The bodies of five men and four women who had gone missing after a trip to Huatulco, in the state of Oaxaca, were found along a highway by Mexican authorities.
According to local reports, the nine bodies showed signs of torture and were found dismembered in the municipality of San José Miahuatlán, in Puebla. The nine youngsters had been reported missing since Feb. 27 but it wasn't until three days later that authorities were able to locate their bodies.
On March 3, Idamis Pastor Betancourt, head of the State Attorney General's Office said at a press conference that there was no information yet regarding how events unfolded. "There are lines of investigation, but I cannot reveal them due to confidentiality," she said.
"All relevant investigations are being carried out. When we have a response and the investigation is complete, we will be in a position to provide more information," Betancourt added, as reported by PEOPLE.
According to Central Puebla Irreverente, a local media outlet, only two of the bodies were able to be identified by authorities via their ID cards: Angie Lizeth Perez Garcia, of 29 years old, and 2-year-old Leslie Noya Trejo.
The Oaxaca Attorney General's Office said in a Facebook post that Perez Garcia had been traveling in a Ford Fiesta with Yucatán license plates accompanied by Brenda Mariel Salas Moya, who had also been reported missing but was later found alive in the state of Puebla.
The abandoned vehicle where the deceased individuals were discovered was found along with a tarp full of blood stains. Four of the bodies were reportedly found in the vehicle's trunk, and the bloodied tarp was discovered inside the Volkswagen Vento along with five more bodies. Officials also reportedly recovered a bag with eight pairs of hands, per Central Puebla Irreverente.
The investigation remains ongoing.
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