From: y se me fue la onda... (celeps@yahoo.com)
Date: Wed Oct 23 2002 - 13:14:45 EDT
another wonderful incident along the border...this
time farther in the interior...
happy to see a Mexican newspaper picked it up as
news...
cme
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October 22, 2002
Eight Migrants Murdered in Similar Way over Eight Months in Arizona
While stories about the Ciudad Juárez serial killings appear
periodically in the US, Mexican and world press, not much media
attention has been given to the related murders of eight undocumented
migrants in Maricopa County Arizona over the past eight months. Four of
the murders have occurred over the past 60 days.
At a Phoenix press conference on Friday, October 18, Joe Arpaio, the
sheriff of Maricopa County declared war against the criminals who have
carried out the execution-style slayings between March and October,
2002. Arpaio said that between 300 and 400 agents supported by planes
will be involved in the investigation.
According to Rubén Beltrán, the Mexican consul in Phoenix, three of the
eight victims have been identified as Mexican citizens and one has been
determined to be a citizen of Ecuador. Three other victims that have
been identified by name may also be Mexican citizens, according to
Beltrán.
Discovered in different parts of Maricopa County, the victims' bodies
were found with their hands bound by tape, telephone wires, or
handcuffs. Seven of the victims were killed by large-caliber bullet
shots to the head or body and one was beaten to death. The victims, all
male, were between 18 and 45 years of age.
Arpaio believes that the victims may have been killed by human
traffickers when they could not afford to pay for their entry to the US.
Another theory is that the immigrants may have been kidnapped and later
killed when friends or family failed to pay ransom.
Arpaio, a former DEA agent assigned to Mexico City, stated that there is
little evidence pointing to a drug link. However, the sheriff's office
has not thrown out the possibility.
While Arpaio recognized that he had no leads in the case, he said he
would go "door to door" if necessary to find the "vicious killers."
Arpaio also stated that he will ask for the help of Mexico's Attorney
General.
Source: El Diario (Ciudad Juárez), October 19, 2002.
-- Frontera NorteSur On-line news coverage of the US-Mexico border To see our site or subscribe for free to our daily news service go to: http://frontera.nmsu.eduFNS is an outreach program of the Center for Latin American and Border Studies New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico
Greg Bloom, Editor Email address: frontera@nmsu.edu (505) 646-6817
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