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The hope that had sustained the searchers was shattered on a Tuesday evening when the investigation took a grim turn near the Constitución de 1917 metro station. A resident living in the vicinity of a neglected, abandoned lot noticed a pervasive and disturbing odor emanating from the overgrown brush and crumbling structures of a nearby rundown building. Upon the arrival of the Secretariat of Citizen Security, the area was cordoned off, transforming the neighborhood into a somber crime scene. Forensic specialists from the Mexico City Attorney General’s Office were called in to lead the recovery effort. It was there, amidst the urban decay, that they located the body of the missing ten-year-old. The initial reports from the scene were devastating; the child showed clear and unmistakable signs of violence, confirming the worst fears of those who had spent the weekend searching for her.
