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The body of 17-year-old Luisa Fernanda Saldarriaga Leal was found in a suitcase in Colombia after she went missing in March. Police are investigating the suspected murder.
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Body of murdered teen found stuffed inside suitcase

Jasmine Siddon
Last updated: April 18, 2025 11:37 am
Jasmine Siddon Published April 18, 2025
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Luisa Fernanda Saldarriaga Leal. (Picture: Jam Press)
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The body of a teenage girl was discovered stuffed inside a suitcase after she was murdered.

Luisa Fernanda Saldarriaga Leal, 17, had been missing since 28 March.

Authorities are currently investigating her death to determine who was responsible.

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The 17-year-old’s body was discovered on 1 April but she wasn’t identified until two weeks later.

The National Institute of Forensic Medicine spent 15 days analysing the teenager’s body.

The body of 17-year-old Luisa Fernanda Saldarriaga Leal was found in a suitcase in Colombia after she went missing in March. Police are investigating the suspected murder.
Luisa’s body was found in deplorable conditions stuffed inside the suitcase, in a wooded area. (Picture: Jam Press)

Luisa’s family have been left heartbroken by the horrific tragedy, and had been searching for her since she disappeared.

According to Luisa’s mother, she was last seen when she left the house accompanied by some of her friends.

She did not return home but had reportedly answered some of the messages she received on her mobile phone on 31 March.

The body of 17-year-old Luisa Fernanda Saldarriaga Leal was found in a suitcase in Colombia after she went missing in March. Police are investigating the suspected murder.
Luisa Fernanda Saldarriaga Leal. (Picture: Jam Press)

In the messages, she didn’t provide information on her whereabouts.

Her parents reported her missing to authorities, as reported by Need To Know.

Luisa’s body was found in deplorable conditions stuffed inside the suitcase, in a wooded area located in Puerto Bertín, Buga, Valle del Cauca, Colombia.

According to local press, police already have indications about the alleged perpetrator of this crime.

The body of 17-year-old Luisa Fernanda Saldarriaga Leal was found in a suitcase in Colombia after she went missing in March. Police are investigating the suspected murder.
Luisa Fernanda Saldarriaga Leal. (Picture: Jam Press)

They were able to pick up clues along the Sonso lagoon, a lake in Puerto Bertín, close to where Luisa’s body was found.

“Within the judicial proceedings there are indications of those allegedly responsible for this event, who apparently would be involved, according to the material evidence and the physical evidence collected with the homicide of this young woman,” said Colonel Pedro Pablo Astaiza Cerón, commander of the Valle del Cauca Police Department.

No further details have yet been released surrounding the investigation.

Luisa lived in Tuluá, a city located in Valle del Cauca, Colombia.

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