politics
April 4, 2026
She is Evelina Ortiz Mendoza, the woman found dead in a taxi
The shock has not yet subsided in the Simón Bolívar neighborhood of Barranquilla, following the discovery of a lifeless body inside a taxi on Good Friday morning at Carrera 6A with Calle 18.
TL;DR
- A woman, identified as Evelina María Ortiz Mendoza, 43, was found dead inside a taxi in Barranquilla.
- Her family had reported her and her husband, Erick Yair de Alba Conde, missing.
- Their son identified his mother's body and later recognized his father leaving the taxi in a video.
- The couple had a history of arguments due to Erick's jealousy.
- Authorities are investigating the incident as a potential femicide and are searching for Erick Yair de Alba Conde, who may have fled to Magdalena or La Guajira.
- The couple had left their home on Wednesday night to visit the husband's parents and had not been heard from since Thursday.