On May 17, 1998, police in Mexico City arrested 40-year-old subway driver Jose Lazaro Bouchana for allegedly raping and killing at least three women whose bodies were found buried in the patio of his house. Authoritites were led to the home by a teenage girl who he was holding captive and managed to escape. When police arrived, they noticed a foul odor coming from the patio, which was under construction. They then started digging and uncovered the bodies of the three women.
Police said they planned to keep digging as three more women had been reported missing in the area in the past few months. Mexican radio station Radio Red said police had found a videotape taken of the women as they were being tortured.