result of the torture to which he was subjected while he was detained. 136 However, the whereabouts of Mr. Rodríguez Vera or of his remains are still unknown today. 110. Carlos Augusto Rodríguez Vera’s family members went to the Palace of Justice during the evening of November 6 to look for him, without success. In addition, immediately after the events of the taking and retaking of the Palace of Justice, they went to the Institute of Forensic Medicine where they examined the corpses there. They also visited hospitals and clinics; they went to the Colombian Army’s 13th National Brigade (hereinafter “the 13th Brigade”), to the Cavalry School, to the offices of the National Police, the Administrative Department of Security (hereinafter “the DAS”), and to the F-2 looking for him, without success. 137 111. Irma Franco Pineda was 28 years of age in 1985 and was a law student. On November 6, 1985, she was in the Palace of Justice, as part of the M-19. 138 In the final moments of the retaking of the Palace she was in the bathroom between the second and third floors, where she changed her clothes with those of someone who had died and left with a group of hostages. 139 In the Casa del Florero she was identified by several survivors as a member of the M-19, and was therefore considered a suspect by the State authorities. Accordingly, she was taken to the second floor of the Casa del Florero and, according to the caretaker of the Casa del Florero, “between 7 and 8 p.m. on the evening of [November] 7, under strict security measures,” “she was placed in a four-wheel drive vehicle,” and to date her whereabouts are unknown. 140 112. After the operation to retake the Palace of Justice had concluded, her next of kin went to the police, the DAS, and the Cavalry School where she was being held according to the information they had received, but without success (infra para. 261). 141 C.2) The other presumed victims of forced disappearance 136 Cf. Undated statement signed by Edgar Villarreal, which is attributed to Edgar Villamizar (evidence file, folio 22770), and brief of Ricardo Gámez Mazuera of August 1, 1989, notarized and addressed to the Attorney General (evidence file, folios 29084 to 29087). See also, Judgment of the Superior Court of Bogota of January 30, 2012 (evidence file, folios 23271 and 23272). The considerations on the validity of these statements are included in Chapter IX of this Judgment. 137 Cf. Testimony of Cecilia Cabrera of July 21, 2006, before the Prosecution Service (evidence file, folio 27841); Testimony of César Rodríguez Vera of November 11, 1986, before the Inspectorate of the Office of the Special Attorney’s assigned to the Military Forces (evidence file, folio 27867); Testimony of César Rodríguez Vera of January 18, 1986, before the Ninth Military Criminal Instruction Court (evidence file, folio 27863), and Testimony of César Enrique Rodríguez Vera of July 21, 2006, before the Prosecution Service (evidence file, folio 27812). 138 Cf. Judgment of the Second Criminal Court of the Bogota Special Circuit of April 2, 2013 (evidence file, folios 34944, 35120 and 35121); registration of the birth of Irma Franco Pineda (evidence file, folio 27562), and Testimony of Jorge Eliécer Franco Pineda of August 14, 2006, before the Prosecution Service (evidence file, folio 28981). 139 Cf. Testimony of Magalis María Arévalo Mejía of November 29, 1985, before the Commission investigating the taking of the Palace of Justice (evidence file, folios 29035 and 29036), and Testimony of Héctor Darío Correa Tamayo of December 5, 1985, before the Special Commission (evidence file, folio 29019). 140 Cf. Testimony of Edgar Alfonso Moreno Figueroa of September 11, 2006, before the Prosecution Service (evidence file, folio 28998); Testimony of Magalis María Arévalo Mejía of November 29, 1985, before the Special Commission (evidence file, folio 29042); Testimony of Jose William Órtis of December 6, 1985, before the Special Commission (evidence file, folio 28991); Continuation of the Testimony of Magalis María Arévalo Mejía of December 2, 1985 (evidence file, folios 15256 and 15257); Testimony of Francisco César de la Cruz Lara of December 18, 1985, before the Special Commission (evidence file, folio 1135); Testimony of Héctor Dario Correa Tamayo of December 5, 1985, before the Special Commission (evidence file, folio 29027); Judgment of the Superior Court of Bogota of January 30, 2012 (evidence file, folios 23076 and 23077), and Report of the Special Investigative Court (evidence file, folio 30540). 141 Cf. Testimony of August 14, 2006, provided by Jorge Eliécer Franco Pineda (evidence file, folios 28982 and 28983). 42