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Influencers in Mexico and Columbia Killed in Similar Attacks, Investigations Ongoing
- Maria Jose Estupinan, a 22-year-old college student and online personality from Cucuta, Colombia, was killed in a shooting incident near her residence on May 15, 2025.
- The killing followed Estupinan winning a 30 million COP domestic abuse compensation case against her ex-boyfriend, who is now a key suspect under investigation.
- A man disguised as a delivery worker approached Estupinan at about 1:00 PM in the La Riviera neighborhood and shot her at close range before fleeing on foot.
- Magda Victoria Acosta of Colombia's National Gender Commission condemned the murder as a tragic loss reflecting widespread gender violence and logged thousands of related cases.
- The incident heightened public outrage over femicide in Colombia amid ongoing violence and low accountability, while authorities continue investigating with no confirmed arrests.
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Murders of Two Influencers Prompt Femicide Outcry
The murder of 22-year-old Colombian influencer María José Estupiñán on May 15 has thrown an even brighter light on a worldwide increase in femicide—the murder of women because of their gender. Estupiñán, a student and model from Cúcuta, was shot in the face at her front door by a...
Fitness Influencer Dies Right In Front Of Her Young Family As They Helplessly Watch
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Murdered live on TikTok - Mexico’s femicide crisis
The world was shocked when a gunman shot and killed Mexican influencer Valeria Marquez while she livestreamed herself at a beauty salon. President Claudia Sheinbaum’s government says it will investigate the murder as a possible case of femicide. Will it mark a turning point for a nation that has long struggled with staggering levels of gender-based violence? In this episode: Julia Galiano-Rios (@juliagaliano), journalist Episode credits: This ep…
“Hey Vale” - a live streamed killing and the scourge of “femicide” in Latin America
Last Wednesday afternoon, Valeria Márquez, a 23-year old old Mexican cosmetics and lifestyle influencer with more than 200,000 followers on social media, set up a camera and began livestreaming on TikTok from her beauty salon near Guadalajara, Mexico.Moments later, as she spoke to her followers while holding a stuffed animal, a man entered the salon. “Hey Vale?”, he says out of frame, using a casual nickname for Márquez as he apparently offers h…
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