Disappearance and murder of La Cantuta students and professor
On July 18, 1992, nine students and a professor from La Cantuta University were disappeared by the Colina group and later murdered and dismembered. This case became one of the most brutal acts perpetrated by this paramilitary organization.
On July 18, 1992, the Colina group perpetrated the disappearance of nine students and a professor from the Enrique Guzmán y Valle "La Cantuta" University. The victims were later murdered and their bodies dismembered. This case became one of the most brutal acts committed by the Colina group during 1992, a year of high violence by this paramilitary organization. The event occurred in the context of intensifying violence in Lima, where approximately one attack per day was registered between April 1989 and December 1992.