In today's chilling episode, Candace takes us into the dark saga of Juana Barraza, infamously known as "La Mataviejitas" or The Little Old Lady Killer. After experiencing a rough childhood, she cast a shadow of terror over Mexico City in the 1990s-2000s. Barraza, a luchadora by night, turned into one of Mexico's most notorious serial killers, targeting elderly women. Her modus operandi was as cunning as it was brutal; she would gain the trust of her victims by posing as a government official offering social assistance, only to later strangle them with objects found within their homes. The cruelty of her crimes shocked the nation, as Barraza, a woman, exploited society's most vulnerable.
Her arrest in 2006 brought an end to a macabre spree that claimed the lives of nearly 40 women, mothers, sisters, and daughters. This story not only highlights the depravity of one individual but also exposes the systemic failures that allowed her to operate unchecked for years.

Victim List: Rest in Peace
Unspecified dates from 1995 to 2001: Numerous unnamed victims (all robbed only)
November 25, 2002: María de la Luz González Anaya, 64 (beaten and manually strangled)
2003:
March 2: Guillermina León Oropeza, 84 (manually strangled)
July 25: María Guadalupe Aguilar Cortina, 86 (strangled)
October 9: María Guadalupe de la Vega Morales, 87 (fractured her arms, tied up, and fatally strangled)
October 24: María del Carmen Muñoz Cote de Galván, 78 (strangled with a stethoscope)
November 4: Lucrecia Elsa Calvo Marroquín, 85 (strangled with a cord)
November 19: Natalia Torres Castro, 85 (strangled with a ligature)
November 28: Alicia Cota Ducoin, 76 (strangled with a ligature)
2004:
February 20: Alicia González Castillo, 75 (beaten and strangled)
February 25: Andrea Tecante Carreto, 74 (beaten and strangled)
March 20: Carmen Cardona Rodea, 76 (beaten and strangled with a cord)
March 26: Socorro Enedina Martínez Pajares, 82 (beaten and strangled with a cord)
May 24: Guadalupe González Sánchez, 74 (beaten, slammed, and strangled with two cords)
June 25: Esthela Cantoral Trejo, 85 (strangled with a stethoscope)
July 1: Delfina González Castillo, 92 (beaten and strangled)
July 3: María Virginia Xelhuatzi Tizapán, 84 (strangled)
July 19: María de los Ángeles Cortés Reynoso, 84 (beaten and strangled with a belt)
August 31: Margarita Martell Vázquez, 72 (strangled with a cord)
September 29: Simona Bedolla Ayala, 79 (beaten, smothered with a pillow, and fatally strangled)
October 24: María Dolores Martínez Benavides, 70 (beaten and strangled with a stethoscope until her neck snapped)
November 9: Margarita Arredondo Rodríguez, 83 (beaten and strangled)
November 17: María Imelda Estrada Pérez, 76 (beaten and strangled)
2005:
January 11: Julia Vera Duplan, 60 (strangled with a pantyhose)
February 10 (found): María Elena Mendoza Vallares, 59 (killed by unknown causes)
April 13: María Elisa Pérez Moreno, 76 (strangled with a pantyhose, then fatally beaten when she put up a fight)
April 14 (found): Arturo Patiño Barranco, 74 (strangled)
April 19: Carolina Robledo, 79 (stabbed)
April 20: Ana María Velázquez Díaz, 62 (strangled with a wire)
June 17: Celia Villaliz Morales, 78 (beaten and strangled with a wire)
June 29: María Guadalupe Núñez Almanza, 78 (strangled with a stethoscope)
July 5 (found):
Julia Vargas, 64 (killed by unknown causes)
Mario Cruz Flores, 84 (killed by unknown causes)
July 20: Emma Armenta Aguayo, 80 (beaten and strangled with a bathrobe belt)
August 9: Emma Reyes Peña, 72 (beaten and strangled with a ligature)
August 11: Carmen Sánchez Serrano, 76 (bludgeoned)
August 15: Dolores Concepción Silva Calva, 91 (strangled with a bandanna and set on fire post-mortem)
September 28:
María del Carmen Camila González Miguel, 82 (beaten and strangled)
Guadalupe Oliver Contreras, 85 (beaten and strangled with a pantyhose)
October 18: María de los Ángeles Repper Hernández, 92 (beaten and strangled with a scarf)
January 25, 2006: Ana María de los Reyes Alfaro, 84 (strangled with a stethoscope)

Case Notes:
https://criminalminds.fandom.com/wiki/Juana_Barraza
http://www.murderpedia.org/female.B/b/barraza-juana.htmv

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