Discovery of dumping ground in Valley of Juárez puts slayings of women in spotlight

[Judi Lynn]

Discovery of dumping ground in Valley of Juárez puts slayings of women in spotlight
By Alejandro Martínez-Cabrera and Lourdes Cardenas \ EL PASO TIMESelpasotimes.com
Posted: 05/06/2012 12:00:00 AM MDT

JUAREZ -- There was not a single day in two and a half years when Elvira González didn't ask God to find her daughter Perla Ivonne Aguirre alive.

Now, González prays for the ability to accept what happened to her daughter and move on.

The skeletal remains of Perla Ivonne were found earlier this year in the Valley of Juárez, along with those of 11 other young women, in what appears to be the latest -- and largest -- dumping ground for slain women in the region.

Two weeks ago, González received the remains of her daughter, who went missing on July 21, 2009, at age 15. González buried Perla Ivonne with all the stuffed animals the girl had collected.

More:
http://www.elpasotimes.com/news/ci_20558432/discovery-puts-slayings-women-spotlight

[Canuckistanian]

1. That's very alarming

Mass graves of young women only? That doesn't seem to be gang or drug trade violence.

I hope they don't ignore this problem or treat it as a general crime problem. Because it clearly isn't. Something else is going on here.