A Break in the Case of the Missing Mexican Students

Attorney General Jesus Murillo Karam put some minds at ease when he announced to reporters, "We have the people who carried out the abduction of these individuals."

Polly Mosendz

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Mexico has faced a trying Fall, after 43 student protestors disappeared. A mass grave was found earlier this month, presumed to be the students, but genetic testing proved otherwise. Soon after, more bodies were unearthed in a canal outside of Mexico City. Now, another mass grave has been found and this time, authorities believe they may have found what remains of the students, though the bodies are still being tested.
When the first mass grave was found, a number of authority figures in Iguala were linked to Guerreros Unidos, a local cartel, including the security chief, mayor and his wife. One of the gang members who has been arrested has implicated the mayor's wife, María de los Angeles Piñeda, directly, saying she was "the main operator of criminal activities" in the area.
The newly found grave is in Cocula, Mexico, within ten miles of where the students were last seen alive. Police officers confessed to leaving the students with the cartel and two members eventually led authorities to the grave site. Fifty-six people have been arrested thus far in connection to the case.
Attorney General Jesus Murillo Karam put some minds at ease when he announced to reporters, "We have the people who carried out the abduction of these individuals." Mexican citizens have been protesting government corruption as authorities continue to work on the case: They burned down Iguala's city hall, marched through Mexico City and pushed Angel Aguirre, governor of Guerrero, to resign.
This is the twelfth mass grave found in the Pueblo Viejo area of Iguala, known for its particularly high murder rate and connection to drug trafficking, according to security policy expert Adam Isacson. He told Fox News, "It’s been one of those places where horrible things are going on, but you never know what it is."