This lesbian couple who lived in Texas has been found dead, with their dismembered body parts found in plastic bags by the side of a road in Mexico, leaving their three children orphaned.

The victims, who have been named as Julissa Ramirez and Nohemi Medina Martinez, were found dead inside black rubbish bags by the side of the road between the city of Ciudad Juarez and the town of El Porvenir, in the Mexican state of Chihuahua, on Monday 17th January.

The couple, whose ages were not given, lived in the city of El Paso, across the border in the southern US state of Texas, and got married on 20th July 2021. They had three young children, two girls and a boy, who are now orphans.

The names and ages of the children have not been released to protect their privacy, and it was not revealed if they were adopted or if they were either woman’s biological children and were conceived using a donor.

The authorities found the couple’s dismembered bodies by the side of the road, and their relatives had to be called in to identify the butchered remains of their loved ones.

The Chihuahua State Attorney General’s Office has opened an investigation into the brutal killings, but has so far not announced any arrests. It is currently unclear if the authorities have any suspects.

The authorities are currently trying to determine the couple’s whereabouts and actions in the hours leading up to their deaths.

Several LGBTQ+ communities have reportedly called justice over the double homicide, and the governor of Chihuahua, Maru Campos, has vowed that the case will not go unpunished.