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The fall from the cliff that no one saw fall

The fall from the cliff that no one saw fall: The death of Ciro Castillo Rojo Body found 900 meters inside a cliff without shoes or coat, next to a glove that did not belong to him. The only person present refused to testify about Ciro's last moments. Did he fall by accident or was he pushed? In this episode, we explore the contradictions that the Peruvian prosecution could never resolve: an unreported phone call during the supposed emergency, the systematic refusal to provide forensic evidence, and the statement of a rescuer who claims that Rosario knew details impossible to know without witnessing the fall. The autopsy revealed polytrauma consistent with being pushed, not free fall due to gravity. Victim: Ciro Castillo Rojo Date: April 4, 2011 Location: Colca Canyon, Arequipa, Peru Status: Case definitively archived, September 2013 - Rescuer found body with a foreign glove of the same model worn by the only living witness. - Rosario refused to provide clothing and DNA, obstructing forensic analysis for months. - Prosecution detected a phone call during the period when she claimed to have a dead battery. - Polytrauma to the skull and spine consistent with prior pushing, not exclusive free fall. Ciro Castillo Rojo, Colca Arequipa, 2011, investigation, mystery, homicide, forensic, true crime, justice, cliff, autopsy, true crime Spanish If you want to listen to this podcast without ads and have access to premium episodes, we invite you to try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and associated materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, is prohibited without prior written authorization from OBOMEDIA. For permissions, licenses, and business inquiries, write to: business@obomedia.com [business@obomedia.com]. To listen ad-free and access premium episodes, start your 14-day free trial at obomedia.com OBOMEDIA presents true crime storiesa true crime podcast built on real cases. Every true crime story in our crime files follows the crime investigation from the missing person report to the trial: investigators and police building a murder case, a police investigation gone cold, justice for the victim and those who survived. We open the unsolved murder, the cold case reopened decades later, the mysterious death, the disappearance, the serial killer, the family murder, the murder mystery; the missing persons  a missing woman, a missing girl, a missing man found dead and the missing and murdered. From the infamous case to the unsolved case, from classic true crime to dark true crime and disturbing true crime: true crime reports, real crime stories, real murder cases, true murder stories and unsolved mysteries one true crime case at a time, from the OBOMEDIA true crime vault. © 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text and related materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing and business inquirie

Three stabs against state silence

Three stabs against state silence: The murder of Mijaíl Khachaturyan A bell rings in the room. Three teenagers wake up. Their father sleeps. That night of July 27, 2018, in Moscow, what seems impossible happens: after years of documented torture, constant surveillance, and sexual abuse, the three sisters act in self-defense - and immediately confess to the police. The question that paralyzes all of Russia: is this premeditated murder or the only possible act of survival when the State abandons its victims? In this episode, we explore the contradiction that defines the case: the surveillance cameras installed by Mijaíl document his own regime of terror, social services ignored school alerts, the police dismissed previous reports of domestic violence - but when the sisters act, the prosecutor charges them with premeditated conspiracy. Hidden cameras, 35 stab wounds, a domestic arsenal, and a legal system that took years to recognize that the true victims were still alive. Victim: Khachaturyan, Mijaíl Date: July 27, 2018 Location: Moscow, Russia (Altufyevskoye Avenue Department) Status: Open case; verdict against Mijaíl (guilty, May 2022); sisters' trial pending - Mijaíl installed surveillance cameras in the apartment that documented his obsessive control and corroborated the abuse testimonies of his own daughters. - The school detected suspicious absences and withdrawn behavior; alerted social services, but the protective visit never took place. - Forensic examinations confirmed intimate injuries in two sisters consistent with repeated abuse, directly contradicting relatives who swore to have never witnessed violence. - María, the youngest, was declared unfit for trial due to severe psychological damage and transferred to a psychiatric ward while her sisters await sentencing. Mijaíl Khachaturyan, Moscow 2018, murder, self-defense, domestic abuse, sisters, investigation, failed justice, torture, criminal minds, forensic, true crime Spanish To listen ad-free and access premium episodes, start your 14-day free trial at obomedia.com OBOMEDIA presents true crime storiesa true crime podcast built on real cases. Every true crime story in our crime files follows the crime investigation from the missing person report to the trial: investigators and police building a murder case, a police investigation gone cold, justice for the victim and those who survived. We open the unsolved murder, the cold case reopened decades later, the mysterious death, the disappearance, the serial killer, the family murder, the murder mystery; the missing persons  a missing woman, a missing girl, a missing man found dead and the missing and murdered. From the infamous case to the unsolved case, from classic true crime to dark true crime and disturbing true crime: true crime reports, real crime stories, real murder cases, true murder stories and unsolved mysteries one true crime case at a time, from the OBOMEDIA true crime vault. © 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text and related materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing and business inquirie

Sixty-five stab wounds, three and a half years free

Sixty-five stab wounds, three and a half years free: The murder of Anel Báez Álvarez Guamúchil, Sinaloa, March 19, 2014. A 16-year-old girl had announced the crime on Twitter weeks before, with precise dates and escalating threats. No one intervened. When she was arrested at the wake with visible scratch marks on her arms, the judicial system was already prepared to benefit her. In this episode, we explore how a toxic friendship ended in 65 stab wounds, how public threats on social media were ignored, and why an implicit confession on Twitter resulted in early release after just three and a half years. Investigation, documented premeditation, and a system that prioritized minority age over brutality. Victim: Anel Báez Álvarez Date: March 19, 2014 Location: Guamúchil, Sinaloa, Mexico Status: Case solved; killer free since 2017 - 65 stab wounds confirmed by forensics indicate personal brutality, not a random crime - 5 tweets of progressive threats posted between February and March, before the murder, without intervention - Erandi posted "I'm such a fool. Oh my God, what did I do" the same night of the crime before being arrested - Sentence reduced from 7 years to 5 years in July 2016; released after only 3.5 years due to juvenile justice reforms Anel Báez Álvarez, Guamúchil Sinaloa murder 2014, homicide, investigation, killer, mystery, suspense, forensics, intrigue, true crime, Erandi Gutiérrez, true crime Spanish To listen ad-free and access premium episodes, start your 14-day free trial at obomedia.com OBOMEDIA presents true crime storiesa true crime podcast built on real cases. Every true crime story in our crime files follows the crime investigation from the missing person report to the trial: investigators and police building a murder case, a police investigation gone cold, justice for the victim and those who survived. We open the unsolved murder, the cold case reopened decades later, the mysterious death, the disappearance, the serial killer, the family murder, the murder mystery; the missing persons  a missing woman, a missing girl, a missing man found dead and the missing and murdered. From the infamous case to the unsolved case, from classic true crime to dark true crime and disturbing true crime: true crime reports, real crime stories, real murder cases, true murder stories and unsolved mysteries one true crime case at a time, from the OBOMEDIA true crime vault. © 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text and related materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing and business inquirie

Marichuy: How a femicide was sealed as suicide

Marichuy: How a femicide was sealed as suicide - The murder of María de Jesús Jaime Samudio. María de Jesús fell from a fifth floor on January 16, 2016, at 4:00 in the morning. The police closed the case within hours: suicide. But four years later, a forensic finding changed everything: DNA under her nails linked two men to direct physical aggression. How did a homicide go unnoticed while the perpetrators continued teaching at the same university? In this episode, we explore the contradictions that dismantled the official version: a visual witness who saw the fall, neighbors who documented struggles and screams, bodily injuries inconsistent with a voluntary jump, and an incomplete autopsy that omitted evidence of sexual abuse. The private investigation by Yesenia, her mother, faced a broken chain of custody, ministerial omissions, and an institutional cover-up that took years to dismantle. Victim: María de Jesús Jaime Samudio Date: January 16, 2016 Location: CDMX, Mexico Status: Active arrest warrants; perpetrators at large (2022) - DNA under her nails linked Julio Iván Ruiz Guerrero and Gabriel Galván to physical aggression, undermining the thesis of voluntary suicide. - The victim fell on her feet while trying to hold on; the mechanics of her injuries contradict an intentional jump. - Mario Monterrubio described precise details of what happened without being present in the apartment that night. - The IPN supported the suicide version in 2016 but reclassified the case as femicide in 2022 after national media pressure. María de Jesús Jaime Samudio, IPN CDMX, January 2016, femicide, culpable homicide, private investigation, bullying, sexual abuse, institutional cover-up, forensic, delayed justice, Spanish true crime If you want to listen to this podcast without ads and have access to premium episodes, we invite you to try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and associated materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, is prohibited without prior written authorization from OBOMEDIA. For permissions, licenses, and business inquiries, write to: business@obomedia.com [business@obomedia.com]. To listen ad-free and access premium episodes, start your 14-day free trial at obomedia.com OBOMEDIA presents true crime storiesa true crime podcast built on real cases. Every true crime story in our crime files follows the crime investigation from the missing person report to the trial: investigators and police building a murder case, a police investigation gone cold, justice for the victim and those who survived. We open the unsolved murder, the cold case reopened decades later, the mysterious death, the disappearance, the serial killer, the family murder, the murder mystery; the missing persons  a missing woman, a missing girl, a missing man found dead and the missing and murdered. From the infamous case to the unsolved case, from classic true crime to dark true crime and disturbing true crime: true crime reports, real crime stories, real murder cases, true murder stories and unsolved mysteries one true crime case at a time, from the OBOMEDIA true crime vault. © 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text and related materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing and business inquirie

The girl who became a kebab: Charlene Downes

The girl who became a kebab: Charlene Downes: The forensic disaster of an unconvicted crime. March 2006: an informant tells the police that the body of Charlene Downes, a 14-year-old girl who disappeared three years earlier, was processed as kebab meat in Blackpool. Undercover recordings captured explicit confessions. But then everything collapsed: the audio was contaminated, the accused were acquitted with compensation, and the family never recovered anything. In this episode, we explore how 4,800 statements and 10,500 lines of inquiry led to two simultaneous acquittals, how a 2016 security camera recording revealed an unidentified woman at 9:00 PM, and why a network of abuse in fast-food establishments affecting 60 minors was halted due to alleged political sensitivities. The central question remains open: what really happened to Charlene? Victim: Charlene Elizabeth Caroline Downes Date: November 1, 2003 Location: Blackpool, Lancashire, England Status: No conviction; active reward of £100,000 - The only direct evidence: undercover listening recordings where voices confess to processing a body as kebab, but the audio was next to a turned-on television. - Forensic expert determined confirmation bias in the 18-month transcription by Sergeant Jan Vincent: the evidentiary axis collapsed in court. - A security camera recorded Charlene at 9:00 PM with an unidentified blonde woman in her thirties, but the recording was not analyzed until 13 years later. - Raymond Muro, convicted three days after the disappearance for indecent assaults against minors, lived in the family home and was never investigated in connection with Charlene. Charlene Downes, Blackpool murder, 2003, failed investigation, unsolved homicide, compromised forensics, true crime, criminal mystery, lost justice, true crime Spanish To listen ad-free and access premium episodes, start your 14-day free trial at obomedia.com OBOMEDIA presents true crime storiesa true crime podcast built on real cases. Every true crime story in our crime files follows the crime investigation from the missing person report to the trial: investigators and police building a murder case, a police investigation gone cold, justice for the victim and those who survived. We open the unsolved murder, the cold case reopened decades later, the mysterious death, the disappearance, the serial killer, the family murder, the murder mystery; the missing persons  a missing woman, a missing girl, a missing man found dead and the missing and murdered. From the infamous case to the unsolved case, from classic true crime to dark true crime and disturbing true crime: true crime reports, real crime stories, real murder cases, true murder stories and unsolved mysteries one true crime case at a time, from the OBOMEDIA true crime vault. © 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text and related materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing and business inquirie