CONSPIRACY: The Women of Juarez
Since 1993, women in Juarez, Mexico have been dying violent deaths. Is this the work of one killer or multiple? Also, why did the state police work so hard to convince the public that it was the work of a man who was incarcerated, while many of the murders were still being committed?
Irene, María Marta’s half-sister, who was interviewed in the Netflix documentary series “Carmel: Who Killed María Marta?”.
Horacio García Belsunce, María Marta’s half-brother, who was interviewed in the Netflix documentary series “Carmel: Who Killed María Marta?”.
María Marta (left) and her husband, Carlos Carrascosa (right).
Photo screenshotted from the Netflix documentary and found here.
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Episode Source Material
- The Daughters of Juarez: A True Story of Serial Murder South of the Border By Teresa Rodriguez, Diana Montané
- Mexico: murders of women rise sharply as drug war intensifies
- Cites their source from here.
- Ciudad Juárez: The Serial Killer’s Playground
- Wikipedia – Female homicides in Ciudad Juárez
- The Juárez Ripper
- Murder in Juárez
- Mexico: Intolerable Killings: 10 years of abductions and murder of women in Ciudad Juárez and Chihuahua
- Inquiry indicates police, drug ties
- Mexican feds say probe of Juárez killings botched
- Wave of Violence Swallows More Women in Juárez
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