An image on social media helped locate the young LGBTQ+ person who disappeared in Medellín 18 years ago
For 18 years, a mother and sister lived with the uncertainty of not knowing what had happened to Carlebis Robinson Serna García. The young man, a member of the LGBTQ+ community and who, according to his family, was homeless in Medellín, disappeared at the age of 24 during the armed conflict. Only almost two decades later did his family receive his body and give him a dignified farewell.
TL;DR
- Carlebis Robinson Serna García, who was homeless in Medellín and part of the LGBTQ+ community, disappeared 18 years ago at the age of 24.
- His family searched for him since 2007, receiving initial, unconvincing information in 2010 that he had died and belonged to a criminal organization.
- A social media post led his sister to contact the Search Unit for Missing Persons, which confirmed Carlebis's identity through forensic analysis.
- His body had been recovered in 2025 and unidentified since 2008, finally allowing the family to give him a dignified farewell and burial in his hometown.
- The closure brought peace of mind to his family after nearly two decades of uncertainty.