Mexico's Supreme Court TV channel airs series on serial killer behind femicide cases

Record ID: 1679087

  • Title: Mexico's Supreme Court TV channel airs series on serial killer behind femicide cases
  • Date: 28th June 2022
  • Summary: MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (JUNE 27, 2022) (REUTERS) JOURNALIST ITZEL CRUZ ARRIVING AT HOME CRUZ GRABBING A BOOK IN LIVING ROOM (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) JOURNALIST EXPERT ON FEMICIDES AND CONTRIBUTOR AT “CANIBAL, INDIGNACION TOTAL” SERIES, ITZEL CRUZ, SAYING (SHOT CONTINUES OVER VISIONS OF CRUZ) “For one thing, this series is important because authorities, the Supreme Court, is veering to mind the victims. In this case, (these are) over 30 women killed by Andres Mendoza, and (the Court) is giving voice to each of them by (showing) their stories, by telling what happened, and by addressing this person (Mendoza). It’s not a novel-like approach, it’s not an action series – it’s a journalistic work that gathers voices from different colleagues and experts. Disappearances are also part of femicides. We’re talking about a severe problem in Mexico. This is why those who want to become more sensitive and aware of this matter should watch the series so that could understand what’s going on inside the head of a man who killed for 30 years.”
  • Embargoed: 12th July 2022 17:23
  • Keywords: Crime Femicides Feminism Mexico Serial Killer Series Supreme Court TV Violence
  • Location: VARIOUS LOCATIONS
  • City: VARIOUS LOCATIONS
  • Country: Mexico
  • Topics: Crime/Law/Justice,Crime,South America / Central America
  • Reuters ID: LVA003813128062022RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Mexico’s Supreme Court launched on Monday (June 27) a self-produced TV series based on one of the worst serial killers in the country’s history, Andres Mendoza, aimed at raising awareness of femicides, a severe problem that takes up to 10 lives daily in Mexico.
    “Canibal: Indiferencia total,” is a five-episode documentary series airing on the court's own "Justicia TV" channel. It revolves around Andres Mendoza’s murder of tens of women who he later buried in his home at Atizapan, Mexico State, where he was captured on May 15, 2021, at age 73, after killing Reyna Gonzalez.
    The series features experts and journalists explaining the case and trying to disentangle the murder’s psychology with the hope of raising awareness in Mexican society, according to the Supreme Court president, Arturo Zaldivar.
    Between January and May 2022, 385 women have been victims of femicide in Mexico.
    (Production: Alberto Fajardo, Manuel Carrillo, Anna Portella)
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