Women Killed in 2006


1. January 9th: Perla Esmeralda Garcia Rodriguez, 23 - strangled by ex-husband

2. January 30th: Maria Antoineta Andazola, 34 - shot to death by her husband, who subsequently turned the gun on himself

3. February 11th: Unknown, est. 30-40 years old - found unclothed from the waist down in an open field

4. February 15th: Zoraida Martinez, 22 - shot in her car shortly after crossing the US-Mexico border - was eventually transported via helecopter to a US hospital, where she died

5. February 17th: Juana Cueto Lopez, 91 - raped and strangled - assailtant confessed that he planned on robbing the house, but later decided to rape and kill her so there would be no witnesses

6. February 23rd: Dora Emilia Rios Pena, 35 - shot by boyfriend, who killed himself afterwards

7. February 25th: Margarita Cardoza Carrasco, 74 - found dead in bathroom, hands and feet bound

8. February 25th: Luisa Lorena Hernandez Carrasco, 27 - found dead in bathroom, hands and feet bound

9. February 26th: Fabiola Cuevas Corral, 17 - decomposed body, which showed signs of rape and strangulation

10. March 26th: Unknown, est. 20-27 years old - found in a small hill, naked from the waist down, with blood on her feet

11. March 26th: Unknown - found inside a house - semi-naked when found, dress torn apart - stabbed

12. March 30th: Unknown, 20-25 - found by school children near a dried up river, where two years prior, the burned bodies of a couple and their teenage daughter were found

13. April 10th: Emma Lucilia Martinez Ramirez, 41 - allegedly killed by husband

14. April 12th: Maria de la Luz Martinez Garcia, 3 - brutally beaten, showing symptoms of malnutrition, trauma, and cranial damage - died in hospital - autopsy showed signs of rape - her seven-year-old sister also showed signs of rape - authorities have arrested the girls' stepfather

15. April 14th: Beatriz Chavez Fontes, 19 - found in an uninhabited estate - strangled, and had stab wounds in the stomach - no sign of rape, according to authorities

16. April 18th: Janeth Gonzalez Baca, 20 - found murdered in a trench

17. April 18th: Ana Marisela Avalos Torres, 22 - found murdered near trash dump

18. April 25th: Gloria Ivana Berumen Robles, 1 - presumed to have died in a fire - autopsy revealed the girl had been strangled before fire erupted - authorities believe the fire was incited to cover the evidence

19. May 5th: Angeles Loya, 55 - found murdered - body showed signs of being beaten and cremated

20. May 5th: Cecilia Loya, 12 - found murdered - body showed signs of being beaten and cremated

21. May 7th: Unknown, 20-25 years old - her body was found wrapped in a blanket, inside a plastic bag, showing signs of extreme violence