A taxi driver has been found dead with signs of torture.
Natalia Loaiza Orozco’s lifeless body was discovered in the early hours of the morning on 18 December.
The 29-year-old was tied to her hands and feet and showed signs of suffocation due to injuries on her neck.
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She went missing after accepting a job, with her red Ford Fiesta last being seen at around 2 am (GMT-5).
It is presumed that at the time, she had picked up her killers to take them to the destination that they requested.
She was spotted heading north over a roundabout.
A person passing by the road El Noral, in Copacabana, Antioquia, Colombia, found her body at 4 am.
Natalia was serving the area of Medellín, also in Antioquia, through to the north of Aburrá Valley.
Her car was stolen, and authorities have been looking at surveillance cameras in the area when her disappearance occurred.
Besides this footage, there have been no more clues on what happened to Natalia.
Through using these videos, police are hoping to track the route of the car and ultimately locate the whereabouts of her killers.
Including the young woman, there have been 12 taxi drivers murdered since November last year in the area, as reported by Need To Know.
Six of these have taken place in 2024 and Natalia is the second victim in the past week.
Last Sunday, a man named Jorge Mario Suárez Duque was murdered in the Cinco Estrellas neighbourhood, in Bello, Antioquia.
The 46-year-old met the same fate as Natalia.
Authorities have so far indicated that the deaths of these taxi drivers, as well as 48 thefts registered against them in the last 13 months, could be related to common crime gangs.
It is thought that these gangs focus on stealing vehicles and that they operate in the north of Aburrá Valley.
Police are currently investigating to find who is responsible for the horrific killings.
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