Woman who vanished after going to meet ‘American man’ for Valentine’s Day date is found dead & naked in boot of her car

A MEXICAN woman has been found dead in her car after meeting an “American man” for a Valentines’s Day date. Elizabeth Martinez Cigarroa, 25, was found naked and curled up in her car boot in Tijuana, Mexico. NewsflashElizabeth Martinez went missing on Valentine’s Day[/caption] NewsflashShe was found three days later in the boot of her car[/caption] NewsflashElizabeth was a 25-year-old business graduate[/caption] Her family reported that she had gone to a beachside hotel to meet a mystery “American man” on February 14. After she was reported missing, her white Jeep Liberty was located three days later. She was found in the foetal positions with obvious signs of violence and naked, local police reported and was later identified by relatives. She is the 24th woman in the Mexican border city to be murdered this year, in a region notorious for brutality against women. Her brother, named as Francisco, expressed his frustration at police only launching a search party 24 hours after she went missing, in line with Mexican policy. He told Jornada BC that following a spate of femicides, there could be more victims out there. But he paid tribute to his sister saying: “My sister was very peaceful, smiley, she was a good person and didn’t have any problems with anybody.” Most read in The Sun FRANKLY WILD Brits told ‘DON'T travel today’ as 400 homes evacuated in 87mph Storm Franklin DJ DEAD Rita Ora leads tributes as music mogul who helped launch Ed Sheeran dies aged 31 JACK-POT Wilshere will NOT be highest-paid player at Danish club AGF with wages revealed MYSTERY SHOPPER I bought a £91 Amazon returns box - I’m obsessed with my new branded bag ON THIN ICE Inside Dancing on Ice 'fix' row as stars' dance backgrounds revealed FODEN FIGHT Sick moment thug punches Phil Foden's mum in backstage brawl at Khan fight She had just finished a degree in international business. Another family member confirmed the tragedy on Facebook, saying: “Just to inform you that my sister has been found, unfortunately she was found dead. “I thank all those who shared the message and who showed their concern. Thank you for your support.” The State Attorney General’s Office is reportedly investigating the case, but no further details have released. It comes as actress Tania Mendoza, 42, counted among the latest Mexican femicides after she was gunned down while picking up her 11-year-old son from football training. A scathing report from the human rights group revealed the terrifying scale of the femicide epidemic in Mexico – and the disturbing lack of interest from cops to prevent or solve the executions. There has also been a worrying rise in the number of women vanishing from the streets of Mexico, which suggests the number of killings is even higher. Femicide, the gender-based killing of women, has been rife in Mexico for decades. Most notoriously in a wave of murders when 400 women were killed in another border city, Ciudad Juárez in the 1990s.