Published: June 4, 2026 • 10:41 PM IST · Updated: June 5, 2026 • 7:21 AM ISTBy TheBriefWire Editorial Team
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While it might be true that the cases are progressing, families of the missing argue they are moving at a snail's pace.
Since early December, Fault Lines has spent time with families who are pushing for accountability and pleading with the government to learn what happened to their loved ones.
In some cases, they have spent years without receiving any direct response.
“It gets harder every time my nephew asks when his father will come home and I don’t have any answers,” said Rosario Villon, whose brother, Jonathan Villon, has been missing for almost a year and a half.
The 31-year-old father of three was last seen on December 9, 2024, when he left to pick up groceries in his hometown of Guayaquil.