The person who has that contact
is the one who processes the evidence.

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On the restaurant table,
there was a kind of tablecloth

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on which there were some handwritten notes

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that, well, we deduced
that Yrma Lydya had made these notes.

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There had been
some problems and disagreements

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that she wrote about on the tablecloth.

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2. GETS WORSE EVERY DAY

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She let Mr. Alcocer know
that she was no longer happy,

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that she no longer wanted
to be with him.

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That was the motive perhaps

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for Mr. Alcocer
to commit this criminal act.

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SAFEKEEPING: EVIDENCE WAREHOUSE

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BALLISTICS AND FIREARMS AREA
GENERAL ELEMENTS AREA

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BALLISTICS 2022

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The Investigative Police team
went to Mr. Alcocer's home,

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and indeed, they found the weapon
that was used in the femicide.

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This firearm is quite distinctive,

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in that it is sometimes called
"the cop killer."

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It has the peculiarity
of being a fairly powerful caliber weapon…

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that has been adapted
to a smaller firearm.

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It is specifically designed
to penetrate certain levels of armor,

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which is why it was given
the nickname "the cop killer."

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At 12:00 p.m.
I'll call Elia right now to see if…

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Really? You'll call? Okay…

00:19:47.644 --> 00:19:50.939 align:center
I'll do that while you run
the investigation on the clothing.

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Okay, so what about the fucking videos?

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Will they give them to us?
Are they gonna pick them up?

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Yes, they were supposed to go for…

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The amount of pressure we felt
during that time, oh my God.

00:20:06.079 --> 00:20:09.708 align:center
Those were some difficult
and complicated hours.

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Very stressful, very stressful.

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In 48 hours,
we had to resolve the legal situation

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of Mr. Alcocer and Mr. Benjamin.

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-Fuck yeah, let's go.
-Okay? Let me call Elia.

00:20:22.304 --> 00:20:24.306 align:center
-Please, man, okay?
-Okay, buddy.

00:20:24.389 --> 00:20:26.725 align:center
Sounds good.
I'll move on to the next matter.

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What's the first thing they ask for?

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-A letter of intent.
-Oh my God. And after that?

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Next is a certified copy
of the birth certificate.

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A certified copy
of the marriage certificate.

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Well, if that's the case, right?

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If it's a civil partnership,
provide documentary evidence.

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No.

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An adoption process can be long.

00:21:03.720 --> 00:21:06.890 align:center
These processes require a lot of patience,

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and they require the applicants
to deliver a large amount of paperwork.

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BIRTH CERTIFICATE

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It's my explanatory statement,
my statement of intent.

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You have to undergo so many tests.

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Psychological tests, medical tests.

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You know, it's not a minor thing

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because being able
to care for a young child

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is a huge responsibility.

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I'm suffering
from writer's block, you know.

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Yeah.

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Uh-huh.

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Even though I'm feeling
a little bit hesitant,

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I'm determined to start the process,
to begin the adoption process.

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My decision to adopt a child
comes from the heart.

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I mean, it's not a…

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It's not because I can't conceive.

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KAREN ITZEL RODRÍGUEZ
CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNICIAN

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I'd put my grandson to sleep.

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I'd feed him dinner. I'd tuck him in.

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I'd read him a story, then…

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I'd watch the videos.

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REQUEST C2 VIDEO CAMERAS
AND PRIVATE CAMERAS

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You can see all the movement

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'cause the camera is
in the corner of the property.

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Ms. Nadya was upset, furious.

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She said to me, "They're lying to me.
I know more people were involved in this."

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And she was upset because it seemed
like she had to convince us

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that there were more people
involved in the crime.

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At 1:12, you can see
when they take my daughter's body out.

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Palomares pulls the SUV out,

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and the one closing the gate
is Mr. José Luis,

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who was my daughter's father-in-law.

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FATHER OF JOSÉ LUIS GALICIA PALOMARES

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And he sits in the back,
behind the driver, behind Palomares.

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And they drive away.

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But when you follow that truck
to where they went to dump my daughter,

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you can see everything.

00:24:20.792 --> 00:24:23.795 align:center
And then they go
into San Miguel Las Tablas.

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And the distance from where they drove in

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to where they buried my daughter's body,
it's just a few steps.

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And when they return
from disposing of my daughter's body,

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around 4:40-something in the morning,

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you can see
how Martha Beatriz opens the gate for them

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when they come back.

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MOTHER-IN-LAW

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You can see
how Martha Beatriz opens the gate

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so they can drive in quickly,

00:25:56.680 --> 00:25:58.265 align:center
and how she closes the gate,

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and you can see them
getting out of that SUV.

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The Public Prosecutor's Office

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usually has a lot
of other investigation files.

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And the families are often 100% committed

00:26:17.033 --> 00:26:20.662 align:center
to seeking justice
and to understanding all that happened,

00:26:20.745 --> 00:26:24.416 align:center
to getting a clear picture of the facts,
not only in the files,

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but also in the places
where the crimes were committed,

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with the victim's friends.

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And that's where I think that,
with effective collaboration

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between family members and prosecutors,
we can make progress.

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WANTED
FUGITIVE

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AT LEAST TWO SUBJECTS

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When I first took a look
at the file, I knew it was impossible

00:27:26.394 --> 00:27:29.230 align:center
that only one person
was involved in these events.

00:27:30.565 --> 00:27:34.152 align:center
It's my job, not Ms. Nadya's job.

00:27:34.235 --> 00:27:38.865 align:center
It's my job to investigate and to prove
that more people were involved

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and to what degree they were involved.

00:27:44.079 --> 00:27:49.125 align:center
I think that the most outstanding
part of Carolina's work on this

00:27:49.209 --> 00:27:51.503 align:center
was in listening carefully,

00:27:52.170 --> 00:27:54.089 align:center
and working exhaustively,

00:27:54.589 --> 00:27:57.676 align:center
and being attentive
to Ms. Nadya's requests.

00:27:57.759 --> 00:28:00.678 align:center
So we are in courtroom number 21

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to continue the trial
and analysis hearings

00:28:03.264 --> 00:28:07.519 align:center
against José Luis Galicia Palomares
for the criminal act of femicide.

00:28:08.603 --> 00:28:10.772 align:center
I've attended all the hearings.

00:28:10.855 --> 00:28:12.982 align:center
I've been involved in my daughter's case.

00:28:13.692 --> 00:28:16.611 align:center
Good afternoon, NTBV, vicarious victim

00:28:16.695 --> 00:28:19.489 align:center
and representative
of my minor grandson, JNGR.

00:28:19.572 --> 00:28:23.868 align:center
NTBV, vicarious victim and representative
of my minor grandson.

00:28:23.952 --> 00:28:27.163 align:center
NTBV, vicarious victim.

00:28:27.247 --> 00:28:31.000 align:center
Vicarious victim and representative
of my minor grandson, JNGR.

00:28:31.084 --> 00:28:35.505 align:center
I don't get anything from this,
nor do I want anything, except justice.

00:28:45.306 --> 00:28:47.225 align:center
It is the principle of thoroughness,

00:28:47.726 --> 00:28:50.311 align:center
meaning that all lines of investigation,

00:28:50.395 --> 00:28:52.439 align:center
all evidence must be processed.

00:28:52.522 --> 00:28:54.649 align:center
And that if this results
in new information

00:28:54.733 --> 00:28:57.986 align:center
that needs to be processed, then so be it.

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17:30 YRMA LYDYA CASE

00:29:15.044 --> 00:29:20.008 align:center
Yrma, I'm so happy
to be joining you here at your home.

00:29:20.091 --> 00:29:23.052 align:center
She and her husband,
who is a true gentleman,

00:29:23.136 --> 00:29:26.931 align:center
a wonderful human being,
a well-known lawyer, Jesús…

00:29:27.015 --> 00:29:30.685 align:center
-Hernández Alcocer.
-Jesús Hernández Alcocer.

00:29:31.186 --> 00:29:34.314 align:center
You have no idea
how wonderful a person he is.

00:29:34.397 --> 00:29:39.444 align:center
Just like her,
so polite, so gentlemanly, so attentive.

00:29:40.737 --> 00:29:44.032 align:center
In our investigation
into any history of violence,

00:29:44.115 --> 00:29:47.368 align:center
we realized that there was a complaint
that Yrma Lydya had made,

00:29:47.452 --> 00:29:51.915 align:center
which the Prosecutor's Office classified
at the time as domestic violence.

00:29:53.500 --> 00:29:54.834 align:center
Jesús, did you fall?

00:29:55.335 --> 00:29:56.336 align:center
Jesús!

00:29:57.003 --> 00:29:58.379 align:center
Fuck off!

00:29:59.756 --> 00:30:02.133 align:center
-What's wrong with you?
-I'll beat the shit out of you!

00:30:02.217 --> 00:30:05.929 align:center
What's wrong with you?
What's wrong with you, Jesús?

00:30:06.971 --> 00:30:09.849 align:center
You don't have to hit me.
I came to help you.

00:30:12.977 --> 00:30:16.314 align:center
Eventually, she succumbed
to pressure from this man

00:30:16.397 --> 00:30:18.900 align:center
to forego filing charges for this crime.

00:30:19.400 --> 00:30:23.196 align:center
And we, at the time,
after a technical legal analysis was done,

00:30:23.279 --> 00:30:25.532 align:center
considered the leniency null and void,

00:30:25.615 --> 00:30:28.117 align:center
because what we found
in Yrma Lydya's account

00:30:28.201 --> 00:30:30.411 align:center
constituted an attempted femicide.

00:30:30.495 --> 00:30:33.665 align:center
She had been threatened,
she had been beaten.

00:30:33.748 --> 00:30:35.667 align:center
Mr. Alcocer had threatened her

00:30:35.750 --> 00:30:38.795 align:center
when he pointed a gun at her head,
threatening to kill her.

00:30:38.878 --> 00:30:41.339 align:center
And she only managed to escape

00:30:41.422 --> 00:30:44.300 align:center
thanks to the cleaning staff
who came to her aid.

00:30:44.384 --> 00:30:47.470 align:center
In this case, leniency was not justified

00:30:47.554 --> 00:30:49.472 align:center
because the Public Prosecutor's Office

00:30:49.556 --> 00:30:52.058 align:center
should have granted
protective measures for her,

00:30:52.141 --> 00:30:54.936 align:center
and should have worked
to obtain an arrest warrant

00:30:55.019 --> 00:30:56.938 align:center
to prevent Mr. Alcocer

00:30:57.021 --> 00:30:59.941 align:center
from continuing to commit violence
against Yrma Lydya.

00:31:00.024 --> 00:31:01.234 align:center
And she'd still be alive

00:31:01.317 --> 00:31:04.404 align:center
if the Public Prosecutor's Office
had acted in that manner.

00:31:06.698 --> 00:31:09.534 align:center
Of course it makes us angry.
It makes us very angry.

00:31:11.661 --> 00:31:14.539 align:center
We cannot say,
"It's a different investigation."

00:31:14.622 --> 00:31:16.875 align:center
"It's another prosecutor's office."

00:31:16.958 --> 00:31:19.586 align:center
I think it's
an institutional responsibility.

00:31:20.086 --> 00:31:22.755 align:center
-I'm going to sing you a ranchera.
-Yes.

00:31:22.839 --> 00:31:25.216 align:center
It's called "I Was Wrong About You."

00:31:25.300 --> 00:31:26.467 align:center
Oh, yes, honey.

00:31:26.551 --> 00:31:32.098 align:center
I was wrong about you

00:31:32.181 --> 00:31:35.059 align:center
I was terribly wrong

00:31:35.143 --> 00:31:37.812 align:center
As very few

00:31:38.271 --> 00:31:42.275 align:center
Have ever been wrong

00:31:42.775 --> 00:31:45.612 align:center
I met you in church

00:31:45.695 --> 00:31:48.448 align:center
And I looked at you in silence

00:31:48.531 --> 00:31:55.204 align:center
So as not to disturb your prayer
Which is sacred to me…

00:32:09.218 --> 00:32:12.347 align:center
We were facing a very complex hearing

00:32:13.014 --> 00:32:16.100 align:center
before the Judiciary Authority
in this case.

00:32:16.601 --> 00:32:19.729 align:center
In Mexico City, on June 26th, 2022,

00:32:19.812 --> 00:32:21.356 align:center
we are in hearing room number 11,

00:32:21.939 --> 00:32:24.609 align:center
located in the North Prison,
to hold a preliminary hearing

00:32:24.692 --> 00:32:27.946 align:center
against Jesús Hernández Alcocer
and Benjamín Hernández Mendoza

00:32:28.029 --> 00:32:29.947 align:center
for the crime of femicide.

00:32:30.031 --> 00:32:32.075 align:center
Please, on behalf
of the Prosecutor's Office,

00:32:32.158 --> 00:32:33.117 align:center
who is present?

00:32:33.201 --> 00:32:36.913 align:center
Your Honor, Héctor Miguel Ortiz
Acosta of the Public Prosecutor's Office

00:32:36.996 --> 00:32:39.874 align:center
with the Femicide Investigation
Prosecutor's Office.

00:32:39.957 --> 00:32:41.626 align:center
We have the witness interview.

00:32:41.709 --> 00:32:44.712 align:center
Your personal information
will be kept confidential.

00:32:44.796 --> 00:32:46.255 align:center
PROTECTED WITNESS
YRMA LYDYA CASE

00:32:46.339 --> 00:32:50.301 align:center
I arrived at Suntory that night,
a few minutes after 7:00 p.m.

00:32:50.385 --> 00:32:52.512 align:center
INTERVIEW WITH WITNESS T1
FROM JULY 9, 2022

00:32:52.595 --> 00:32:55.139 align:center
Once inside, they gave me the first table,

00:32:55.640 --> 00:32:58.893 align:center
which is right in front
of the private dining room,

00:32:59.394 --> 00:33:00.853 align:center
which had glass doors.

00:33:00.937 --> 00:33:03.648 align:center
Inside that room, there were two people,

00:33:03.731 --> 00:33:07.694 align:center
a young woman and a much older man.

00:33:07.777 --> 00:33:10.697 align:center
He had gray hair
and was wearing suspenders, by the way.

00:33:10.780 --> 00:33:12.365 align:center
THE COUPLE IN THE PRIVATE ROOM

00:33:12.448 --> 00:33:15.660 align:center
After a few minutes, in the private room,

00:33:16.661 --> 00:33:20.331 align:center
I saw that an argument between the two
of them was getting heated,

00:33:20.415 --> 00:33:21.958 align:center
and it was very bad.

00:33:23.835 --> 00:33:25.962 align:center
As soon as we had the opportunity,

00:33:26.045 --> 00:33:28.464 align:center
we informed
one of the Suntory head waiters

00:33:28.548 --> 00:33:32.218 align:center
that the argument in the private room
was getting very heated,

00:33:32.301 --> 00:33:37.306 align:center
and that he should take precautions
because it was getting ugly in that room.

00:33:38.015 --> 00:33:40.268 align:center
And soon, at some point,

00:33:40.351 --> 00:33:44.188 align:center
I could hear that the man
had started raising his voice a lot.

00:33:44.272 --> 00:33:45.606 align:center
And he said to her,

00:33:46.607 --> 00:33:50.319 align:center
"Because you are going to change.
You are going to change!"

00:33:50.403 --> 00:33:51.696 align:center
YOU ARE GOING TO CHANGE!

00:33:51.779 --> 00:33:55.033 align:center
He said it in a very,
very aggressive and loud tone.

00:33:56.409 --> 00:33:59.954 align:center
When one of the other waiters came by,
we told him again,

00:34:00.455 --> 00:34:04.417 align:center
"Hey, this is getting worse,
and it seems like the man is armed."

00:34:05.668 --> 00:34:07.336 align:center
"Yes, we'll look into it," he said.

00:34:08.337 --> 00:34:11.215 align:center
What happened next was just unbelievable.

00:34:13.176 --> 00:34:16.971 align:center
At then at some point, she looked at us,

00:34:17.054 --> 00:34:19.223 align:center
but she didn't say anything.

00:34:20.099 --> 00:34:22.894 align:center
She looked at us
with a fearful expression.

00:34:23.561 --> 00:34:25.897 align:center
She raised her eyebrows
and her eyes were wide open,

00:34:25.980 --> 00:34:27.857 align:center
as if to say, "Do something."

00:34:29.692 --> 00:34:30.943 align:center
He aimed at her.

00:34:32.612 --> 00:34:35.990 align:center
I said, "He's aiming the gun at her.
He's going to shoot her!"

00:34:36.074 --> 00:34:37.325 align:center
And he shot her.

00:34:38.701 --> 00:34:41.496 align:center
MR. JESÚS FIRED THE SECOND SHOT

00:34:41.579 --> 00:34:47.919 align:center
MR. JESÚS FIRED A THIRD SHOT

00:34:48.002 --> 00:34:51.172 align:center
Then… one of his assistants came in.

00:34:51.672 --> 00:34:54.509 align:center
I didn't hear the question
he asked the defendant,

00:34:54.592 --> 00:34:56.803 align:center
but the question is easy to guess

00:34:56.886 --> 00:35:01.516 align:center
because what Hernández Alcocer
answered was,

00:35:02.058 --> 00:35:04.268 align:center
"Well, off to jail! Fuck it!"

00:35:04.352 --> 00:35:07.230 align:center
"Because she was a fucking whore!"

00:35:12.026 --> 00:35:14.529 align:center
A judge determined a few moments ago

00:35:15.113 --> 00:35:19.909 align:center
that lawyer Jesús Hernández Alcocer
will remain in custody.

00:35:20.409 --> 00:35:22.245 align:center
He and his driver and bodyguard,

00:35:22.328 --> 00:35:24.872 align:center
Benjamín Hernández Mendoza, 42,

00:35:24.956 --> 00:35:28.668 align:center
were charged for the femicide
of Yrma Lydya Gamboa, 22.

00:35:29.877 --> 00:35:32.880 align:center
An arrest warrant was issued
for the second bodyguard,

00:35:33.381 --> 00:35:35.925 align:center
who we consider
an accomplice to the crime,

00:35:36.425 --> 00:35:38.803 align:center
and who is currently
a fugitive from justice.

00:35:39.971 --> 00:35:46.978 align:center
REWARD
WANTED

00:36:17.633 --> 00:36:20.136 align:center
The investigation
into who killed this young woman

00:36:20.219 --> 00:36:21.637 align:center
took an unexpected turn.

00:36:22.138 --> 00:36:24.682 align:center
The Mexico City
Prosecutor’s Office reported

00:36:24.765 --> 00:36:28.144 align:center
that Karen Itzel Rodríguez Barrales
was found.

00:36:28.227 --> 00:36:30.563 align:center
We're going to check for blood.

00:36:31.814 --> 00:36:34.567 align:center
We're going to look for fingerprints,

00:36:34.650 --> 00:36:40.323 align:center
bloodstains and other forensic evidence
in the following rooms of that house.

00:36:40.406 --> 00:36:43.993 align:center
In the bathroom, on the stairs,
in the upstairs living room,

00:36:44.076 --> 00:36:47.663 align:center
in the downstairs living room,
and also in our victim's room.

00:36:50.791 --> 00:36:56.255 align:center
This document that we are going
to read aloud, along with the audio,

00:36:57.298 --> 00:37:02.428 align:center
represents the guidelines under which
the arrest warrant was requested.

00:37:02.511 --> 00:37:05.223 align:center
-Palomares, José Luis Palomares.
-José Luis Palomares.

00:37:05.306 --> 00:37:08.684 align:center
Pay attention. Remember that this is
the summary of the whole case.

00:37:08.768 --> 00:37:11.896 align:center
In case we miss something,
girls, pay attention.

00:37:12.688 --> 00:37:16.067 align:center
Pay close attention to the details.
Listen carefully, okay?

00:37:16.859 --> 00:37:18.819 align:center
Field forensics report.

00:37:18.903 --> 00:37:22.490 align:center
Female buried at a depth
of 1.6 meters in a secret grave

00:37:22.573 --> 00:37:24.492 align:center
in order to hide the body.

00:37:24.575 --> 00:37:27.411 align:center
In addition, the space
was filled with soil and plants

00:37:27.495 --> 00:37:29.538 align:center
so as to make it less visible.

00:37:29.622 --> 00:37:30.623 align:center
Autopsy report.

00:37:30.706 --> 00:37:36.420 align:center
The body of the victim KIRB showed signs
of asphyxiation by strangulation,

00:37:36.504 --> 00:37:38.089 align:center
which is classified as fatal.

00:37:38.172 --> 00:37:40.675 align:center
In this case,
according to the location and evidence,

00:37:40.758 --> 00:37:44.512 align:center
there is a probability
that more than one person was involved.

00:37:53.562 --> 00:37:56.691 align:center
Everyone, bring your jackets
and make sure they're clearly labeled.

00:37:57.900 --> 00:37:59.110 align:center
Let's go inside.

00:38:11.872 --> 00:38:13.040 align:center
So you have my number.

00:38:13.124 --> 00:38:15.459 align:center
-Yes.
-Let me know if you need anything.

00:38:15.543 --> 00:38:17.169 align:center
-But you can't come in.
-That's fine.

00:38:17.253 --> 00:38:19.964 align:center
-So we don't jeopardize the investigation.
-Of course.

00:38:45.656 --> 00:38:50.703 align:center
Thank you. This hearing was scheduled
for the testimony of JNGR.

00:38:51.287 --> 00:38:52.913 align:center
Is your witness ready, prosecutor?

00:38:52.997 --> 00:38:55.666 align:center
Yes, Your Honor.
Here is the protected witness.

00:38:58.002 --> 00:39:01.881 align:center
On one occasion,
when we had just come back from swimming,

00:39:03.966 --> 00:39:06.093 align:center
I started washing the dishes,

00:39:06.177 --> 00:39:08.679 align:center
and he brought a chair, dragged it over,

00:39:08.763 --> 00:39:12.183 align:center
climbed on it, and said,
"Grandma, stop washing the dishes."

00:39:12.266 --> 00:39:16.145 align:center
"Listen to me. I want you to listen to me
and look me in the eyes."

00:39:17.396 --> 00:39:20.608 align:center
-I said, "Sure, son."
-He said, "Turn off the faucet."

00:39:20.691 --> 00:39:23.611 align:center
I turned off the faucet,
sat in front of him and said,

00:39:23.694 --> 00:39:25.404 align:center
"What's going on, son?"

00:39:25.905 --> 00:39:30.868 align:center
And he said, "My mom was killed
in the upstairs bathroom."

00:39:31.368 --> 00:39:32.661 align:center
I was in shock.

00:39:33.913 --> 00:39:34.914 align:center
Hi.

00:39:37.166 --> 00:39:39.293 align:center
-How are you?
-Fine.

00:39:39.377 --> 00:39:41.504 align:center
Good. Do you know why you're here?

00:39:42.004 --> 00:39:43.756 align:center
Because my mom was killed.

00:39:43.839 --> 00:39:45.716 align:center
PROTECTED WITNESS
KAREN ITZEL CASE

00:39:45.800 --> 00:39:47.468 align:center
Who's your mom?

00:39:47.968 --> 00:39:51.138 align:center
Karen Itzel Rodríguez Barrales.

00:39:52.973 --> 00:39:55.267 align:center
Can you tell us where this happened?

00:39:56.102 --> 00:39:58.145 align:center
In the upstairs bathroom.

00:40:01.273 --> 00:40:04.819 align:center
-Whose bathroom is that?
-Martha Beatriz.

00:40:05.319 --> 00:40:08.489 align:center
-Who is Martha Beatriz?
-Grandma.

00:40:09.448 --> 00:40:11.325 align:center
-Your grandma?
-Yes.

00:40:12.201 --> 00:40:14.745 align:center
How do you know
it was in the upstairs bathroom?

00:40:16.038 --> 00:40:17.623 align:center
Because I saw it.

00:40:27.007 --> 00:40:30.594 align:center
You see these dots? There it is.
Wait, wait. Can we turn it off, please?

00:40:33.472 --> 00:40:34.849 align:center
-Chemi…
-Luminescence.

00:40:34.932 --> 00:40:38.060 align:center
-Luminescence.
-Irregular chemiluminescence.

00:40:39.728 --> 00:40:43.524 align:center
On the footprint
on the fourth step from the bottom.

00:40:44.233 --> 00:40:45.234 align:center
Keep going?

00:40:49.029 --> 00:40:51.198 align:center
What did you see that day in the bathroom?

00:40:54.910 --> 00:40:57.997 align:center
-That they killed my mom.
-How did you say it happened?

00:40:58.080 --> 00:41:01.083 align:center
Well, my mom was gonna give me a bath.

00:41:01.167 --> 00:41:04.587 align:center
And Martha Beatriz told her
that it was her bathroom.

00:41:04.670 --> 00:41:06.464 align:center
And they started arguing.

00:41:10.009 --> 00:41:11.886 align:center
What happened after the argument?

00:41:12.595 --> 00:41:15.806 align:center
Grandpa came in
and they started hitting her.

00:41:16.557 --> 00:41:21.687 align:center
-Where did they hit her?
-In… in the neck.

00:41:21.770 --> 00:41:26.734 align:center
In the arms,
in the belly, and in the legs.

00:41:28.986 --> 00:41:31.572 align:center
And then José Luis pushed her.

00:41:32.781 --> 00:41:36.076 align:center
He climbed on top of her
and grabbed her by her neck.

00:41:37.828 --> 00:41:39.246 align:center
Who is José Luis?

00:41:41.499 --> 00:41:43.083 align:center
He's my father.

00:41:46.837 --> 00:41:49.840 align:center
What we see
is some irregular chemiluminescence.

00:42:13.864 --> 00:42:17.535 align:center
This incident that you're
telling me about, was it day or night?

00:42:17.618 --> 00:42:21.538 align:center
-At night, because it was dark.
-Thanks. No more questions.

00:42:21.622 --> 00:42:24.041 align:center
-Counselor?
-No questions, Your Honor.

00:42:32.299 --> 00:42:36.053 align:center
FORENSIC INVESTIGATION
MOBILE UNIT

00:42:39.265 --> 00:42:41.392 align:center
Does the defendant have a request?

00:42:43.519 --> 00:42:44.895 align:center
No, Your Honor.

00:42:47.565 --> 00:42:49.066 align:center
I have not seen remorse

00:42:49.149 --> 00:42:52.069 align:center
in any of the men
who have committed these femicides.

00:42:53.112 --> 00:42:56.156 align:center
Those people who have openly admitted
to the judges

00:42:56.657 --> 00:43:00.452 align:center
that they committed these criminal acts
tried to justify them.

00:43:03.580 --> 00:43:06.208 align:center
They were looking
for your mommy here, baby.

00:43:06.292 --> 00:43:10.296 align:center
-This is where thy found her?
-Yes, honey, in this area.

00:43:40.534 --> 00:43:43.329 align:center
We really need to rethink

00:43:43.954 --> 00:43:46.248 align:center
how we build our relationships,

00:43:46.332 --> 00:43:47.833 align:center
how we build family,

00:43:48.334 --> 00:43:50.419 align:center
and that means transforming everything.

00:43:54.965 --> 00:43:57.259 align:center
Justice would accompany all of that.

00:44:49.687 --> 00:44:51.605 align:center
This hearing is
to review the detention order

00:44:51.689 --> 00:44:53.732 align:center
placed against Jesús Hernández Alcocer,

00:44:53.816 --> 00:44:56.110 align:center
who is charged with the crime of femicide

00:44:56.193 --> 00:44:59.488 align:center
to the detriment of the victim
whose identity has been withheld.

00:45:00.447 --> 00:45:06.161 align:center
At that time,
he looked very, very tired, very haggard.

00:45:06.954 --> 00:45:11.583 align:center
Mr. Alcocer's lawyers requested
a review of the detention order

00:45:12.376 --> 00:45:17.673 align:center
to ask the judge to change that order
from preventive detention to house arrest.

00:45:18.173 --> 00:45:20.384 align:center
Whoever is presenting
the evidence in court

00:45:20.467 --> 00:45:23.554 align:center
has to incorporate
the testimony of a witness,

00:45:23.637 --> 00:45:26.265 align:center
of an expert through direct questions,

00:45:26.348 --> 00:45:30.018 align:center
what, how, when, where, why, for what?

00:45:30.728 --> 00:45:32.980 align:center
You can't suggest the answers.

00:45:33.063 --> 00:45:34.565 align:center
You can't say,

00:45:35.065 --> 00:45:38.110 align:center
"You were there on that date, right?"

00:45:38.193 --> 00:45:41.155 align:center
There will be an objection
as a leading question.

00:45:41.739 --> 00:45:43.866 align:center
Was there contact with the prison doctors?

00:45:43.949 --> 00:45:46.034 align:center
Objection. Leading.
He's giving him an answer.

00:45:46.118 --> 00:45:47.870 align:center
Sustained. Don't answer.

00:45:50.497 --> 00:45:52.916 align:center
Was there contact with prison staff?

00:45:53.000 --> 00:45:55.752 align:center
-Objection. Same grounds.
-Sustained. Don't answer.

00:45:56.295 --> 00:46:00.257 align:center
Do you know if they performed
any tests at the Ticomán Hospital

00:46:00.340 --> 00:46:02.759 align:center
due to the emergency in question?

00:46:02.843 --> 00:46:05.137 align:center
Objection.
Not his own facts, and it's leading.

00:46:05.220 --> 00:46:06.805 align:center
Sustained. Do not answer.

00:46:06.889 --> 00:46:10.142 align:center
But he might know about that,
Your Honor. It's not his own actions.

00:46:10.225 --> 00:46:12.311 align:center
Counselor, I've repeatedly insisted

00:46:12.394 --> 00:46:16.315 align:center
that you not include the answer
in the questions, which you refuse to do.

00:46:16.398 --> 00:46:20.027 align:center
You put yourself in that situation
because you chose to, counselor.

00:46:23.614 --> 00:46:24.990 align:center
That's all, Your Honor.

00:46:27.201 --> 00:46:29.620 align:center
So once the debate has been concluded,

00:46:29.703 --> 00:46:34.291 align:center
and then, in the arguments, we establish
that there was also a risk to the victims,

00:46:34.792 --> 00:46:38.253 align:center
and the judge will take
all of that into consideration

00:46:38.337 --> 00:46:42.174 align:center
in order not to grant the change
of preventive detention to the defendant.

00:46:43.634 --> 00:46:46.178 align:center
So the defendant,
well, he remained in custody.

00:46:47.179 --> 00:46:51.099 align:center
The court is not inclined toward
granting you any other cautionary measure,

00:46:51.183 --> 00:46:54.603 align:center
given the risk that you pose
to the vicarious victims,

00:46:54.686 --> 00:46:57.689 align:center
considering that you've already
threatened them with death,

00:46:57.773 --> 00:47:01.026 align:center
and that, at least according
to the evidence presented so far,

00:47:01.527 --> 00:47:04.655 align:center
you caused the death of YLGJ.

00:47:10.828 --> 00:47:13.622 align:center
Let's move on to the topics
we've prepared for you today.

00:47:13.705 --> 00:47:14.832 align:center
Divine justice?

00:47:14.915 --> 00:47:17.918 align:center
Jesús Hernández Alcocer,
known as the Suntory murderer,

00:47:18.001 --> 00:47:19.002 align:center
who killed his wife,

00:47:19.086 --> 00:47:21.922 align:center
the 22-year-old singer Yrma Lydya,
last June,

00:47:22.005 --> 00:47:24.258 align:center
died this morning in the North Prison.

00:47:24.341 --> 00:47:26.552 align:center
He was known as an arrogant man,

00:47:26.635 --> 00:47:28.053 align:center
who carried firearms,

00:47:28.136 --> 00:47:31.265 align:center
who entered the Suntory Restaurant
that night with a weapon.

00:47:31.765 --> 00:47:35.352 align:center
Alcocer was a real character,
who posed as a powerful attorney,

00:47:35.435 --> 00:47:38.689 align:center
a man with contacts in the courts
and in the judiciary.

00:47:38.772 --> 00:47:41.316 align:center
Well, the Suntory murderer,
as he was called…

00:47:41.942 --> 00:47:44.361 align:center
The family was bitterly disappointed

00:47:44.444 --> 00:47:46.029 align:center
when this man died in custody

00:47:46.113 --> 00:47:47.906 align:center
without receiving his sentence.

00:47:48.407 --> 00:47:50.117 align:center
One of the first things we told them

00:47:50.200 --> 00:47:53.328 align:center
was that the dead man
was really Mr. Alcocer,

00:47:53.412 --> 00:47:56.748 align:center
because they had some doubts
about the Mexican justice system.

00:47:56.832 --> 00:48:01.169 align:center
They said, "What if he didn't die
and they're making us believe that he did,

00:48:01.253 --> 00:48:03.839 align:center
and he is somewhere else
living in freedom?"

00:48:03.922 --> 00:48:09.511 align:center
What we told them was,
"Yes, we guarantee that it is indeed him."

00:48:09.595 --> 00:48:12.222 align:center
Because we also reviewed the autopsy

00:48:12.306 --> 00:48:16.101 align:center
that was performed
at the Institute of Forensic Sciences

00:48:16.184 --> 00:48:18.353 align:center
in order to verify it for ourselves,

00:48:18.437 --> 00:48:20.439 align:center
to be sure of what we told the family,

00:48:20.522 --> 00:48:22.649 align:center
that it was indeed Mr. Alcocer.

00:48:23.442 --> 00:48:25.193 align:center
After the death of Jesús N.,

00:48:25.277 --> 00:48:28.155 align:center
convicted of the femicide
of the singer Yrma Lydya,

00:48:28.238 --> 00:48:30.157 align:center
the Prosecutor's Office has a priority

00:48:30.240 --> 00:48:33.785 align:center
to prosecute the bodyguard Mr. Benjamin,
already imprisoned,

00:48:33.869 --> 00:48:38.123 align:center
and Mr. Máximo, who, three months
after the crime, is still at large.

00:48:40.250 --> 00:48:44.421 align:center
Good evening. Let's review
the progress on Máximo's compliance.

00:48:44.922 --> 00:48:46.590 align:center
What are you doing to locate Máximo?

00:48:46.673 --> 00:48:48.967 align:center
-How are you looking for him?
-Tell us.

00:48:49.468 --> 00:48:53.180 align:center
I don't have any new addresses.
The newest ones were these.

00:48:54.222 --> 00:48:56.975 align:center
-We checked those addresses.
-I feel you're not doing your job.

00:48:57.059 --> 00:48:59.728 align:center
The others have been checked.
It's the same in the State of Mexico.

00:48:59.811 --> 00:49:01.647 align:center
It's the same version every time--

00:49:01.730 --> 00:49:02.856 align:center
There's nothing new.

00:49:02.940 --> 00:49:05.442 align:center
There is no progress,
and you aren't fully committed.

00:49:05.525 --> 00:49:07.819 align:center
Is that really all you've done
since we last met?

00:49:07.903 --> 00:49:09.321 align:center
It's all we have. No progress.

00:49:09.404 --> 00:49:11.531 align:center
-There's no progress, huh?
-That's not a result.

00:49:11.615 --> 00:49:15.744 align:center
Where have you been looking for
this man? Where are you looking for him?

00:49:16.745 --> 00:49:18.121 align:center
There is no progress.

00:49:18.205 --> 00:49:21.667 align:center
We don't feel
that justice has been done for us.

00:49:21.750 --> 00:49:23.377 align:center
-Of course.
-It's been a long time.

00:49:23.460 --> 00:49:25.170 align:center
You haven't done your job
as you should have.

00:49:25.253 --> 00:49:27.339 align:center
Every time,
it's the same thing, over and over.

00:49:27.422 --> 00:49:28.966 align:center
That's valid, that's valid.

00:49:29.466 --> 00:49:31.551 align:center
We're leaving empty-handed again.

00:49:32.803 --> 00:49:34.846 align:center
I hope you can arrest this guy soon.

00:49:34.930 --> 00:49:36.723 align:center
-All right?
-I hope so.

00:49:37.349 --> 00:49:38.934 align:center
And we're not going to give up.

00:49:40.185 --> 00:49:42.229 align:center
No, we won't.

00:49:42.854 --> 00:49:45.482 align:center
-And make an effort.
-Yes, sure.

00:49:46.316 --> 00:49:48.360 align:center
Don't fall asleep. Keep it up.

00:50:19.808 --> 00:50:22.436 align:center
What's missing for Yrma Lydya?

00:50:22.519 --> 00:50:26.189 align:center
What would she feel
would be the culmination of her career?

00:50:26.273 --> 00:50:27.315 align:center
What would her dream be?

00:50:27.941 --> 00:50:32.863 align:center
The culmination of my career
undoubtedly would be public recognition.

00:50:33.363 --> 00:50:36.116 align:center
That the people would like what I do.

00:50:36.742 --> 00:50:38.952 align:center
Right? That's what's missing.

00:50:44.666 --> 00:50:48.170 align:center
There are artists
who have died without public recognition.

00:50:48.253 --> 00:50:50.756 align:center
-That's true.
-And it comes later.

00:50:51.256 --> 00:50:53.550 align:center
Yes. No, I don't want to die. I want…

00:50:54.051 --> 00:50:56.344 align:center
I really do want
to have public recognition.

00:50:56.428 --> 00:50:57.804 align:center
That's beautiful.

00:51:04.895 --> 00:51:06.980 align:center
No, once you're dead, what's the point?

00:51:07.064 --> 00:51:08.774 align:center
I won't even be here.

00:51:08.857 --> 00:51:11.318 align:center
Unless reincarnation exists,
like they say.

00:51:11.401 --> 00:51:15.781 align:center
Or your soul stays here, wandering around.

00:51:15.864 --> 00:51:19.493 align:center
And then maybe, at some point, I see that,
"Oh, they're listening to my song."

00:51:19.576 --> 00:51:22.245 align:center
And so on. No, but I want to feel it.

00:51:22.329 --> 00:51:23.622 align:center
I want to live it.

00:52:01.618 --> 00:52:04.746 align:center
Martha Beatriz
and José Luis have been arrested.

00:52:04.830 --> 00:52:08.125 align:center
They are the parents of the alleged killer
of Karen Itzel Rodríguez.

00:52:08.208 --> 00:52:12.254 align:center
We have been following
this case closely in this newscast.

00:52:12.754 --> 00:52:15.006 align:center
They will remain
in Santa Martha Acatitla

00:52:15.090 --> 00:52:17.259 align:center
and the North Prison, respectively,

00:52:17.342 --> 00:52:21.388 align:center
for aggravated femicide
as co-perpetrators of the crime.

00:52:30.021 --> 00:52:32.774 align:center
PRETRIAL COURTHOUSES
FOR MEXICO CITY'S EASTERN DETENTION CENTER

00:52:32.858 --> 00:52:35.569 align:center
I have not been able to mourn my daughter.

00:52:40.532 --> 00:52:45.078 align:center
So I would really like to be able
to mourn my daughter's death soon,

00:52:45.162 --> 00:52:46.746 align:center
when this entire case,

00:52:46.830 --> 00:52:49.499 align:center
the investigation files,
everything is closed.

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In a joint action,

00:52:53.545 --> 00:52:58.174 align:center
the accused José Luis Galicia Palomares
committed this criminal act of femicide,

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and is sentenced
for the crime of gang femicide

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for taking the life of the victim KIRB.

00:53:07.684 --> 00:53:09.019 align:center
All I want…

00:53:10.604 --> 00:53:14.149 align:center
I just want to climb
to the top of a hill by myself,

00:53:14.649 --> 00:53:17.027 align:center
or go to a forest by myself.

00:53:17.986 --> 00:53:20.488 align:center
I want to isolate myself from people,

00:53:20.572 --> 00:53:23.450 align:center
isolating myself
even from my own grandson,

00:53:23.533 --> 00:53:27.037 align:center
from my children,
from my family, from everyone.

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The maximum sentence is considered fair,
given the nature of the aggression.

00:53:36.838 --> 00:53:41.593 align:center
He is sentenced to 105 years in prison,
and he's also sentenced to pay damages.

00:53:42.886 --> 00:53:44.346 align:center
Does the defendant have any motions?

00:53:46.056 --> 00:53:47.432 align:center
None, Your Honor.

00:53:57.108 --> 00:53:58.068 align:center
Hello?

00:54:00.111 --> 00:54:01.821 align:center
Well, happy.

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The verdict was guilty.

00:54:08.286 --> 00:54:11.581 align:center
And I thought, "I should tell Sayuri
that you have to be there

00:54:11.665 --> 00:54:15.627 align:center
because you always stayed on the case
and you gave me so much support."

00:54:18.254 --> 00:54:20.799 align:center
Thanks to you,
they worked hard on my case.

00:54:22.801 --> 00:54:27.639 align:center
That day, I wanted to scream,
I wanted to cry,

00:54:28.139 --> 00:54:30.058 align:center
and to say goodbye to her.

00:54:31.142 --> 00:54:34.896 align:center
That's what I wanted.
To say goodbye to my daughter.

00:54:34.980 --> 00:54:38.692 align:center
And also to let her know
that she can rest now.

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We can let her rest.

00:54:40.986 --> 00:54:44.322 align:center
We can finally let her rest in peace.

00:55:49.804 --> 00:55:52.724 align:center
-Surprise!
-Hello, baby!

00:56:05.361 --> 00:56:07.238 align:center
Here, here it is, here it is…

00:56:07.322 --> 00:56:11.618 align:center
I think that one thing
that so many women have worked for,

00:56:12.118 --> 00:56:13.912 align:center
in the streets,

00:56:14.412 --> 00:56:18.458 align:center
in the communities,
in the prosecutor's office,

00:56:18.541 --> 00:56:20.460 align:center
and the work we have done,

00:56:20.543 --> 00:56:23.880 align:center
the energy we have put
into obtaining justice,

00:56:24.381 --> 00:56:25.590 align:center
has not been in vain.

00:56:25.673 --> 00:56:29.302 align:center
That yesterday there was only smoke

00:56:30.053 --> 00:56:34.015 align:center
Butterflies, butterflies

00:56:34.974 --> 00:56:39.312 align:center
That emerged from the dark

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Ballerinas…

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I went ahead with the adoption process,

00:56:45.235 --> 00:56:49.864 align:center
and decided to adopt a girl
because I decided, hmm…

00:56:51.699 --> 00:56:52.909 align:center
to have hope.

00:56:56.037 --> 00:56:58.706 align:center
Little white vessel

00:57:00.250 --> 00:57:03.211 align:center
Slender, nervous…

00:57:17.100 --> 00:57:19.102 align:center
MORE LOVE LESS DRAMA

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HELP LOCATE HER FAMILY.
HER BODY WAS FOUND ON THE HIGHWAY.
ch support."