A TikTok influencer has been discovered de@d along with her husband and two children inside a pickup truck in Guadalajara, Mexico, raising fears of a cartel-linked murd£r.
Esmeralda Ferrer Garibay, 32, known online as Esmeralda FG, was found alongside her husband, Roberto Carlos Gil Licea, 36, their 13-year-old son Gael Santiago, and seven-year-old daughter Regina.
Authorities located the family’s abandoned grey Ford Ranger last Friday, August 22, but only confirmed their identities on Wednesday, August 28. The family had recently relocated to Guadalajara for work. Roberto reportedly dealt in vehicle sales and tomato farming in Michoacan, activities investigators believe may be tied to the k!llings.
CCTV footage traced part of the truck’s journey to a local mechanic’s workshop, where prosecutors say evidence indicates the family was murdered. “The scene was processed, and multiple clues were collected,” prosecutor Alfonso Gutierrez Santillan stated. “Ballistic and blood evidence strongly suggests they were killed there.”
Two men at the workshop were detained for questioning but later released due to insufficient evidence. Shortly afterward, they and two others were ambushed by armed men outside the prosecutor’s office. Three were abducted while one escaped. The missing men have not yet been located.
Prosecutor Blanca Trujillo said surveillance showed the attackers had staked out the area for more than two hours before striking.
Esmeralda, who had tens of thousands of followers, was popular for her lifestyle and travel videos.
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