A special thanks to Chivis and her personal sources in Acuña for making me aware of this story and providing pictures and additional information not being reported in the media.
Around 10:00 AM on Saturday, November 29 a green pickup with matching camper aroused suspicion on Alberto Gironella street, in the Acoros subdivision of Ciudad Acuña, Coahuila. The driver of the vehicle stopped, pulled out the body of a woman, left it on the street, face down, and fled the scene. She showed signs of being beaten, primarily on the face, as well as having her hands tied together with a red rag. It was also noted that a blanket draped her legs and that she had no shoes on. The victim was later identified as 27 year old María Guadalupe Rodríguez Ramírez.
An autopsy that was conducted concluded that she was beaten to death, with no puncture wounds. It was unknown how long she had been missing as her father reported that she had moved out of three months beforehand and had not been in contact with him since.
An autopsy that was conducted concluded that she was beaten to death, with no puncture wounds. It was unknown how long she had been missing as her father reported that she had moved out of three months beforehand and had not been in contact with him since.
Around 3:00 AM, on Monday, December 15, the body of another woman was found near the intersection of Encino and Roble streets, in the colonia Granjas del Valle. The body was left on top
of a green blanket and showed signs of having been beaten, with numerous blows to the face. It was thought that she was killed at a different location and her body abandoned there.
At this time her identity has not been confirmed and an autopsy report is pending.
While a connection between the two deaths has not been reported, the fact that both were significantly beaten on the face and the abandoning of the bodies involved the use of a blanket shows a common thread.
Because of the nature of the crimes, locals fear the situation will grow into a Ciudad Juarez type situation. Numerous females are already living in fear and avoiding shopping alone at night.
A very reliable source ascribes both killings to a single killer and stated that the deaths were not narco related. It is worth noting that Acuña has been a bastion of Los Zetas for years and that, due to their threats, local media has generally steered clear of publishing anything to which they are connected, therefore only about a tenth of the crimes occurring in the city are reported. With that said, the fact that the local media has reported this story can be seen as indirect evidence confirming that it is not narco related.