Influencer Esmeralda FG and family found dead in Guadalajara pickup

A social media influencer, her husband and their two children were found dead inside an abandoned pickup truck in Guadalajara last week, Mexican prosecutors said, in a case investigators believe may be linked to the husband's business activities. The bodies of Esmeralda Ferrer Garibay, 32; her husband, Roberto Carlos Gil Licea, 36; their 13 year old son Gael Santiago; and their seven year old daughter Regina were discovered in a grey Ford Ranger on August 22 and their identities were confirmed by authorities on August 28.

Prosecutor Alfonso Gutiérrez Santillán said the four bodies were wrapped in plastic when found in the San Andrés neighborhood and that forensic processing at a nearby mechanics workshop turned up ballistic evidence and bloodstains. "The scene was processed, and investigators found multiple pieces of evidence suggesting the family was killed there," he said, adding that while full forensic results are pending, ballistic and blood evidence almost certainly indicate the killings occurred at that location.

Detectives traced part of the pickup's route using closed circuit footage, which led them to the auto repair shop, officials said. Two men who were at the...