Twelve-year-old Perla Alison vanished after leaving her Santa Martha Acatitla home to buy candy, prompting a citywide Amber Alert. Days later, her body was found in an abandoned lot near the Constitución de 1917 metro station, showing signs of blunt-force trauma. Authorities have launched a femicide investigation, while the city mourns her loss through vigils and an outpouring of grief. Perla’s story has become a powerful symbol in the fight against violence toward girls and a call for justice and systemic change.
