In 2021, a case shocked all of Colombia, due to its magnitude it was brought to the screen and lands on Netflix this November 22, 2023, it is “History of a crime: Mauricio Leal”, based on the homicide of the well-known ‘celebrity stylist’ and his mother Marleny Hernández. Below is everything we know about the double murder.
It should be noted that the film’s release occurs exactly two years after the deaths. “When a celebrity stylist is found stabbed along with his mother, a young investigator only has twenty days to solve the case”, reads the brief summary of the streaming platform. The film stars Alejandro Gómez Valencia, Myriam de Lourdes, Johan Velandia and Juana del Río.
THE REAL STORY OF THE CRIME OF STYLIST MAURICIO LEAL AND HIS MOTHER
On Monday, November 22, 2021, Mauricio Leal had to sign a contract after being chosen as an advisor for Miss Universe Colombiaeven though everything was ready, he never appeared. His absence was not explained, since in addition to representing a great opportunity for his career, it was what he had worked for for several years.
Worried because your boss didn’t keep your appointment, His driver José Jair Ruiz went to Mauricio’s house, along with the stylist’s brother, Jhonier Leal.. When they arrived, there were no traces of violence, nor was he in several of the environments, so they decided to go to the main room, but they couldn’t get in because it was locked from the inside.
Although they called several times, they did not receive a response, so The driver did not hesitate to leave the house to open the window and finally enter.. What he found inside left him stunned: Mauricio Leal and his mother Marleny Hernández were dead with signs of stabbing.
Because The stylist grabbed a knife, which had remained stuck in his abdomenand the discovery of a letter explaining why he had committed the crimegave indications, at first, that after ending his mother’s life, he decided to commit suicide.
In the letter he pointed out that “I couldn’t take it anymore” and apologized to his motherbesides gave clear instructions that his entire inheritance pass into the hands of his brother Jhonier and his nephews; This, added to the deep cuts that the stylist had, making it doubtful that he hurt himself, led to the belief that it was a crime.
IT IS DETERMINED THAT IT IS A HOMICIDE
The autopsy determined that Mauricio Leal had very deep cuts, so much so that the knife remained embedded in his abdomen; therefore, He couldn’t have hurt himself and it was a homicide, just like his mother.. Likewise, it was learned that the knife with which the crime was committed was from the same house, so the murderer was someone known, since he entered without forcing anything.
Upon learning more details about the case, all of Colombia was shocked, because people could not believe that the celebrity stylist had been murdered along with the woman who gave him life.
Immediately, Jhonier Leal became the main suspect in the double crimebut He assured that he was not in the house the time of the homicide. While the investigations were being carried out, he began giving several interviews in which He assured that he would honor the memory of his brotherhence I would continue to run the stylist’s chain of hair salons.
However, he did not mention that Security cameras recorded him entering the property on the night of November 21, 2021.. When checking her house, traces of blood were found.
The General Prosecutor’s Office carried out the reconstruction of the case and argued that although at first they tried to show that the stylist first killed his mother and then committed suicide, things happened in a totally different way, accusing Jhonier as the one who committed the homicide: first to Marleny Hernández in her room and then he went to his brother’s room.
“With the same knife that attacked the mother he attacked his brother, with the misfortune that that knife got the blade embedded in Mauricio’s body”detailed the prosecutor, who went on to say that since he could not take out the knife, he went in search of another knife to force him to write the letter, publishes Week.
As Jhonier wanted to show that the stylist was responsible for everything, he took his mother’s lifeless body to Mauricio’s room.. In that transfer, blood stained one of the steps, so he used a towel to clean it and leave no trace, he did the same with the floors using some implements that were found when searching his house.
A NEW TWIST IN THE CASE OF MAURICIO LEAL?
The Prosecutor’s Office requested, in May 2023, 60 years in prison for Jhonier Leal, who assures his innocence. But the case could take an unexpected turn, since The possibility was raised that the crime was planned by another member of the family: Carlos Andrés García. According to Francisca Teresa Muñoz, a close friend of the familythis individual is behind the crime.
According to his statement, This individual contacted her to tell her of his desire to murder his mother and brother because they did not support him financially. to pursue criminal proceedings while behind bars. Both García and Jhonier are in prison, publishes The Herald of Colombia.