Quej Bin, who had gone to Las Cruces on April 28, was captured by elements of the army as he was returning to his home in los Josefinos on the day of the massacre.64 There has been no information on the whereabouts of any of them to date. It is worth mentioning that the State of Guatemala compensated the families of José Álvaro López Mejía and Fabio González for their “death” during the massacre.65 33. The survivors of the massacre at first fled into the bush,66 some leaving dead relatives behind, others not knowing whether or not they were still alive.67 Some children spent the night next to the bodies of their dead parents and siblings.68 Many children were left helpless and alone following the murder or flight of their relatives, while others became separated from their families in the confusion of the moment. Elvira Arévalos Sandoval, lost her husband in the massacre but managed to escape with her nine children. While fleeing, she lost four of them and only found out seven years later that one of them, Rigoberto (1 year old), had died in the bush, while the other three, Ernestina (14 years old), Chuz/Romelia (13 years old), and Rolando (two years old) had taken refuge in Mexico, where they remained, separated from their mother and thinking that she was dead. Following the reunion, Rolando never recognized her as his mother.69 Likewise, Carmelino Ajanel Ramos was separated from his father for 20 years because the latter thought that he had been killed in the massacre at just five years old.70 34. There are other children whose whereabouts since the night of the massacre are not known. They include Victoriano Salvatierra Morales, who was 12 years old at the time of the massacre,71 and Antonio Santos Serech, who was 15 years old when the massacre took place.72 Furthermore, Cristina Alonso was only able to save one of her children and had to leave behind her months old baby girl, Norma, in their blazing home; to this day, she does not know if her daughter died or managed to survive.73 Added to these cases are those of several adults of whom their relatives have had no news since the night of the massacre. They include Félix Lux, Felix Salvatierra Morales, Andrea Castellanos Ceballos, Braulia Sarceño Cardona, Edelmira Girón Galbez, and Paula Morales. 74 It is worth noting that Guatemala also provided compensation to the families of Victoriano Salvatierra Morales, Antonio Santos Serech, Felix Lux y Felix Salvatierra Morales for their “death” during the massacre.75 35. During the morning of April 30, 1982, the bodies of 19 individuals, mostly women and children,76 were buried at the request of the deputy mayor of los Josefinos, whose intention was that they be buried in separate declaration of June 30, 2007, signed by Gloria Odilia González Medida, and a victim general datasheet (FAMDEGUA) with information presented by Gloria Odilia González Medina, dated August 9, 2003. 64 Petitioners’ Observations on Merits, December 16, 2015, Annex 4, File on the Quej Bin Family, in particular, a notarized declaration of February 13, 2008, signed by Francisco Quej Xitumul, and a victim general datasheet (FAMDEGUA) with information presented by Francisco Quej Xitumul. 65 Observations of the State of Guatemala on information provided by the petitioners on October 24, 2012, P-1139/04 Los Josefinos Massacre, January 21, 2013, Annex 2, pp. 4 and 7. 66 Annex 06. Declaration of Roberto Estrada Marroquín, p. 2. 67 Annex 02. Notarized declaration of Antonio Ajanel Ortiz, p. 2. 68 Annex 01. Notarized declaration of César Armando Palencia Muralles, pp. 4-5. 69 Declaration of Elvira Arévalos Sandoval. Initial petition of September 29, 2004. Annex 17, Oral Declaration. 70 Declaration of Antonio Ajanel Ortiz. See: Annex 05. Criminal case file C-805-96, p. 397 (verso). 71 Petitioners’ Observations on Merits, December 16, 2015, Annex 4, File on the Salvatierra Morales Family, in particular, a notarized declaration of June 30, 2007, signed by Otilia Salvatierra Morales, and a victim general datasheet (FAMDEGUA) with information presented by Otilia Salvatierra Morales. 72 Testimony of Raymundo López Guliap to the Assistant Prosecutor of the Public Prosecution Service on October 12, 2006 (hereinafter “Testimony of Raymundo López”). Annex 05, Criminal case file C-805-96, p. 351. 73 Declaration given by Cristina Alonso Pérez in the presence of the Assistant Prosecutor on March 26, 2012. Annex 05. Criminal case file C-805-96, p. 397 (verso). 74 Petitioners’ Observations on Merits, December 16, 2015, p. 30 and Annex 4, File on the Berdúo Lux Family, in particular, a notarized declaration of June 30, 2007, signed by Vicenta Marina Berdúo López, and a record of human and material losses (FAMDEGUA) with information presented by Vicenta Marina Berdúo López, dated August 5, 2002; File on the Salvatierra Morales Family, in particular, a notarized declaration of June 30, 2007, signed by Otilia Salvatierra Morales, and a victim general datasheet (FAMDEGUA) with information presented by Otilia Salvatierra Morales. 75 Observations of the State of Guatemala on information provided by the petitioners on October 24, 2012, P-1139/04 Los Josefinos Massacre, January 21, 2013, Annex 2, pp. 1, 6 and 8. 76 According to a series of exhibits, including: (i) A certificate issued by Raúl Armando Ramírez Hernández, Justice of the Peace, during the exhumation at los Josefinos in March 1996, in relation to the disinterred skeletons. See Annex 05, Criminal case file C-805-96, pp. 9-12, which states that the remains of 19 people were found (though only 18 are described), concretely: a child of undetermined sex, p. 9 10