Alleged Mexico City Serial Killer Miguel Cortes Kept Women's Bones in His Room, Prosecutors Downplay Case

New details on the case of Mexico City serial killer Miguel Cortes have surfaced as he may be responsible for the deaths of around 20 women. However, Mexico City prosecutors are downplaying the case. Cortes reportedly targeted female victims over the course of more than a decade.

The city's head prosecutor, Ulises Lara, slammed local media reports and stated that police only found the remains of six women inside the suspected Mexico City serial killer's rented room, "not 20 as some unfounded reports have suggested."

Local media previously reported that all of Cortes's crimes happened around 2023 and 2024, but Lara pushed back on these and stated that only three happened during the present administration, saying that the reports that the serial killings only happened while presidential frontrunner Claudia Sheinbaum was still mayor were "absolutely false and unfounded."

The Mexico City prosecutor noted that the other cases may have happened around 2012, 2015, and 2018, with the suspected serial killer roaming free for around 12 years. Lara added that they were not able to catch him because "he showed no signs of violent or aggressive behavior in his daily life."

The Associated Press noted that Lara was not able to specify the nature of the remains found inside the room that suspected serial killer Miguel Cortes was renting. Local media reported that authorities found skulls there.

When Mexican authorities refer to the suspected killer, they can only call him "Miguel" because, under Mexican law, it states that suspected criminals can only be identified by their first name. While details on the suspect have not been officially revealed, local media reported that he worked as a chemist.

What Police Previously Found in Suspected Mexico City Serial Killer Miguel Cortes' Room

As Latin Post previously reported, when investigators searched the room that the suspected Mexico City serial killer was renting, they found blood stains, bones, a saw, cellphones, and missing women's ID cards. They also found other "biological material" in the rooms, and this was what local media reckoned to be skulls and bones from his victims.

Lara noted that they also found "a series of notebooks that may well be narrations of the acts that Miguel carried out against his victims."

Lara also blasted criticisms that city officials did little to investigate the cases of missing women until their bodies began piling up. He then claimed that the number of reported women's killings has declined.

What Local Media Know About Suspected Mexico City Serial Killer Miguel Cortes

While the police have not officially revealed the true identity of the suspected serial killer because of Mexican law, local media have identified "Miguel" as Miguel Cortes, a 37-year-old pharma biological chemist.

Cortes was reportedly arrested after he raped and killed a 17-year-old student. Her mother saw this, and he stabbed her in the face and back as she tried to stop him from leaving. The suspected Mexico City serial killer was soon caught by neighbors while trying to escape. The victim's mother survived and was hospitalized, according to The Daily Mail.

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Written by: Rick Martin

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