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Mexican Supreme Court-backed series revisits Atizapán killings
Andrés Filomeno Mendoza Celis died in prison on October 29 at age 78, while serving sentences for femicide.
He was convicted of killing women in Atizapán de Zaragoza, in Mexico State, where he committed crimes over more than four decades.
A five-part series backed by Mexico’s Supreme Court examined the case and the long failure of local prosecutors to act on missing-person cases.
It said investigators found evidence of at least 19 killings and thousands of bone fragments at Mendoza Celis’s home.
The series focused on victims’ families and official inaction, rather than presenting the killer as a criminal mastermind.
More than 16 million people watched its first three days of nationwide broadcasts in June 2022.
His death has brought the series back into public attention, which highlighted how years of neglected investigations allowed the crimes to continue.
Andrés Filomeno Mendoza Celis died at age 78 on October 29 in Tenango del Valle prison, where he was serving sentences for feminicide.
A five-part docuseries backed by Mexico’s Supreme Court revisited his crimes and the failures that allowed them to continue.
The series, “Caníbal: Indignación total,” focused on the disappearances of women and alleged decades of inaction by prosecutors in the State of Mexico.
Investigators documented at least 19 people killed in the Lomas de San Miguel neighborhood.
The series drew more than 16 million viewers during its first three days of nationwide open television broadcasts in June 2022.
- Who
- Andrés Filomeno Mendoza Celis, a convicted serial killer, and the Supreme Court-backed docuseries about his crimes.
- What
- The series “Caníbal: Indignación total” revisited the killings and examined alleged failures by prosecutors.
- When
- The series aired in June 2022. Mendoza Celis died on October 29; the article was published on October 30, 2026.
- Where
- Atizapán de Zaragoza, in the State of Mexico; Mendoza Celis died in Tenango del Valle prison.
- Why
- The series aimed to expose his crimes and the long-running omissions by prosecutors, while centering the families of missing women.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The husband of Reyna González Amador, a municipal police officer, found the home where her body was located.
The docuseries aired on national open television and drew more than 16 million viewers in its first three days.
Mendoza Celis died at age 78 in Tenango del Valle prison.
Infobae published an article revisiting the docuseries after his death.
- Docuseries
- Caníbal: Indignación total,” a five-part production backed by Mexico’s Supreme Court
- Public budget
- 12 million pesos
- Viewers
- More than 16 million during the first three days of open national broadcasts
- Documented victims
- At least 19 people in Lomas de San Miguel
- Recovered remains
- Between 4,300 and 4,600 bone fragments
- Prison sentences
- A life sentence, one 92-year sentence and six additional 55-year sentences