Case 230
Rubí Frayre & Marisela Escobedo
When 16-year-old Rubí Frayre went missing from the Mexican city of Juarez, police showed little interest. Exasperated, Rubí’s mother, Marisela Escobedo, took it upon herself to uncover the truth about her daughter’s fate.
For the next two years, Marisela’s unrelenting quest for justice exposed an incompetent judiciary, the power of the cartels, and government complicity… all culminating in further tragedy for Marisela and her family.
CREDITS
EPISODE:
Research & writing – Holly Boyd
Creative direction – Milly Raso
Narration – Anonymous Host
MUSIC:
‘Flatline intro’ and ‘Come play with me’ intro and outro – www.dl-sounds.com
Audio production – Mike Migas
Scoring – Mike Migas and Andrew Joslyn
OTHER:
Logo and website design – Paulina Szymanska
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RESOURCES
HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANISATIONS
Recommendation 44/2013 – National Commission for Human Rights Mexico
Summary of CNDH Recommendations – Women’s Human Rights Center
IACHR Condemns Murder of Human Rights defender in Mexico – Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
The Three Deaths of Marisela Escobedo brought to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights – The Centre for Women’s Human Rights
ARTICLES
Multiple news articles regarding Marisela Escobedo – Proceso
Murderous indolence – Proceso
They arrest an alleged femicide – El Agora
The Rubí case of Chihuahua – El Universal
Anomalies in Ruby Frayre case documented – Proceso
Dilemmas of the new penal system – Mi Abogado En Línea
Family’s triple tragedy highlights Mexico impunity – The San Diego Union Tribune
It took 20 seconds to silence 27 months of struggle – El Diario (archived)
Let them kill me, but here – El Pais
El Wicked confesses to killing Marisela – Borderland Beat
El Wicked killer of activist dead – Borderland Beat
Case history: Marisela Escobedo Ortiz – Front Line Defenders
Marisela Escobedo this one is for you – Borderland Beat
The 31 Mexicos of Marisela Escobedo – Este Pais
The denounce homicide of a witness in the trial against the alleged murderer of Rubí Frayre – La Jornada
Soldiers killed Rubí’s killer – Noticiero Televisa
They apply a double DNA test to the body of the murderer of Rubí Frayre – Aristegui Noticias
Cases of murders of Marisela Escobedo and her daughter close – Animal Politico
Orphaned in Mexico, girl remains trapped in ICE limbo – Chron
Family of slain Mexican activist flees to US – KVIA ABC7
Activist gets asylum after public murtder of his mother – Express News
US grants political asylum to the son of political activist Marisela Escobedo – Borderland Beat
The mysterious death of Marisela Escobedo Ortiz – Borderland Beat
Wicked didn’t kill my mother it was Andy – Borderland Beat / Proceso
The three deaths of Marisela Escobedo – Global Amercians
The IACHR processes the case of activist Marisela Escobedo, murdered in 2010 – La Jornada
10 years since the murder of Marisela Escobedo: the reasons for telling her story – Washington Post
Timeline: events in Mexico’s drug war Ciudad Juarez – Reuters
Zetas – Insight Crime
VIDEO
CCTV footage of Marisela’s murder – Groupo Reforma, YouTube
Account of the fight of Marisela Escobedo Ortiz – Grillonautas2
The three deaths of Marisela Escobedo – Netflix
Footage of Marisela’s funeral – Metatube
JOURNALS & PAPERS
Criminal justice, due process and the rule of law in Mexico – Rodriguez, Mexican Law Review, Vol XI, No. 2
Rubí Frayre – Carlos Quintana Roldán
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