Perla Alison’s story shattered the illusion of safety that many families cling to. A brief walk to buy candy became the last time her loved ones saw her alive, a routine moment violently cut short. The Amber Alert mobilized hundreds, but the discovery near the Constitución de 1917 metro station ended the search in the most devastating way possible and forced authorities to confront the crime as femicide.
Her community now lives between rage and sorrow. Neighbors light candles, share her photo, and demand more than condolences and press conferences. Perla’s death has reignited urgent debates about how quickly institutions respond, how seriously missing children are treated, and why danger keeps slipping through the cracks. In vigils and marches, her name is spoken as both a wound and a promise: that her short life will push a country to protect its children before it is too late.