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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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