Archive · 20 May 2025
Influencer Maria Jose Estupinan Murdered in Colombia
A young social media influencer named Maria Jose was tragically killed.
Someone pretending to be a delivery person shot her multiple times outside her home in Colombia.
This happened just days after another influencer, Valeria Marquez, was murdered in Mexico.
Maria had recently won a domestic violence case against her ex-partner.
Authorities are investigating Maria's murder, considering the possibility of it being related to her ex-partner and her prior domestic violence case.
Maria Jose Estupiñán, a 22-year-old influencer, was shot and killed in Cúcuta, Colombia on May 15, 2025.
The assailant posed as a delivery person and shot her multiple times.
Estupiñán was a model, influencer, and student at Francisco de Paula Santander University.
Her death occurred days after the murder of another influencer, Valeria Márquez, in Mexico.
Authorities are investigating her murder as a possible femicide related to a prior domestic violence case.
- Who
- Maria Jose Estupiñán, a 22-year-old influencer, was the victim. The assailant posed as a delivery person. Her ex-partner is a suspect.
- What
- Maria Jose Estupinan was shot and killed.
- When
- May 15, 2025
- Where
- Outside her home in Cúcuta, Colombia.
- Why
- Authorities are investigating as possible femicide. She had a domestic violence case against her ex-partner.
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Women's rights groups criticize the Colombian government for systemic failures leading to preventable deaths, like Estupiñán's.
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- Victim
- Maria Jose Estupiñán
- Age
- 22
- Occupation
- Influencer, Student, Model
- Location
- Cúcuta, Colombia
- Cause of Death
- Gunshot
- Date of Death
- May 15, 2025
- Suspect
- Ex-partner under investigation
