EPISODE · May 2, 2026 · 19 MIN
The missing comforter and the cellphone on the table
from True Crime Vanished · host Creator at Obomedia
The faces of her children revealed the fugitive from Interpol: The femicide of Cristina Shecavisa A woman disappears without a trace in the early hours of July 7, 2011. Her husband, wanted by Interpol two years later, was hiding in plain sight in Mexico: he had gained weight, changed his appearance, and became a single father. What the police could not achieve in two years, his own children did: they revealed him. How did a man protected by a former minister and former president of the Supreme Court manage to escape, evade justice, and die without being convicted? In this episode, we explore the contradictions that define this case: luminol blood stains in the master bedroom versus the organized crime theory planted by the suspect; a domestic worker threatened with death who reveals the truth; and a body that remains unfound 13 years later. The vehicle's GPS continues to indicate excavations in 2024, but impunity prevailed when Roberto Barreda died of COVID-19 without conviction. Victim: Cristina Shecavisa Date: July 6-7, 2011 Location: Guatemala City and El Progreso, Honduras Status: Open case - body not recovered - Roberto Barreda was captured in Mérida, Mexico on November 8, 2013 under the false identity Carlos Villarreal, after two years as a fugitive from Interpol. - Petrona, the domestic worker and sole eyewitness, testified that she witnessed the murder by beating and was forced to clean; she was threatened with death by the Barreda family. - Ofelia de León, former minister and former president of the Supreme Court, was arrested for obstruction of justice; she later received a plea deal paying only $518 in symbolic reparations. - The GPS of Roberto's vehicle recorded a route to El Progreso on July 7, 2011; it remains an active guide for excavations in 2024, but in 13 years, over 51 genetic analyses have been conducted without locating the remains. Cristina Shecavisa, Guatemala femicide 2011, Roberto Barreda fugitive, Ofelia de León corruption, murder, investigation, unsolved mystery, incomplete justice, Spanish true crimeTo 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
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