Betsy Mariel
Age 3211 Jan 2025
Cúcuta, Santander (Colombia)
Shot
Betsy was one of two people (the other being an elderly cisgender woman) killed by hitmen in their home.
The other victim was Odilia del Socorro Osorio, 72.
The elderly woman and the trans woman murdered by hitmen on Saturday in the El Oasis neighborhood of Cúcuta, Norte de Santander, were identified as Odilia del Socorro Osorio, 72, and Betsy, 32. The victims were inside a house when two men on a motorcycle shot them. Both died at the scene from the gunshot wounds.
Apparently a person tried to help one of the women by carrying her to a medical center, but when he realized that she no longer had vital signs, he stopped there to wait for the authorities to arrive and investigate.
The Metropolitan Police were investigating and found that the 72-year-old woman had a well-known nickname in the area and, in addition, months ago she was saved from an attack - also involving a bullet. Because of this, the authorities believe that the hitmen were targeting Odilia, since the house was her property and was used for the consumption and sale of hallucinogens, but they killed Betsy because she was there by chance.
The newspaper La Opinión de Cúcuta reported that Odilia's son saw the man who allegedly shot the two people in the living room of his home, but he did not find this suspicious as he had already seen him enter the house on two occasions.
Authorities reported that the house where the double murder occurred was a so-called “olla” (pot) so they believe the death could have been due to a settlement of scores or revenge.
https://x.com/OspinaPosse/status/1882517990782243304
