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THE COLMENARES CASE
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Background
The Colmenares Case
Luis Andrés Colmenares, a university student, died under mysterious circumstances in 2010.
Luis Andrés Colmenares was born on May 23, 1990 in Villanueva, La Guajira, and was a student of Economics and Industrial Engineering at the University of Los Andes in Bogotá. He was found dead in the El Virrey pipe on October 31, 2010.
Conclusion
By Sebastian Andres Barbosa
But the suspicion of Colmenares' parents about the unusual events surrounding their son's death led them to insist that the Prosecutor's Office reopen the case one year
- The Colmenares case continues to be the subject of debate and analysis, without a definitive verdict.
With the alleged suspects Jessi Quintero, a friend of Luis Andrés and Carlos Cárdenas, ex-boyfriend of Laura Moreno's father, who is the main suspect of the Prosecutor's Office.
The accused were exonerated due to lack of evidence.
Investigation
The authorities investigated alleged negligence and possible irregularities in the investigation process.
In the early morning of October 31, the Bogotá Fire Department reported the fall of a person into the El Virrey pipe. The fire team found nothing at the designated location.
Key evidence
Suspicions
The firefighters carried out a second search on the night of the same day of the disappearance and found the body of young Luis Andrés Colmenares.
Suspicions of a possible cover-up and manipulation of evidence generated public controversy.
Forensic evidence revealed crucial details that challenged the official version of events.
The Prosecutor's Office did not demonstrate when the body was hidden, much less who could have done it, much less how it was supposedly done.
According to his friends, Luis Colmenares fell because he showed erratic and strange behavior.
The issue of skull fractures was surrounded by controversy due to discrepancies between the Prosecutor's Office reports and due to different interpretations by experts.
injuries were found in different fracture sites, that is, they are injuries that occurred at different times