A young woman who survived 38 days engulfed in flames woke up saying "I want to live" - but died because the extinguisher that put her out burned her from the inside. How did a "calm and religious" classmate plan for months to set her on fire on a public bus just because she rejected being his girlfriend? You will discover the documented obsession, the exact route of the attack that Tuesday in Miraflores, and why his final sentence was double what he thought he would receive.

In this episode, you will unravel how a man bought gasoline a month before, created fake profiles to spy on her, and left a trail of threats on WhatsApp that no one took seriously until it was too late. You will learn the 12 details of the investigation that exposed him in just 14 hours, including the burn on his arm that the commander found before he confessed. And you will understand why the forensic report concluded that he acted with full awareness, turning this case into one of the most documented and premeditated femicides in Peruvian judicial history.

Case Details
Victim: Amy Agreda Marchena, 20 years old, International Business student and university café worker
Date: April 24, 2018
Location: Public transport bus in Miraflores, Lima, Peru
Status: Sentenced to 35 years in prison for completed femicide; sentence finalized since May 2019

- Bought gasoline a month before but his alibi was "boiling water" - the medical report proved flammable chemical agent
- Created 7 fake profiles on social media to monitor Amy after she blocked him, recorded in cybercrime investigation
- Wrote on WhatsApp "one day you will receive a lesson for your rejection" two weeks before the attack, but his defense claimed "only intent to cause serious injury"
- The chemical powder extinguisher used by the driver worsened burns from 60% to 70% of the body in hours, turning injuries fatal - a detail that forced the court to reclassify it as femicide

How did an attacker who left his phone number registered, visible burns on his arm, and an explicit threat message think he could escape without being identified in less than a day?

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