Published December 9, 2025
Prosecutors reported that the captives were restrained with chains and ropes before being executed at close range and buried in the jungle to hide the evidence.Newly uncovered video footage appears to show eight Christian leaders being transported by armed men along a Colombian river shortly before they were executed and buried in a mass grave.
The footage was recovered from the mobile phone of an alleged dissident of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), who is now facing charges related to the killings.
According to Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), the video depicts the victims — Isaid Gómez, Maribel Silva, Carlos Valero, James Caicedo, Jesús Valero, Maryuri Hernández, Nixon Peñalosa and Oscar García — being transported down the Itilla River to La Ojona farm, located near the site where their bodies were later found.
The recording reportedly also shows armed men photographing and interrogating the eight leaders before their deaths.
The victims, residents of Agua Bonita in Calamar, Guaviare, were summoned individually on April 4–5 by an illegal armed group. All eight belonged to the Evangelical councils Alianza de Colombia and Cuadrangular and had previously fled Arauca to escape persecution.
See also:
- Video footage confirms killing of church leaders in Colombia (Premier Christian News)
- Video shows final moments of 8 evangelical leaders (The Christian Post)