What happened
Beginning in the 1990s, Ciudad Juárez became internationally associated with the murders and disappearances of large numbers of women and girls.
The investigation
Different offenders, patterns and circumstances have been identified, making the crisis broader than a single serial-killer case. Families and advocates documented investigative failures, lost evidence and delayed searches.
What the courts or investigators concluded
Some perpetrators have been convicted in individual cases, while many deaths and disappearances remain unresolved.
Why the case remains significant
The Juárez cases became a global symbol of femicide and impunity and helped push gender-based killings, missing women and state investigative duties into international human-rights scrutiny.
Case context
Crime by Region organizes cases geographically so readers can move from one file to other investigations from the same country. For unresolved or contested cases, the wording above reflects the distinction between confirmed events, investigative theories and findings actually established in court.