The Ghost Passport of Natalia Hitrago

A young woman disappears on August 18, 2021, in Cartagena. Four years later, her passport is registered on an international flight seven months after her presumed death. Her partner lies from the very first minute, but about what? About where Natalia Hitrago is, or something bigger?

In this episode, you will discover how a mother took the search for her daughter to the Congress of the Republic, what secrets are hidden in a flight ticket issued in the name of a missing person, and why the authorities never convicted anyone. We will go through the last verified hours of Natalia, the testimonies that contradict the official version, and the links to criminal networks that no one wants to publicly confirm.

Case Details
Victim: Natalia Hitrago, 21 years old, independent worker in makeup and modeling
Date: August 18, 2021
Location: Cartagena, Bolívar, Colombia
Status: Case under investigation with no conviction; missing person for four years

- The video from Isla Bora Bora on August 15 shows Natalia with a never-identified man, completely contradicting her version of traveling with friends
- A flight ticket issued in Natalia's name for March 6, 2022—seven months after she disappeared—was never clarified by Migración Colombia
- Hernán Darío Jiménez, her partner of five years with a proven history of violence, was captured in Mexico City in 2022 for drug trafficking, but his connection to the disappearance remains unresolved
- The waitress at Mirador Gastrobar identified Natalia by her unique tattoo on the night of August 18, accompanied by a man who fits Jiménez's profile, but he denied being in Cartagena that day

What really happened in those last hours in Cartagena, and why did a mother have to take the case to Congress to get answers?

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