Evidence

  

          If a reader would research the background of La Llorona and where she originated from, one would come to a conclusion that she most commonly flourishes among the Hispanic heritage. That being said, La Llorona's whereabouts are most commonly known to reside along the Rio Grande area, as this is known to be the location where La Llorona was said to have drowned her kids, as well as herself. Finding articles of evidence, such as sightings or simply hearing her cries, contained its difficulty. Ed Walraven explains that not only does La Llorona appear in traditional areas, but also she has made an appearance in "the streets of Chicago, and Mexico City, to railroad tracks, to juvenile hall." Walraven continues to add that further sightings reached areas from "the municipal landfill or city dump." Although Walraven reports this information, he goes on to explain that the city officials where the sightings were gathered from have no documentation or reports supporting this eyewitness information. Kathy Weiser provides detailed evidence of sightings among people who have encountered La Llorona at one point or another. Weiser beings to instruct two different scenarios where La Llorona has appeared to helpless victims, one of her two stories begins with a young boy by the name of Epifanio Garcia, who had unfortunately, engaged into a vicious argument with his parents, and fled the scene with his two brothers, Carlos and Augustine. On their way leaving Ojo de La Vaca and traveling towards the Villa Real de Santa Fe, La Llorona made an appearance between the seats of two of the brothers riding in the front seats of their wagon. Frightened by this alarming view, the three boys headed back to their hometown while listening to La Llorona say, “I will visit you again someday when you argue with your mother.” The second story prevails as a common spot where La Llorona has appeared. In Santa Fe, New Mexico, the employees of the PERA building have reported hearing the “cries resounding through the halls and feeling unseen hands pushing them while on the stairways” (Weiser). Among these told stories are those of other victims who have had their encounters with this daunting woman.