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Blanca Arellano: Mexican woman who flew 3000 miles to meet online friend was killed for her organs

A local fisherman found the faceless head of Blanca Arellano on a beach; later, an arm and a torso without its organs were also found

HUACHO, PERU: A Mexican woman, who flew 3000 miles to date a Peruvian man she met online, was found dead in the port of Huacho. As per the authorities, Blanca Arellano was killed for her organs. The 51-year-old Blanca met Juan Pablo Jesus Villafuerte on a gaming app, and after several months of chatting online, the former decided to travel to Peru to meet him in real life.

Blanca's family says she flew out to Lima on October 31 to meet the 37-year-old man. According to Unilad, Blanca contacted her family a week later on November 7, which is the last time they spoke. She reportedly told her niece Karla Arellano that things were moving forward with Villafuerte and the two were getting along well.

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Blanca's family became worried after not hearing from her for several days. Thus, her niece took to Twitter in an attempt to track her down. "I never thought I would be in this situation, today I ask for support and dissemination to locate one of the most loved and important people in my life. My aunt Blanca Olivia Arellano Gutiérrez disappeared on Monday, November 7 in Peru, she is of Mexican origin, we fear for her life," the post read. 

In search of her aunt, Karla also reached out to Villafuerte, who claimed that Blanca got bored of him as he couldn't provide her with the life she wanted. He told her that her aunt had left to return back to Mexico, as per the DailyMail. Karla shared another post, saying “They were in Huacho and she left for Lima by her own means to later go to Mexico but that has not happened.”

On November 9, a local fisherman found the faceless head of a woman on a beach located near Villafuerte’s residence. Soon, an arm and a torso without its organs were also found, as well as a single finger wearing a silver ring. Authorities were able to determine that the body parts belonged to Blanca after her family identified the ring that was found.

As reported by the outlet, scraps of Blanca's blood had also been found throughout Villafuerte's apartment. He had also reportedly shared TikTok videos of her organs, days after she disappeared. On November 17, Villafuerte was arrested by police on the charge of femicide, human trafficking, and organ trafficking. However, he has denied his involvement in the crime as of now. Authorities suspect that Villafuerte did not act alone as the victim's face was removed by someone experienced with surgical instruments.

In another Twitter post, Blanca heart-broken niece expressed her grief: “We have no words to express what we are experiencing. My aunt was a kind, warm person, full of light, intelligent, dedicated, loving and that is how she should be remembered. We believe in Peruvian laws and we fully trust the authorities to make it happen as they have done an impeccable job so far. It’s time to raise your voice and ask for #JusticiaParaBlanca.”