The Night She Called Her Mother One Last Time

The Night She Called Her Mother One Last Time

A truck driver found a young woman, partially burned and barely alive, on a dirt path at kilometer 8.2 on the Toledo highway. She had gone out to celebrate a city festival and never came home. What happened between Plaza Elíptica and that stretch of highway outside Leganés?

In this episode, we delve into the disturbing case of Sandra Palo Bermúdez, a 22-year-old with an intellectual disability, and the events of May 17, 2003, that led to her tragic death. We explore the cruelty of the crime and the controversial legal decisions that followed, forcing a country to question the meaning of justice.

Victim: Sandra Palo Bermúdez
Date: May 17, 2003
Location: Toledo highway, near Leganés
Status: Deceased
Event: Abduction, assault, and murder

- Sandra Palo Bermúdez was 22 years old and lived in Las Margaritas, Madrid.
- She had a 53% intellectual impairment due to a childhood car accident.
- On May 16, 2003, she went out with friends for the Fiestas de San Isidro.
- She called her mother at 2:30 AM on May 17, the last time her voice was heard.
- She was abducted from a bus stop at Plaza Elíptica by four men in a red Citroën.

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