Her grandfather was close to then-governor Enrique Pena Nieto (he later served as the President of Mexico between 2012 and 2018), and many believed that the authorities were hiding the truth to save the father. The nannies claimed Paulettes parents were having financial problems which increased speculation that the parents killed her in order to relieve themselves of her expensive medical care. After that, the girl fell in love with horses. For only $3 you can help this site stay up and running! Lo que no se dijo, Im not so sure anymore. Paulette was an adorable 4 year old little girl who was initially believed to have gone missing from her bed on Sunday, March 21st of 2010; eventually it was determined that shed been in her bed the entire time. Arriving at the crime scene, the forensics team was only allowed to look for signs of forced entry but nothing more. In 2010 a YouTube video titled The Strange Case of Paulette's Pajamas became a point of interest and was spread via social media. Bazbaz, surprisingly, believed Mauricios story and never stopped blaming Lizette. Mauricio Gebara informed his sister of the disappearance of his daughter, who informed Huixquilucan authorities. Could she be still alive?, an entire nation wondered and for the time Paulette was missing she was what everyone talked about. Most people in Mexico believe she is the killer. The child had been at the foot of her own bed, wrapped in bodily fluid soaked linens, trapped in the space between the mattress and the bed frame. The family was well to do, but this child was in need of constant attention; she required pricy medications, multiple doctors, nannies, and continuous physical therapy. That night she didnt hear any weird noises, the dogs didnt bark and everything seemed fine. Donations & Patreon membership will go towards keeping this site running. However, nothing was proven against either one of them. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Reportedly, 262 million pesos were diverted to shell companies under his leadership. The housing complex had surveillance, but no evidence of Paulette leaving or being taken was found. [13][14], The official report also said that no traces of drugs or toxic substances in the body that could have affected the girl's consciousness. The girl was born at only 25 weeks old, weighing 800 grams and measuring 35 cm. Mexico City, Mexico (CNN) -- A missing 4-year-old Mexican girl, whose body was found under a mattress in her bedroom, died of asphyxiation, officials said. Paulette's parents hardly tried to contain themselves turning into a media spectacle. Hence, it was extremely strange for the body to have been discovered there, nine days after her disappearance. I dont want to exclude any theories, though, and I believe that anyone involved could have been the killer. None of it made any sense! It is also revealed that she is mysteriously found between her mattress and the foot of her bed several days after the investigation. It exposed incredible levels of corruption existing at some of the nations highest institutions. Staged kidnapping: Mauricio and Lizette were having financial problems and could barely afford the apartment they were living in. Mauricio is said to have stated, Yes, I know where Paulette is, and Ill tell you everything only if you help me, because I dont want to get into any trouble with the law. His character is played by Dario Yazbek in The Search. He did retire after the investigation since the case had been bungled and the public sentiment had soured against the attorneys office. The same man walked to the front of the bed, with the help of another forensic expert, and removed all the sheets to reveal Paulette's corpse, partially hidden on one side of the mattress. The crime scene was slowly and carelessly contaminated, and any evidence remaining was now useless. There were no signs of forced entry, theft or struggle inside the home and Paulette's bedroom was located on the second floor of the two-story, upscale apartment - with the only point of entry being a window, which had not been broken or tampered with. Mrs Farah claimed she put her daughter to bed as usual. Lizette had gone to Los Cabos to meet with her lover there and spent the weekend partying and drinking. Just a few days after the disappearance Lizette opened her home to the media and just about anyone else who had wanted to come inside; the mother sat at the foot of her missing daughters bed and gave numerous video interviews hell at one point a friend of Lizettes had slept in the bed which Paulette had gone missing from! However, this was not an easy open and shut case of accidental death. Paulette Gebara Farah naci el 20 de julio de 2005 en Huixquilucan, Estado de Mxico, [12] siendo la hija menor del matrimonio entre Lizette Farah y Mauricio Gebara. [10][3], On March 31, at around 2:00 AM, Paulette's remains were found in her bedroom. This is podcaster u/Robinwarder1's post from r/Unresolvedmysteries regarding the fascinating mystery of Paulette Gebara Farah, which he covered on his recent episode of The Trail Went Cold . The mother of the girls, Lizette Farah, stayed up late to put them to bed. Lizette vividly remembered putting her daughter to sleep that night, kissing her one last time before leaving the room. eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. I couldnt find her and decided to search the parents bedroom as well, then her sisters room. It was on May 31, nine days after she was first reported missing, that her body was discovered in her own bedroom. As the entire community came together to search for Paulette, doubt quickly began to be cast on her parents. On April 6th Paulette was buried at Panten Frances cemetery in Mexico City; it may be important to note that none of the paternal family attended the funeral. Their girl couldnt formulate full sentences and could only pronounce words such as mom, dad, water and food; and although she was able to attend school as other kids her age, she still required special attention. Paulette had died accidentally due to "mechanical asphyxia due to obstruction of the nasal cavities and thorax-abdominal compression". In fact, the two nannies would later claim that Mauricio and Lizette did not help them with the initial search for Paulette and appeared unconcerned about her disappearance. After finding Paulettes body, police initially announced it to be a homicide. Her mother, over and over again, talked of that Sunday night, of how her beautiful daughter had disappeared without a trace, leaving the family devastated. I do believe that they know more than what they're saying, but might have been threatened to not speak out. The blankets covering Paulette, according to the official version, not only concealed her body but also prevented the putrid smell from leaking. The police received heavy criticism over how they handled the investigation and Mr Bazbaz later resigned as Attorney General on May 26 that year. The crime scene was never closed off; hundreds of people walked in and out, leaving dirty footprints behind; a friend of Lizette had stayed at the Gebaras place, sleeping on Paulettes bed; and the police officers working on the case were even allowed to pee in the girls bathroom. Paulette's disappearance became the talk of the town - on . The girl's parents (specially her mother) did countless of interviews where they pleaded for their daughters safe return: She is an angel, she is a beautiful little girl; she never cries, never throws tantrums, shes the sweetest, [Lizette was quoted saying] (https://youtu.be/5_UW_6YRaZI?t=315). That morning they made sure that Paulettes elder sister was ready for school and then waited with her until the school bus picked her up around 7am. } This one, however, is not a documentary. There will never be any real answers, there will never be any sort of justice served for little Paulette Gebara Farah. The girl's disappearance was reported to the Huixquilucan authorities immediately and Alberto Bazbaz, the Attorney General of the State of Mexico, quickly became involved. ga('ads.send', { The attorney Alberto Bazbaz who was responsible for the investigation resigned shortly after the case was closed. Tragically the case was terribly mismanaged by police; the first thing to be done in a case like this is to secure the crime scene thereby preserving potential evidence, literally everyone knows this. Lizette also stated that if she lost Paulette it would be okay because she still has another daughter. The eventual verdict was that Paulette died in a tragic accident. Lizette Farah, Paulettes mama, had gone to Los Cabos with a friend while her husband, Mauricio Gebara, their 7 year old daughter, Lizette Jr, and 4 year old Paulette went to Valle de Bravo instead. Instead, 4 year old Paulette Gebara was found dead under mysterious circumstances on the 30th of March 2010. }); Lizette could have killed her daughter shortly after her disappearance and then hid her body somewhere in the house, perhaps in the elevator shaft (one neighbour complained that one of the elevators was acting strange and bumping into something) or an air duct. Father Mauricio was well off; hes a very influential man from a good family, with friends in high places. On March 30th Lizette, Mauricio, and the Nannies were picked up and interrogated by police; Lizette blamed her husband for their daughters death, and father blamed his wife and/or the nannies. Paulettes father belonged to an influential family. I have a walking disability and speech impairment, I have a scar on the left side of my back. Assisting in the investigation were Alfredo Castillo, the then deputy attorney, and Alberto Bazbaz, the then attorney general for the state of Mexico. But on the evening of Sunday March 21, 2010, their life was turned upside down. ga('ads.send', { So just before Paulette went missing, the family had gone on vacation. A massive search to find the little girl was set in motion, and the story turned into a media frenzy in Mexico - with flyers with Paulette's face on distributed, billboards put up and advertisements plastered on TV and public transport. They didnt expect this case to blow up the way it did, and were unable to rescue Paulette in time. The parents, they discovered, had been lying since the beginning. Why did Brian Kohberger leave knife sheath at crime scene? Im desperate.. Could be, yes. The very next morning the familys maids/nannies, two sisters, went about business as usual. On the day of the disappearance, it was the nannies who discovered that the girl was missing. [10] [3] In the leaked video of investigators, one voice is heard saying, "she was severely beaten" whilst examining the stained sheets. Expert says it was a 'remarkably clever move', Idaho murders: Bryan Kohberger's neighbor reveals last text message he received from him, Ex-FBI agent suggests Bryan Kohberger may have killed due to 'incel complex', 'Probably killed drug dealers:' Internet finds Bryan Kohberger's ASKfm photo, calls it a 'jumpscare', 'He failed her': Fans shocked by Britney Spears' meltdown at restaurant as husband Sam Asghari walks out. eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. On March 31st, after more than a week of this circus, a very strong odor was noticed coming from Paulettes bedroom. Even though her parents' room was next door, they did not recall hearing anything and insisted Paulette could not go out alone, due to her disabilities. The autopsy revealed that Paulette's body had not been manipulated after her death and had therefore been there the entire time she was missing. }); hitType: 'event', The next morning, Paulettes nanny would alert the girls parents of her disappearance: "I looked for her in the bathroom, under the bed and in the closet. window.googletag.pubads().addEventListener('slotRenderEnded', function(event) { At 8am the next morning, nanny Ericka claimed she entered the room to wake her, but found that she had vanished. "[18], A close friend of Farah, Amanda de la Rosa, was allowed to live in the Gebara's apartment for several days immediately following the girl's disappearance. "It is the fictional version of Paulette's story. During the nine-day window, the bedroom was searched by investigators on multiple occasions, tracking dogs had failed to pick up any scent of her and the BBC claims that around 100 people had entered the bedroom- yet no one found her. The gruesome find marked the end of a nine-day hunt for the four-year-old, who had numerous developmental disabilities and who had seemingly vanished in the middle of the night. eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), Paulette's mum later said: "I had the conversation with my daughter, but not in the context they showed it.". and [Farah] replies, 'Because otherwise they will blame us for stealing her or that you took her away to be stolen. Again, if you dont want to see the photos, you may want to back out now. My name is Paulette, Im 4 years old. if(document.querySelector("#google_image_div")){ Her miraculous birth did, however, caused her to suffer from disabilities: Paulette had trouble speaking and doctors said she would never be able to walk. An autopsy concluded that the cause of her death was "asphyxiation that obstructed her respiratory airways and compressed her abdominal thorax". Instead, The Search is a well-crafted drama that successfully manages to depict the engrained, institutional-level corruption and influentialism in Mexico. Mauricio was also anxious, didnt show any signs of depression, and was evasive and insecure. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. Her body was discovered on March 31st due to the smell of putrefaction. But on the evening of Sunday March 21, 2010, their life was turned upside down. eventAction: 'click_image_ads' eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), Its surmised that this had very much to do with Paulettes death suddenly being deemed as accidental. The body had two segments of rectangular adhesive cloth in vertical position on both cheeks, in addition to signs of a blow to the left elbow and knee. Alfredo Castillo, they said, had ordered them to stop almost as soon as they got there. Attorney General of the State of Mexico Alberto Bazbaz publicly announced his suspicions about Mauricio Gebara and Lizette Farah, and the two nannies Ericka and Martha Casimiro on March 29, almost a week into the investigation. pg.acq.push(function() { 'The Search' aka 'La Busqueda' is the second part in Netflix's scripted crime anthology series 'Historia de un Crimen' that chronicles crimes that "generated social turmoil and triggered charges of corruption and a search for justice" in countries across the world. Several viewers would have wondered the true story behind the incident and how faithful the Netflix production stays to true incidents. At last, they finally reached a conclusion: the parents or the live-in nannies had something to do with the murder of Paulette. Paulettes elder sister, then 7 years old, might have killed her. Who was Paulette Gebara Farah? In the time she stayed in there, the bed was made on a daily basis, and nobody noticed the girl's body nor the bloody stains on the sheets as they appeared on the forensic video. Paulette Gebara Farah was a four year old disabled Mexican girl who disappeared, and was subsequently found dead under suspicious circumstances. Half of the limited series portrays the events before the discovery of her body and the other half after. Paulettes parents blame everyone but themselves for their daughters death, including the nannies. [10][12], An autopsy revealed that Paulette slept with an "orthopaedic cloth" over her mouth, which was placed every night to prevent her from sleeping with her mouth open; that her body was not manipulated after her death;[13] and that she had eaten at least five hours before her death. As the entire community came together to search for Paulette, doubt quickly began to be cast on her parents. All Rights Reserved., Killers found not guilty by reason of insanity. Maybe she was taken by aliens, she was heard joking at some point, or perhaps even Harry Potter. The police would claim that in the week they spent at the Gebaras home they had searched every single room, followed all the proceedings as supposed to and interviewed as many people as they could. IT was only when an officer caught a whiff of a putrid smell that the mattress was ripped off little Paulette's bed and her tiny body was found wrapped in blankets, wedged at the foot of her bed. }); The coroner said that the child died from asphyxia by obstruction of the nasal cavities and thorax-abdominal compression; the time of Paulettes death changed a couple of times. document.querySelector("#ads").addEventListener('click',function(){ Lizette would testify in a [interview] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjB3TTbIuRk) two years after the fact that she had been constantly threatened by the police, and the detectives in the case had placed a gun in her head at some point. The spine-chilling true story has now inspired new Spanish Netflix crime drama series, The Search, which premieres this Friday. IT was only when an officer caught a whiff of a putrid smell that the mattress was ripped off little Paulette's bed and her tiny body was found wrapped in blankets, wedged at the foot of her bed. On March 31, 2010, Paulettes body was strangely discovered in her own room: in a space between her mattress and the foot of the bed. Little Paulette was put to bed by her mother; this included strategically placing pillows around Paulette, to keep the child from rolling around too much at night, and snugly tucking in blankets. There are, however, reports that suggest that Netflix's series is not going to be factually correct. The case of 4 year old Paulette has always been one that Ive been interested in, and the fact the official cause of death was ruled accidental kills me on the inside. Theres no proof of this, Im only telling you what the leading theories are. On the evening of March 21, 2010, four-year old Paulette Gebara Farah returned to her apartment in Huixquilucan, Mexico, after a weekend trip with her father, Mauricio Gebara, and seven-year old sister. The official findings, however, indicated no signs of physical or sexual violence. Such ties helped Bazbaz hold some notable positions of power even after his poor handling of the case. Political observers said that Bazbazs appointment owed more to his links with Pea Nietos inner circle than his skills as a law enforcement official, reported The Guardian. Four-year-old Paulette Gebara's parents reported her missing on March 22, launching a vast media campaign and citywide search, including billboard advertisements and televised pleas from Paulette's bedroom for help. eventAction: 'render' The nannies had also made the bed in several reconstructions with the police, and found no trace of the girl. 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