After assessing their options and raising the money they needed, 90 mothers of the disappeared began to search for graves. The families sold clothes, asked for money and drained their savings. Search teams cost "a lot of money, hundreds of thousands of pesos," said Volga de Pina Ravest, lawyer for the Solecito Collective.
Here’s how a hand-drawn map led to a mass gravesite in Mexico
Relatives of the disappeared were given a sketch that ended up taking them to an unmarked area in Veracruz where more than 250 human skulls have been found.
Por:Mariano Zafra
Video This is the clandestine gravesite in Mexico where more than 250 skulls were found
They began digging in mid-August 2016. The hand drawn map led them to a macabre discovery. Seven months after the excavations began, corpses are still being recovered. Even today they receive little help in unearthing and identifying the dead. Although 253 skulls have been found, only two bodies have been identified.
The state of Veracruz is bankrupt, after ex-governor Javier Duarte allegedly misappropriated about $4 billion (80 billion pesos).
An expert consulted by Univision explained that each genetic test costs about 25,000 pesos (more than $1,000). On top of that, other tests and legal requirements are required to fully identify a body.
Veracruz prosecutor Jorge Winckler reiterated this week that there is no money to perform the genetic tests.
The Solecito Collective mothers have not given up and are seeking federal assistance to identify the bodies.
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