Women vanish, naked body found in Zambo

The disappearances and murders of Erica Jean, Maria Clariz (left inset) and Mary Jane (right inset) in Zamboanga City had been added to a growing list of similar cases involving women victims which police simply described as mysterious but not related to each other.

ZAMBOANGA CITY: Maria Clariz Faylona, 23, went missing on April 2. Her naked body was found seven days later.

Erica Jean Rosal, 20, left home on Jan. 4. Two days later, she was found dead, her face smashed beyond recognition and her hands tied with a nylon rope behind her back.