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Feature Articles:
Problems
with Testimony of Witness in Juárez Serial-Killings Cases
Threatens Prosecution's Position
by Greg Bloom, FNS Editor
Laura Guereca Arroyo, a key witness in the case against
two Ciudad Juárez bus drivers, recently told El Norte
newspaper that she never confirmed to prosecutors that arrested
bus driver Víctor García Uribe was the man she
saw changing a tire near the field where eight bodies were found
in early November, 2001. Due to her involvement in the case,
Guereca has been afraid to leave her home and, at one point,
took a one month leave of abcence from work.
Lawyer
for Suspect in Juárez Murder Cases Dies in Police Chase
by Greg Bloom, FNS Editor
Mario César Escobedo Anaya, the defense lawyer
for Gustavo González Meza, one of two men accused of murdering
eleven women in Ciudad Juárez, was killed in a police
chase on Tuesday, February 5, 2002. The state police officers
involved in the chase have been put on paid leave while Escobedo's
death is investigated. Some of the current questions surrounding
the case include whether or not Escobedo was shot and killed
after his car crashed and whether police shot their own vehicle
to make it look as if they were shot by Escobedo.
Death
Threats Against Casa Amiga Director?
by Greg Bloom, FNS Editor
While the director of Casa Amiga, Esther Chávez
Cano, has said that a government employee has warned her for
her own safety to stop being so outspoken for women's issues
in Ciudad Juárez, she does not define the warning as a
death threat as was reported in the Cd. Juárez media.
This article also examines the still unresolved murder of the
Center's receptionist and the Center's continued funding problems.
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