Juana Hilda González initially faced a 28-year prison sentence; however, following a series of appeals, her penalty was dramatically increased to 78 years and 9 months behind bars.

The First Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation has made the decision to release Juana Hilda González, who has spent 19 years behind bars for the kidnapping of Hugo Alberto Wallace Miranda.

The presiding judge, Loretta Ortiz, directed that the sentence be conveyed to the prison system without delay to facilitate an immediate release. The concluding tally stood at four in support and one in opposition.

The legislation put forth by Minister Alfredo Gutiérrez Ortiz Mena delineates the criteria necessary for facilitating his release.

Initially, the State did not succeed in proving that the “confessions” made by Juana Hilda González on February 6 and 21, 2006, during her house arrest, were acquired in accordance with her unequivocal right to be free from torture.

Consequently, it was determined that this evidence ought to be rendered invalid, along with any additional evidence acquired in relation to this purported confession.

In this context, the evidence gathered during the searches conducted on February 14, 2006, at the complainant’s residence; the search executed on February 26, 2006, at the home of her co-defendant, Brenda Quevedo; and any additional search warranted by information derived from confessions obtained under duress were similarly deemed invalid.

The project indicates that in the absence of these indications, there is a lack of evidence to substantiate responsibility for the kidnapping of Hugo Alberto Wallace, as only the following remain:

(i) accounts from the victim’s relatives, friends, and employees concerning his activities leading up to his disappearance, the measures they undertook that led to the discovery of his truck, and the exchanges they had with the kidnappers.

(ii) the accounts provided by the neighbours of three individuals regarding the sounds they perceived emanating from the apartment where the victim was purportedly taken on the evening of July 11, 2005, along with the telephone call that a neighbour placed to 060

The project that was voted on indicates that the evidence presented fails to establish a definitive connection between Juana González and the kidnapping. Primarily, the evidence merely suggests that the individuals in question were acquainted and had some interaction on the 3rd and 8th of July, 2005.

Moreover, it was claimed that an altercation took place at the specified apartment on the evening of July 11, 2005; the victim’s SUV was discovered in proximity to the apartment on July 12, 2005; and the purported victim departed her residence the week following the alleged kidnapping.

The judge determined that while these circumstances might arouse suspicion, they do not adequately establish her involvement in the deprivation of liberty and subsequent death of Hugo Alberto Wallace Miranda, as per the allegations, and this represents the threshold of evidence that the State is required to satisfy.

No evidence exists that connects Juana Hilda González to Wallace on the day she went missing.

The sentence

On December 24, 2009, a court delivered a sentence to Juana Hilda González for her involvement in kidnapping, organised crime, and the unlawful possession of firearms designated for military use, as well as ammunition.

Initially, he received a sentence of 28 years in prison; however, following appeals, this was increased to a staggering 78 years and 9 months behind bars.

The abduction: the official narrative

The indictment reveals that Juana Hilda González is charged with the kidnapping of Wallace Miranda. It is alleged that on July 11, 2005, she misled him into thinking she had romantic intentions, ultimately luring him to her apartment, where his partner and four accomplices were poised to carry out the abduction.

As per the official account, the victim met his demise that very night within the confines of the apartment. Subsequently, the defendants transported his lifeless form to the bathroom, where they undressed him, captured several photographs, dismembered him using an electric saw, and placed the remains into plastic bags and suitcases. They then proceeded to the “sewage pit,” where they disposed of the body.

The prosecution claims that on August 26, 2005, an envelope was delivered to Wallace’s mother, containing three photographs. Two of these depicted the tattoos on her son’s arms, while the third showed him naked and blindfolded. Accompanying these images was a letter demanding a ransom of $950,000 for her son’s freedom.

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