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The daughters of Juárez : a true story of serial murder south of the border / Teresa Rodriguez and Diane Montane,́ with Lisa Pulitzer.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York, N.Y. : Atria Books, 2008 c2007Description: xvii 316 p. [8] p. of plates : Ill., ; 23cmISBN:
  • 0743292030 (hbk.)
  • 9780743292030 (hbk.)
  • 0743292049(pbk)
  • 9780743292049(pbk)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 364.152309721
LOC classification:
  • HV 6535 R696d 2008
Summary: For more than twelve years the Mexican border city of Juárez has been the center of an epidemic of horrific crimes against women and girls: kidnappings, rape, mutilation, and murder, with most of the victims conforming to a specific profile--young, slender, and poor. Speculation that the killer or killers are American citizens has led the U.S. government to send in criminal profilers from the FBI, but little real information about this international atrocity has emerged. As of 2006 more than 400 bodies have been recovered, with hundreds still missing. Among the theories being considered are illegal trafficking in human organs, ritualistic satanic sacrifices, copycat killers, and a conspiracy between members of the powerful Juárez drug cartel and some corrupt Mexican officials who have turned a blind eye to the felonies. This book is the first to examine the brutal killings and draw attention to these atrocities on the border.--From publisher description
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Ciencias Sociales Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso) HV 6535 R696d 2008 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 1 Available 00000077707

Includes index.

For more than twelve years the Mexican border city of Juárez has been the center of an epidemic of horrific crimes against women and girls: kidnappings, rape, mutilation, and murder, with most of the victims conforming to a specific profile--young, slender, and poor. Speculation that the killer or killers are American citizens has led the U.S. government to send in criminal profilers from the FBI, but little real information about this international atrocity has emerged. As of 2006 more than 400 bodies have been recovered, with hundreds still missing. Among the theories being considered are illegal trafficking in human organs, ritualistic satanic sacrifices, copycat killers, and a conspiracy between members of the powerful Juárez drug cartel and some corrupt Mexican officials who have turned a blind eye to the felonies. This book is the first to examine the brutal killings and draw attention to these atrocities on the border.--From publisher description

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