Cika wannan jumla: A ranar 16 ga watan Agusta, rana bayan
2007 Peru girgizar kasa, an gano jikin Gómez Menéndez da masunta a cikin babban akwati mai launin shuɗi wanda aka wanke a bakin rairayin bakin teku a Gundumar Barranco na Lima. Smith ya bar kasar a wannan rana. 'Yan sanda sun yi imanin cewa akwati, wanda aka samo a haɗe da igiyoyi masu kauri, an riƙe shi a ƙarƙashin ruwa kuma ya sami' yanci ta hanyar girgizar ƙasa; cibiyar ta kasance a cikin teku kilomita 150 (93 mi) kudu da Lima. Patricia Menéndez ta gano ragowar 'yarta da ta lalace a wani zane na butterfly a bayan wuyanta kuma ta yi alkawarin neman adalci. Lamarin ya jawo hankalin mutane da yawa a Peru kuma ya zama sananne da "El Enigma de la Mariposa" ("Asirin Butterfly").