Marisela Escobedo Ortiz

Marisela Escobedo Ortiz[1][2] (1958 – December 16, 2010) was a Mexican social activist from Juarez, Chihuahua, who was killed while protesting the murder of her daughter that occurred in 2008.[3]

Marisela Escobedo Ortiz
Plaque indicating the place Ortiz was killed
BornJune 12, 1958
DiedDecember 16, 2010
Chihuahua City, Mexico
Cause of deathMurder
NationalityMexican
OccupationNurse, market store owner
Children5, Ruby Frayre (daughter)

Background

Marisela Escobedo Ortiz's social activism began in 2008 in Ciudad Juárez following the murder of her 16-year-old daughter Rubí Frayre. Marisela Escobedo and her husband claimed that their daughter was murdered by Sergio Rafael Barraza Bocanegra. They managed to locate Barraza in Fresnillo, Zacatecas, where he was arrested and taken to Juarez where he confessed to the crime in court and told of the burial of the remains of Ruby. Barraza was however acquitted by judges for lack of evidence and was released, thereby generating a scandal that became known nationally and internationally.[4]

In response, Marisela Escobedo began a series of protests against the resolution against Chihuahua state authorities, asking for Barraza to be arrested and tried again, appealing the decision. A circuit court overturned the acquittal and Barraza was sentenced for murder, while Barraza remained a fugitive from justice. After numerous representations to the governors Jose Reyes Baeza Terrazas and Cesar Duarte Jáquez, they moved their protest to the Plaza Hidalgo in the city of Chihuahua in front of the Government Palace, the home of the governor, where on 16 December 2010 Marisela was killed by an unknown assassin by a single shot to the head.[5][6][7]

Barraza, who was also suspected of ordering Escobedo's murder, was killed during a clash with the Mexican military in 2012.[8][9][10]

Cultural references

In film
  • The Netflix documentary Las tres muertes de Marisela Escobedo (2020) directed by Carlos Pérez Osorio is based on her story.[11]

See also

References
  1. "A dos años de la muerte de Marisela Escobedo, persiste exigencia de justicia". Proceso (in Spanish). Comunicación e Información, S.A. de C.V. 16 December 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  2. "Marisela Escobedo fue asesinada por orden de los 'Zetas'" (in Spanish). Televisa, S.A. de C.V. 7 October 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  3. "Matan a la activista que pedía justicia por su hija". El Informador :: Noticias de Jalisco, México, Deportes & Entretenimiento.
  4. Dora Villalobos Mendoza (18 December 2010), Report of two femicides that shake Mexico, Yancuic, archived from the original on 29 July 2013, retrieved 2010-12-18
  5. activist Marisela Escobedo is killed, El Universal, 16 December 2010, retrieved 2010-12-18
  6. Gabriela Minjares (18 December 2010), It took 20 seconds to shut 27 months of fighting, Diario de Juárez, retrieved 2010-12-18
  7. Maricela Escobedo murdered in Chihuahua, Excelsior, December 16, 2010, archived from the original on December 20, 2010, retrieved 2010-12-18
  8. "Asesino confeso de hija de activista mexicana muere en choque con militares". La Información (in Spanish). 22 November 2012. Retrieved 2019-09-01.
  9. Goodson, H. Nelson (2012-11-23). "Hispanic News Network U.S.A.: Barraza Bocanegra Killed in Zacatecas By Mexican Military". Hispanic News Network U.S.A. Retrieved 2019-09-01.
  10. Univision. "Militares abaten a homicida de Rubí Frayre y Marisela Escobedo". Univision (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-09-01.
  11. ""Las tres muertes de Marisela Escobedo", retrato de feminicidios en México". EFE. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
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