The call that revealed the buried secret in Medellín

The call that revealed the buried secret in Medellín: The femicide of Melanie Stac Maya León A mother prays for her daughter to be brought back alive or dead. Hours later, an anonymous call reveals the exact location of the body in El Calvario hill. The impossible: the caller lived meters from the burial site and was a relative of the killer. In this episode, we explore how a report of domestic violence months earlier went unexecuted, how a witness saw the aggressor arrive with a shovel and dirt burning evidence, and why Miguel Ángel Naranjo only confessed after six months under a plea agreement, leaving gaps in his account that the family never closed. Victim: Melanie Stac Maya León Date: June 28, 2018 Location: Medellín, Colombia Status: Convicted - 34 years and 8 months - A restraining order requested by the stepfather was never executed despite documented death threats - The relative of the killer waited seven days to reveal the whereabouts of the body buried near his own house - Miguel voluntarily presented himself smiling and declaring his innocence, but accepted a plea agreement to confess six months later - The corpse was found with quicklime, broken teeth, and a disfigured face, evidence of deliberate cruelty Melanie Stac Maya León, Medellín femicide 2018, serial killer, criminal minds, investigation, forensic, domestic violence, imperfect justice, criminal plea agreement, Spanish true crime If you want to listen to this podcast without ads and have access to premium episodes, we invite you to try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and associated materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use in whole or in part is prohibited without prior written authorization from OBOMEDIA. For permissions, licenses, and business inquiries, write to: [email protected] listen ad-free and access premium episodes, start your 30-day free trial at obomedia.comOBOMEDIA presents true crime storiesa true crime podcast built on real cases.Every true crime story in our crime files follows the crime investigation from the missing person report to the trial: investigators and police building a murder case, a police investigation gone cold, justice for the victim and those who survived.We open the unsolved murder, the cold case reopened decades later, the mysterious death, the disappearance, the serial killer, the family murder, the murder mystery; the missing persons  a missing woman, a missing girl, a missing man found dead and the missing and murdered.From the infamous case to the unsolved case, from classic true crime to dark true crime and disturbing true crime: true crime reports, real crime stories, real murder cases, true murder stories and unsolved mysteries one true crime case at a time, from the OBOMEDIA true crime vault.© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text and related materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing and business inquirie