The Mexican government is now saying the 43 Mexican students who disappeared four months ago were murdered on the orders of a drug cartel who mistook them for members of a rival gang. Attorney General Jesús Murillo said the gang members suspected of killing the students had been so thorough in the destruction of their remains that it was difficult to identify them. The remains of only one of the missing students has been identified so far. On Monday, Attorney General Murillo discussed the case with reporters.

Jesús Murillo: “Closing the investigation is perhaps not the most adequate word. While we don’t have all the suspects, I can’t close it. It’s not the right word. You asked me if the elements that we have are sufficient enough to determine what is there, that they killed them, burned them. I would say yes, much more than in any other case.”