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New details emerge about Espinosa's murder

The murderers of the photojournalist and four women used a potato peeler to cut the victims in different parts of the body before shooting them in the head.

Last week journalists and citizens marched to demand justice in the case. (Photo: Reuters)
12/08/2015 |11:25Arturo Ortiz Mayén |
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A few meters before reaching the Centro SCOP Metrobus station on Avenida Xola, photojournalist Rubén Espinosa told his friend Antonio that he would return to Nadia Vera's apartment, where they had spent the night. They hugged good-bye. That was the last time Antonio saw Rubén alive.

According to the statement of Rubén's friend, both stayed at Nadia's apartment from 2:00 in the morning until 9:00 a.m. on Friday July 31.

The apartment where the multiple homicide was committed on July 31 is located on 1909 Luz Saviñón, on Narvarte neighborhood.

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New disturbing details about the case have been revealed. The murderers of Espinosa and four women in the apartment used a potato peeler to cut the victims in different parts of the body before shooting them in the head.

The kitchen tool, with a red handle, was found by experts of Mexico City Attorney General's Office in one of the bedrooms. Except for Olivia Alejandra Negrete, who came to clean the apartment once or twice a week, all the corpses had cuts in the neck, shoulders and arms.

Yesterday authorities of the Mexico City Institute of Forensic Sciences (Incifo) delivered the body of Milé Virginia Martín, who was killed along with Espinosa, to the consular authorities of Colombia because her family said they did not have money to come get her remains. 

The fourth victim was Yesenia Quiroz, a makeup artist from Mexicali, Baja California.