The number of bodies unearthed in a mass grave near La Barca, Jalisco has risen to 58, the federal Attorney General’s Office said Wednesday. None of the bodies have yet been identified.
Authorities were led to the grave site following the disappearance of two federal investigators on November 3. Details emerged during the subsequent interrogation of more than 20 municipal officers and civilians. Forensic scientists are hopeful of identifying at least some of the bodies, although most were found in an advanced state of decomposition.
There has been speculation that the graves may contain the bodies of 12 youths who disappeared from a bar in Mexico City in May – a mystery that has stunned and baffled residents in the capital.