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We are The National Institute of The Study of Violence, and organization based in the United States. We thank you for visiting our website. The page you are viewing is the Mexican Wall of Remembrance. We posted this page because we feel there must be cooperation between women of all countries to end violence against women and we believe that the women listed should be remembered they paid the ultimate price for being a woman. They are the women who have gone before us and their lives should be remembered. These women believed in themselves and wanted to live their lives and determine their destiny. They took an active role in trying to determine the direction of their lives and the future of their families. It should never be said that these women contributed to their murders. When these women were murdered they were going about their daily lives. Some were trying to work a job and be a wife and mother. Others had succeeded as a parent and were looking forward to playing with their grandchildren. Some were attending college and working a job. Others were working at night because working the midnight shift paid them more money, money that they needed because they had to support their children alone. Also midnight jobs allowed the women to be available to their children during the day. These women were accosted in their home, on the street and/ or on the job by assailants that were angry over the circumstances of their lives; because they were mentally ill or because they were angry or using drugs.
The women listed below were mothers, daughter, sisters, nieces, grandmothers, aunts, or cousins to someone. Their death left their family devastated and left our society deprived of their talents and vision. We cannot as a civilized nation allow women to be murdered anywhere in the world and do nothing in their name. This is why we ask that, if you believe the information on this Webster is value, you invite others to view our websiteand to download our Free E-Books. Your action may have save the life of a woman or child. Thank you for your attention.
Below, we have listed those women murdered in 1993, 1994, 1995 and 1996
in or near Ciudad Juarez near El Paso, Texas
1993
Alma Chavira Farel
Strangled; January 23, 1993
Angelina Luna Villalobos, 16
Strangled; January 25, 1993
Graciela Garcia, 20
Cause of death unknown; January 29, 1993
Jessica Lizalde Leon
Shot; March 14, 1993
Alejandra Viescas, 13
Cause of death unknown; March 21, 1993
Luz de la O Garcia
Beaten; April 21, 1993
Jane Doe, 34
Strangled; May 5, 1993
Elizabeth Ramos
Shot; May 8, 1993
Jane Doe, 25
Stabbed; May 12, 1993
Virginia Hernandez, 26
Stabbed; May 25, 1993
Veronica Huitron Quezada
Stabbed and burned to death; June 5, 1993
Guadalupe Ivonne
Stabbed; June 10, 1993
Estrada Salas 16
Raped; June 14, 1993
Gloria Escobedo, 20
Strangled; August 20, 1993
Jane Doe, 28
Strangled; August 29, 1993
Marcela Santos Garza, 18
Shot; September 16, 1993
Mireya Hernandez Mendez, 20
Strangled; October 13, 1993
Jane Doe
Cause of death unknown; October 14, 1993
Esmeralda Leyva Rodriquez, 13
Strangled; November 15, 1993
Yolanda Tapia, 50
Stabbed; December 15, 1993
1994 Deaths
Jane Doe, 25
Strangled; January 11, 1994
Emilia Garcia Hernandez
Stabbed; February 11, 1994
Maria Rocio Cordero Esquivel, 10
Strangled; March 11, 1994
Lorenza Isela Gonzalez, 23
Strangled; April 25, 1994
Gladys Yaneth Fierro Vargas, 12
Strangled; May 12, 1994
Jane Doe
Raped and strangled; May 12, 1994
Donna Maurine Striplin Boggs, 26
Stabbed; May 28, 1994
Maria Augustina Hernandez, 35
Strangled; June 24, 1994
Patricia (no last name), 30
Beaten; August 8, 1994
Jane Doe, 16
Strangled; October 24, 1994
Jane Doe, 30
Strangled; November 11, 1994
Guillermina Hernandez, 15
Raped, then burned to death; November 20, 1994
1995 Deaths
Jane Doe
Cause of death unknown; January 10, 1995
Maria Cristina Quezada Amador, 31
Raped and strangled; January 25, 1995
Miriam Adriana Vazquez, 14
Raped and strangled; February 24, 1995
Jane Doe
Drug overdose; April 16, 1995
Karina Daniela Gutierrez, 25
Strangled; April 20, 1995
Imelda Martinez Montanez, 19
Strangled; July 5, 1995
Ericka Garcia Moreno, 19
Strangled; July 16, 1995
Olivia Morales, 28
Strangled; August 6, 1995
Patricia Cortez Campos, 33
Raped and strangled; August 7, 1995
Elizabeth Castro Garcia, 17
Raped and strangled; August 19, 1995
Gloria Esobedo Pina, 20
Raped and strangled; August 20, 1995
Jane Doe, 18-20(?)
Mutilated and strangled; August 22, 1995
Angelica Marquez Ledezma, 16
Cause of death unknown; August 24, 1995
Miriam Deras, 25
Shot; August 27, 1995
Silvia Elena Rivera Morales, 16
Raped and strangled; September 1, 1995
Jane Doe, 24
Neck broken; September 5, 1995
Jane Doe
Cause of death unknown; September 5, 1995
Olga Alicia Carrillo, 20
Raped, neck broken; September 10, 1995
Adriana Torres Marquez, 15
Mutilated, neck broken; November 2, 1995
Jane Doe
Cause of death unknown; November 4, 1995
Jane Doe, 18
Cause of death unknown; November 18, 1995
Ignacia Morales Soto, 32
Stabbed; November 23, 1995
Jane Doe, 16
Shot and strangled; November 25, 1995
Rosa Isela Tena Quintanilla, 14
Raped and stabbed; December 15, 1995
Elizabeth Gomez, 29
Stabbed; December 25, 1995
Laura Ana Inere, 27
Shot; December 25, 1995
1996 Deaths
Jane Doe, 30
Raped, strangled, stabbed; February, 1996
Jane Doe, 10
Stabbed; March 9, 1996
Jane Doe, 17
Strangled; March 12, 1996
Jane Doe, 16
Stabbed, strangled, mutilated; March 18, 1996
Jane Doe, 17
Strangled; March 23, 1996
Jane Doe
Stabbed and strangled; March 28, 1996
Jane Doe, 18(?)
Stabbed, strangled, mutilated; March 28, 1996
Guadalupe Veronica Castro, 16
Stabbed and mutilated; March 29, 1996
Rosario Garcia Leal, 18
Raped, stabbed, mutilated; April 8, 1996
Jane Doe, 28
Stabbed and beaten; April 28, 1996
Rosario Fatima Martinez, 19
Strangled; April 28, 1996
Jane Doe, 23
Shot; June 7, 1996
Araceli ( ),17
Partial name
Stabbed; June 10, 1996
Silvia Rivera Salas, 21
Stabbed; June 26, 1996
Jane Doe, 15-16(?)
Stabbed; July 8, 1996
Jane Doe
Shot; July 9, 1996
Sandra Luz Juarez Vazquez, 18
Strangled; July 9, 1996
Rocio Aguero Miranda, 28
Submerged in corrosive acid; July 30, 1996
Sonia Ivette Sanchez Ramirez, 13
Raped and stabbed; August 10, 1996
Soledad Beltran, 24
Cause of death unknown; August 15, 1996
Alma Patricia or Leticia Palofox Zavala, 17
Throat slit; August 15, 1996
Jane Doe, 17
Raped and stabbed; August 18, 1996
Victoria Elain Parker Hopkins, 30
Shot; August 29, 1996
Perla Parker Hopkins, 48
Shot; August 29, 1996
Jane Doe, 19-25 (?)
Strangled; October 30, 1996
Leticia de la Cruz Banuelos, 35
Shot; November 1, 1996
Leticia Garcia Rosales, 35
Beaten; November 14, 1996
Jane Doe, 20-25 (?)
Drowned; November 18, 1996
Brenda Lizeth Najera, 15
Raped, tortured, shot; December 5, 1996
Susana Flores Flores, 13
Raped and shot; December 5, 1996
Sources: The New York Times, the Washington Post
The women listed next were murdered in Mexico at various times:
Olga Perez, 20
Jane Doe, 20
Erin Johnson, 21 (American Tourist)
Carol Schlosberg, 40 (American Tourist)
Sally Jean Sousa, 29 (American Tourist)
Yolanda Figueroa
Patricia Figueroa, 18
Fernando Balderas
Paul Balderas
Fernando Balderas
Estelle Scott
Celia Gomez, missing since November 10, 199
Yolanda Figueroa
Patricia Figueroa, 18
Fernando Balderas
Paul Balderas, 13
Fernando Balderas, 8
An entire family was murdered
December 6, 1996 in Mexico City
Nuk Garcia Paniagua 15
August 14, 1993
We believe her murderer is still alive.
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