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⚡ NEW on Reveal

The final chapter of #AfterAyotzinapa, our three-part investigation into the abduction of 43 Mexican students, looks at how an unexpected turn in Mexico’s politics leads to a new investigation with a new special prosecutor.

Tune in: revealnews.org/podcast/after-…

Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s election as president leads to Mexico reopening the investigation into the Ayotzinapa students.

Omar Gómez Trejo, who left Mexico in fear after accusing the previous government of a cover up in the case, is the new prosecutor.revealnews.org/podcast/after-…

As prosecutor, Gómez Trejo gathers evidence to indict members of the previous government for manipulating evidence and forcing confessions.

➡️ He would eventually get ahold of more than 50 videos showing torture by government authorities. revealnews.org/podcast/after-…

You’ll hear an exclusive interview with former middle school teacher Carlos Canto Salgado, who was a victim of torture.

He describes the night he was taken and how Mexican government bureaucrats made him sign a confession he was never allowed to read. revealnews.org/podcast/after-…

You’ll also learn that Tomás Zerón, a former top official in the original investigation, is under indictment.

➡️ Zerón was also the person who ordered the surveillance of the experts in the independent investigation. The government used an Israeli spyware tool called Pegasus.

If you’ve been listening to #AfterAyotzinapa, you know the families of the missing students have been central to the case — and our story.

In this final chapter, we give Doña Cristi, mother of missing student Benjamín Asencio Bautista, the last word. revealnews.org/podcast/after-…

Missed chapters 1 and 2? Catch up wherever you get your podcasts or on our website: revealnews.org/article/after-…

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#AfterAyotzinapa is the result of a two-year collaboration between Reveal and the @NSArchive, with interviews, insights and findings that have never before been heard.

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