Mexico's missing students case: An open wound to parents, country
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01:52Story highlights
- About 100 Raúl Isidro Burgos Teachers' College students were attacked by police during a bus trip to raise money
- The government's version of events is the police attacked the students, then handed them over to a local drug gang
- Several parents have strongly suggested a cover-up; rights group says a military-police conspiracy shouldn't be ruled out
Mexico City (CNN)—Emiliano Navarrete says it was the worst night of his life: Friday, September 26, 2014. Navarrete was home with his wife when he suddenly received a phone call. It was his son José Ángel, who sounded terrified on the other side of the line.
"I asked him what was happening," Navarrete said. "Father," his son said, "we're being attacked by the police. They already shot my friend. He's lying on the floor. He was shot in the head."
Navarrete said he could hear the commotion his son was describing on his cell phone: young men screaming in terror. "Then I told him, 'You know what, son? Try to hide or escape. Be on the alert. Escape if you can so that they don't harm you. Take very good care of yourself.'"
That was the last thing he was able to tell his son. The phone went silent. Communication was lost.
Navarrete didn't know it at the time, but it was just the beginning of a case that would not only deeply affect his family, but also send shock waves across the Mexican justice system and the country's security forces. It has been one year. The ensuing scandal continues to shake the administration of President Enrique Peña Nieto.
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