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

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Main Author
Rodríguez, Teresa.
Related Names
Pulitzer, Lisa Beth.
Montané, Diana.
Language(s)
English
Published
New York : Atria Books, c2007.
Subjects
Criminal justice, Administration of > Mexico.
Transnational crime > Mexico > Ciudad Juárez.
Corruption > Mexico > Ciudad Juárez.
Murder victims > Mexico > Ciudad Juárez.
Missing persons > Mexico > Ciudad Juárez.
Women > Violence against > Mexico > Ciudad Juárez.
Women > Crimes against > Mexico > Ciudad Juárez.
Murder > Mexico > Ciudad Juárez.
Serial murders > Mexico > Ciudad Juárez.
Ciudad Juárez (Mexico) > Politics and government > 20th century.
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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Includes index.
Physical Description
xvii, 316 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 22 cm.
ISBN
0743292030 (hardcover)
9780743292030 (hardcover) :
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