After a longtime ineptly handled local investigation, it was taken away from local law enforcement and placed in the hands of the federal Attorney General.
Several arrests were made, including the highly publicized arrest of Sharif Sharif, an Egyptian chemist, who later was acquitted.
Despite those arrests, the bodies of women continued to turn up almost daily.
Graves in the desert. Juarez, Mexico. 1998.
Volunteers search the Lote Bravo for remains of missing women. Juarez, Mexico. 1998.
Maria Luisa, holding family dogs, searches for her missing sister. Juarez, Mexico. 1998.
Volunteers search the Lote Bravo for remains of missing women. Juarez, Mexico. 1998.
The New York Times, 2003.
Missing posters. Juarez, Mexico. 1998.
Volunteers hang posters on a government building protest the disappearance of women. Juarez, Mexico. 1998.
Amnesty Now, Spring 2003.
Posters on a government building protest the disappearance of women. Juarez, Mexico. 1998.