In the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua, specifically in the municipality of Casas Grandes, a total of 56 bodies have been found in the last four days. The remains were exhumed from eight clandestine graves in an area known as 'El Willy', located near the Ejido Ignacio Zaragoza.
During the work carried out by an interdisciplinary team from the State Attorney's Office, eight clandestine graves were discovered, in which two complete bodies, one incomplete, 10 complete skeletons, and five incomplete were found just on Friday. In total, 38 graves were identified during the operation, which involved experts from different specialties, agents from the Public Ministry, and members of the State Investigation Agency, with the support of the National Guard and the Mexican Army.
The recovered human remains were transported to Forensic Science laboratories to carry out medical and anthropological studies in order to determine the causes and time of death, as well as the identification of the victims.
According to a report from Human Rights Watch, approximately 5,700 clandestine graves have been found in Mexico, storing around 53,000 human remains awaiting identification by the end of 2022. This situation reflects the severe crisis of disappearances in the country, with more than 120,000 people reported missing in total, according to data from the National Registry of Missing and Unlocated Persons (RNPDNO).
