Double disappearance: A problem that increases the forensic crisis in Mexico

Enforced disappearances in Mexico are due to criminal violence, but also to the State’s negligence, and its corresponding authorities and institutions, that elude their legal functions of keeping and guarding unidentified bodies in order to guarantee the pertinent investigations. The incorrect application of procedures leads to the commission of illegalities that give rise to the loss of unidentified bodies, making impossible or difficult for the relatives of the victims to recover them. This situation lays the foundations for double disappearance in Mexico, based on the omission of state responsibilities or its acquiescence with criminal networks.