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Today in History: 43 Ayotzinapa Students Kidnapped, Likely Murdered

By Drooid · Sep 26, 2026, 10:32 AM UTC · How we work

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On 26 September 2014, police from Iguala and Cocula seized 43 male students from the Ayotzinapa Rural Teachers’ College in Guerrero. Collaborating with organized-crime groups, the officers abducted the youths, and later evidence linked the Mexican army to their disappearance. By 2025 only three bodies had been identified.

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Story summary

On 26 September 2014, police from Iguala and Cocula seized 43 male students from the Ayotzinapa Rural Teachers’ College in Guerrero. Collaborating with organized-crime groups, the officers abducted the youths, and later evidence linked the Mexican army to their disappearance. By 2025 only three bodies had been identified.