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November & December 2004
Update on Ciudad Juárez Femicides II 

 

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Federal Investigator's Second Report on Juárez Femicides Draws Families' Anger

"It's pure garbage," Norma Andrade said of the second federal report on the Ciudad Juárez femicides made by Special Investigator María López Urbina.  Andrade, whose daughter's body was found in an empty lot in February 2001, also said that, "They haven't arrested my daughter's killer and as long as they have nothing, I'll continue saying it."  Continued . . . 

The Ciudad Juárez Femicides: More Deaths and Law Enforcement Officials Investigated

Cinthia Irasema Ramos' dream was to become a nurse, her father said at her funeral.  Found dead on a sidewalk in central Ciudad Juárez on December 3, 2004, the 21 year old woman's life was cut short near the bar where she worked.  Police have yet to make an arrest in the case although family member's believe Ramos' boyfriend may have been involved. 

On November 2, 2004, Martha Lizbeth Hernández, age 16, was murdered and raped.  José Luis Montes, a carpenter, confessed to the crimes saying that he was drunk and had been using cocaine prior to killing Hernández.  Continued . . . 

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