Ecuador is facing an unprecedented security crisis, reflected not only in the rise of homicides and acts of violence but also in the alarming increase of missing persons. Only in 2023, 6,874 disappearances were reported in the country, of which 394 ended with the discovery of the victims' lifeless bodies. By the end of 2024, 828 cases remained under investigation, nearly 100 more than the previous year, according to the Ministry of the Interior's database.