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3 missing film students believed killed and dissolved in acid, Mexico officials say
A student holds a placard during a protest to demand the safe return of three film students who went missing in
Guadalajara, Mexico. The placard reads, "It's not three, it's all of us."
Mexico is extremely dangerous, and violence is high even in Mexico's most popular tourist destinations (due to various cartels seeking dominance in resort locations with high dollar volume).
Related: Mexico arrests alleged killer of drug war journalist, says minister
A student holds a placard during a protest to demand the safe return of three film students who went missing in
Guadalajara, Mexico. The placard reads, "It's not three, it's all of us."
April 24, 2018
MEXICO CITY -- Authorities in the western Mexico state of Jalisco said they believe three film students missing since last month were killed and dissolved in acid. The students were abducted March 19 on the outskirts of Guadalajara after working on a film project for school at a location that was apparently being watched by members of the Jalisco New Generation cartel. The students were taken to another location where one was beaten to death, authorities said at a news conference Monday. Then the other two were killed. Prosecutors said the bodies were taken to a third location, where investigators believe they were dissolved in sulfuric acid. "Their bodies were dissolved in acid so that no trace of them remained," the state prosecutors office said. Two men have been arrested and there are arrest orders for four others in the case, according to the Jalisco Attorney General's Office.
Mexico is extremely dangerous, and violence is high even in Mexico's most popular tourist destinations (due to various cartels seeking dominance in resort locations with high dollar volume).
Related: Mexico arrests alleged killer of drug war journalist, says minister