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The daughters of Juarez :

by Rodriguez, Teresa. frey50
Additional authors: Montane, Diana. | Pulitzer, Lisa Beth.
Published by : Atria Books, (New York :) , 2007 Physical details: xvii, 316 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 22 cm. ISBN:9780743292030 (hardcover); 0743292030 (hardcover).
Subject(s): Serial murders -- Mexico -- Ciudad Juarez. | Murder -- Mexico -- Ciudad Juarez. | Women -- Crimes against -- Mexico -- Ciudad Juarez. | Women -- Violence against -- Mexico -- Ciudad Juarez. | Missing persons -- Mexico -- Ciudad Juarez. | Murder victims -- Mexico -- Ciudad Juarez. | Political corruption -- Mexico -- Ciudad Juarez. | Transnational crime -- Mexico -- Ciudad Juarez. | Criminal justice, Administration of -- Mexico. | Ciudad Juarez (Mexico) -- Politics and government -- 20th century.
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Includes index.

1. A corpse in the sand -- 2. A bag of bones -- 3. The Juarez Ripper -- 4. The devil is in Juarez -- 5. Changing of the guard -- 6. One and the same -- 7. Whoever fights monsters -- 8. A ray of hope -- 9. Killing fields -- 10. Labyrinths -- 11. "A national shame" -- 12. Impunity reigns -- 13. Waiting for justice.

For more than twelve years the Mexican border city of Juarez 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 Juarez 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.