Instagram influencer, 23, who vanished for three weeks is found dead in roadside ditch alongside six other bodies
AN INSTAGRAM influencer who vanished for three weeks has been found dead in a roadside ditch alongside six other bodies.
Tania Araceli Guzman Navarro was discovered in a mass grave in Puruandiro, Mexico, following an extensive search by police.
The horror site was in the southwest state of Michoacán - one of the country's most violent regions that saw almost 2,500 brutal murders last year.
Cops found the dead woman after reports of putrid smells coming from the location.
Her lifeless body laid alongside six other unidentified corpses.
According to local media, the human remains were so badly decomposed that it took forensics five days to establish her identity.
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It comes after Tania's family reported her disappearance on April 21.
They claimed she was last seen walking through her hometown at around 8.45pm that evening.
The woman was popular on Instagram with more than 23,000 followers.
She used the platform to share beauty content and makeup tips.
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Cops have not confirmed if there are any links between the seven dead bodies and an investigation is ongoing.
Mexico has already witnessed a spate of cold-blooded killings this year.
Two tourists were killed in separate brutal attacks at a popular holiday destination in less than a week.
In April, seven people including a child were killed after gunmen stormed a resort.