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It is mine, for me, and nobody else.' Baena posted on X, formerly Twitter, in June. I am not interested in being seen as either a woman or a man. They shouted 'Justice' and 'We won't stay silent' and demanded a thorough investigation into the deaths.īaena appeared in regularly published photos and videos wearing skirts and heels and toting a rainbow fan in court offices and advocated on social media platforms, drawing hundreds of thousands of followers. Thousands gathered in the heart of Mexico City on Monday night lighting candles over photos of Baena and other victims of anti-LGBTQ+ violence. 'These statements that the prosecutor is giving, what they're doing isn't clarifying the acts, they're adding fuel to the fire of these prejudices.' 'In these types of homicides they always try to disqualify or belittle,' Brito said. He said that Baena and Herrera were close friends who often stayed at his home in Mexico City and that neither he nor anyone close to them saw anything other than a loving, respectful relationship.Ĭarrasco, who saw the two just a week before their deaths, echoed other accounts given to The Associated Press describing the magistrate and Herrera as chipper and talking passionately about future activism.Īlejandro Brito, director of the LGBTQ+ rights group Letra S, urged authorities to continue to investigate the incident and to take into consideration the context of the case and the threats of violence against Baena.īrito called state prosecutor's version of events 'loaded with prejudices' and said quick conclusions made by local authorities have only deepened distrust of authorities among historically victimized communities. 'I knew what they were like as a couple,' Carrasco said. He said that rather than investigating, state authorities are trying to give the killing a 'carpetazo,' Spanish for trying to make the case go away. Maximo Carrasco, a friend of both for over five years who spoke on behalf of the couple's relatives,Carrasco said loved ones want the investigation taken out of the hands of the Aguascalientes state prosecutor's office and handled by federal investigators. The state prosecutors' hypothesis of a murder-suicide was quickly disputed by the family and friends of Baena and Herrera, who called 'completely unthinkable.' Only 1% of all crimes committed were reported, investigated and resolved in 2022, according to a survey by National Institute of Statistics and Geography. 'It's a relevant case for us, not just because of the activism the magistrate was carrying out,' but also because the government wants all crimes to be investigated, Medina said. Felix Arturo Medina, an official with Mexico's Interior Ministry, said that 'it's important to not throw out any line of investigation.' He said federal officials hoped to coordinate with state authorities to investigate the deaths. Later in the day, the prosecutor's office said Herrera had tested positive for methamphetamines.įederal authorities, however, urged caution in the investigation.

One of the wounds was on Baena's jugular and that investigators found blood on the bed and bloody footprints leading through the home, the prosecutor added. He said the magistrate's cleaning lady found the bodies locked in the home and called Baena's bodyguard. 'It may seem like a not very credible hypothesis to many, but we're being very careful to leave a record and preserve all evidence,' state prosecutor Jesus Figueroa Ortega said.

The Aguascalientes state prosecutor's office on Tuesday described the deaths as a murder-suicide, saying it appeared that Baena was murdered with razor blades by Herrera, who then committed suicide.

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The information you need to know, sent directly to you: Download the CTV News App.The couple had received protection from state security, prompting many LGBQT+ activists to call the deaths a hate crime. Jesus Ociel Baena, the first openly nonbinary person to assume a judicial post in Mexico, was found dead Monday with around 20 wounds lying next to the body of Dorian Herrera at the home they shared in the central city of Aguascalientes.īaena was one of the most visible LGBTQ+ figures in a country where sexual minorities are often violently targeted and had reported receiving death threats and hateful messages. Mexican authorities sent conflicting messages Tuesday about the violent deaths of a leading LGBTQ+ figure and partner after thousands marched in the capital demanding justice.

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