A missing TikToker was found dead and dismembered near a water treatment plant in Lima, Peru, earlier this month.

The body of Fabiola Alejandra Caicedo Piña, 19, was discovered on June 9 during a routine inspection of the La Atarjea plant, according to a report by InfoBae, an Argentinian media outlet.

Pieces of Caicedo’s body were found in bags outside the plant. The gruesome discovery led to police officers and prosecutors showing up to the scene.

Police identified Caicedo, who posted her last TikTok on June 5, through her distinctive tattoos. 

A tattoo on her arm included the phrase, ‘Love me for who I am’ in English. Another tattoo with the words ‘Paula Sophia’ was found on her torso.

Days later, on June 15, more bodily remains were found. As of June 19, body parts were still missing.

While authorities are unsure what caused her death, they suspect she was strangled prior to being dismembered.

Two main ideas are circulating among police about who could be behind Caicedo’s murder.

On June 9, remains belonging to Fabiola Alejandra Caicedo Piña, 19, were found near a water treatment plant in Lima, Peru

The more straightforward theory is that the young woman was caught up in Peru’s human trafficking trade.

In recent weeks, multiple young women have been found dead in the Lima area or in the Rímac River, some of them zipped up into suitcases.

Authorities suspect that Caicedo might have been murdered in retaliation for her ex-boyfriend’s death in 2022, which occurred under suspicious circumstances.

At the age of 16, Caicedo left her native Venezuela in 2022 accompanied by Mayner Yoffrey Giménez Castrillo, her then-21-years-old boyfriend.

Castrillo died months after the two moved to Lima together, which led to his family suspecting that Caicedo was involved somehow.

Various family members publicly accused Caicedo, then a minor, of conspiring with a new romantic partner to kill Castrillo. 

Police suspect that on the night before Caicedo’s death, she was lured away from a party under false pretenses

Her remains were thought to be dumped into the Rímac River, where they later ended up at the water treatment plant. No arrests have been made and no suspects have been named in Caicedo’s murder

Police first believed that Castrillo was beaten to death but now think it could have been a suicide. The case remains open three years later.

Caicedo has never been formally investigated for her ex-boyfriend’s death and continued her lifestyle of working at nightclubs and bars.

Police suspect that on the night before Caicedo’s death, she was lured away from a party under false pretenses.

Cigarette burns on her feet and legs have led police to believe that she may have also been tortured.

Her remains were thought to be dumped into the Rímac River, where they later ended up at the water treatment plant. 

Detectives are still reviewing security camera footage and interviewing people who knew her.

No arrests have been made and no suspects have been named in Caicedo’s murder.