Buenos Aires , Argentina ( CNN ) -- The body of a girl whose disappearance triggered a public outcry in Argentina was found naked inside a garbage bag in Buenos Aires Wednesday afternoon , authorities said . It was a tragic ending to the story of Candela Rodriguez , 11 , who became an icon and symbol for the more than 200 missing children in the country . `` My God , they killed my daughter ! '' Candela 's mother , Carola Labrador , shouted at the scene after identifying the body , the state-run Telam news agency reported . Candela 's family went to the media immediately after she went missing on August 22 . But it was when social media sites like Twitter picked up and shared her case that Candela became a top story . Argentinean celebrities called for her safe return home , and President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner met with Labrador . But all the attention did not save the young girl . On Thursday , people placed cards and candles in a makeshift memorial at her home . Police are investigating the motive for Candela 's kidnapping and killing , though early indications point to an extortion plot against her father . Candela 's father , Alfredo Rodriguez , is serving a three-year prison sentence for belonging to a `` street pirate '' gang , Telam reported . The girl 's aunt received a call after her disappearance from someone who threatened to kill Candela if her father did not return some money he owed , the agency reported . Police located a house in which they believe Candela was held and were searching it , Telam reported . Her body was found in a lot where a demolished building once stood , by someone who was sifting through trash there .
Candela Rodriguez was missing since August 22 . She was found inside a garbage bag outside . The local news agency reported that her father received an extortion call . The caller threatened to kill her if her father did not return some money .