Parents of "disappeared" children attempt exhumation of human remains in Tijuana | Wendy Fry

<p>A smell of death drapes over the unfinished two-story house on Calle Loma Alta on Tijuana’s eastern side. Neighbors report sometimes hearing screams coming from the abandoned property.</p><p>Inside, the floor is littered with empty Coca-Cola bottles and dozens of children’s toys and grade school notebooks. Clothes are piled everywhere. Partially burnt mattresses cover the door frames to several rooms.</p><p>In one, wooden planks are nailed to the floor with heavy chains piled on top. Stacks of different size stones are nearby with chains also attached to the rocks. A boulder, twice the size of a basketball, is marked with chiseled incisions.</p><p>Spray-painted in red in the corner are the words “Te Amo.” <em>I love you</em>. Two Virgin de Guadalupe plaques are propped against the wall above the television set, illuminated by a working light bulb.</p><p><br /></p><p>Read more: https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/border-baja-california/story/2020-09-13/parents-dig-for-hours-but-are-unable-to-find-the-buried-remains-missing-teenager</p><p><br /></p>