Mexico-Silvia Vargas Escalera- Mexico City

[sweetwater]

Siliva Vargas Escalera, 18, was last seen in Mexico on September 10, 2007. Her mother went public with this kidnapping today, by unveiling a giant billboard above one of the primary intersections in Mexico City. Her family has not heard from her daughter's captives in a long while. Silvia's mother is pleading for her return and has offered an award to the people who have been "feeding and taking care of her."
The article was published today and includes a large photo of Silvia. I will translate it later this evening.
http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/532728.html
Here is the site for information and tips:
http://www.silviavargas.com.mx

[KaylynnCouture]

How sad. :( I haven't heard of this case yet. I hope it gets more media attention. I'll keep Silvia in my thoughts and prayers.

[Patience]

How sad. :( I haven't heard of this case yet. I hope it gets more media attention. I'll keep Silvia in my thoughts and prayers.

I will as well, keep Silvia in my thoughts and prayers.


http://www.breitbart.com/image.php?id=app-f5d4796f-2872-4fcb-8246-0bf4e0d594df&show_article=1

Silvia Escalera, center, mother of Silvia Vargas, 18, who was kidnapped in September 2007, speaks during a press conference in Mexico City, Monday, Aug. 25, 2008. Kidnappings are up 9.1 percent in 2008, averaging 65 per month nationwide, according to Mexico's Attorney General's office, which blames a growing web of drug cartels, cops, former cops and informants who point out potentially lucrative victims. The banner at back depicts Silvia Vargas and reads in Spanish: " Please give me back my daughter Silvia. You will be rewarded".

[Patience]

Mexican mother begs kidnappers to free daughter

http://www.pr-inside.com/mexican-mother-begs-kidnappers-to-free-r772780.htm

2008-08-26 03:01:01 -

MEXICO CITY (AP) - The mother of an 18-year-old woman kidnapped nearly year ago is publicly begging for her release.
Silvia Escalera's plea draws attention to another abduction days before Mexicans march against rising crime.
Her daughter Silvia Vargas Escalera was kidnapped in September 2007.

[imamaze]

Mexico Kidnapping Death Stokes Outrage (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/13/AR2008121302041.html)

MEXICO CITY, Dec. 14 -- Her mother asked that mourners wear white, so the memorial service Saturday for Silvia Vargas Escalera seemed less grim than the circumstances surrounding one of Mexico's most notorious kidnappings.

The body of the wealthy and vivacious Mexico City teenager was found last weekend buried under a patio in a house south of the city. She had been missing for more than a year. Her remains were identified by dental records and DNA on Thursday.

The abduction and killing of the 18-year-old student, whose fresh young face had been ubiquitous in the news media here for months, have stoked outrage and revulsion in Mexico. The public is frustrated not only by waves of violent and often organized crime, but also by the government's inability to solve cases and put the guilty behind bars...More...

[Mazama]

Rest in peace Silvia.

Maz