L’hora fosca

Much of the homicides that occur in the Valencian Community and in the Spanish State are the result of gender violence, women killed at the hands of colleagues or ex-colleagues. Perhaps for this reason, the murder of Antonio and its investigation had an extraordinary media impact.

In October 1992, this 17-year-old girl from Alicante entered a psychiatric clinic in Alfàs del Pi to receive sleep therapy and overcome the eating and anxiety problems she suffers from, following the recommendations of her psychiatrist. The parents, not at all convinced, finally agree to admission due to pressure from the doctor treating her. They will soon regret it. The doctor prescribes a treatment based on strong injections of sedatives to try to get the young woman to rest. But that very night of the admission, the events will be unleashed. The nurses contacted the Alfaz del Pi Local Police to report that Gloria had disappeared.