Friend denies suicide note from missing student Tatiana Hernández, calls it university work

A document circulating as a supposed suicide note from missing medical student Tatiana Hernández has been definitively dismissed by her closest confidantes. Valeria Carvajal, Hernández's best friend and university classmate, and Lucy Díaz, her mother, have both asserted that the text is not a farewell message but rather an academic assignment.

Carvajal explained in interviews with the podcasts La Red Viral and Más Allá del Silencio Podcast that the document was created in 2024 during their ninth semester of medical school for a Social Medicine or Public Health class. The assignment involved a workshop on intersectionality, exploring how factors like gender, health, and economic status create obstacles for individuals.

"Tatiana left no suicide note. It was a university assignment, a ninth-semester public health assignment that I finished poetically," Carvajal stated. She further elaborated that she and Tatiana often divided academic tasks, with Carvajal handling essays and written content while Tatiana focused on research and presentation design.

The content of the assignment, Carvajal revealed, was influenced by Tatiana's personal health journey. After being diagnosed with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy in 2023, the paper analyzed how this condition might impact her medical training and her aspirations to specialize in cardiovascular surgery. This career path had even been questioned by a favorite professor due to the demanding physical nature and risks associated with the illness.

Tatiana Hernández, 23, was last seen in Cartagena on April 13, 2025, where she was completing her internship. Nearly 15 months later, authorities are still investigating her disappearance, while her family actively seeks answers and refutes various theories that have emerged.

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Tatiana left no suicide note. It was a university assignment, a ninth-semester public health assignment that I finished poetically.