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EPISODE · Apr 24, 2026 · 19 MIN

Two names, two lives, two identical deaths

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Two names, two lives, two identical deaths: The femicide of María Isabel Pávez A man murdered his partner in Mexico in 2009 and disappeared. Eleven years later, under a false identity, he rebuilt his life in Chile and committed the exact crime on another woman. The connection came in an anonymous message during the funeral. In this episode, we explore how an international serial killer managed to live hidden in Chile for years, build intimate relationships, and repeat his modus operandi without detection. We examine the screenshot that debunks the alibi, the money that was never withdrawn, the 15-centimeter wound on the neck, and the bus ticket to the Peruvian border. Why did it take almost a decade for the arrest warrant to be issued in Mexico? Victim: María Isabel Pávez Date: December 17-23, 2020 Location: Santiago, Chile (and Aguascalientes, Mexico 2009) Status: Qualified life imprisonment, minimum 40 years - Screenshot from the cell phone shows battery charged when María Isabel claimed it wasn't working - Deposited money was never withdrawn, pinpointing the exact moment of death - Bus ticket to Arica found in the apartment confirmed immediate border escape - Anonymous message from a Mexican woman during the funeral connected two countries, two victims, and a killer with two names María Isabel Pávez, Santiago Chile 2020, murder, femicide, serial killer, mystery, investigation, homicide, premeditated crime, Chile Mexico, false passport, true crime SpanishTo 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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