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Yahoo
02-05-2025
- Yahoo
2 arrested over murders of mom, son searching for missing relative
Mexican police have arrested two men suspected of murdering a mother and son, who were killed while they searched for her other missing son, prosecutors said Thursday. Maria del Carmen Morales and her 26-year-old son Jaime Daniel Ramirez Morales were shot dead last week in Jalisco state. Together, they had been searching for another son who went missing last year. The 43-year-old mother belonged to the Guerreros Buscadores collective, a group that searches for missing relatives. The group's discovery of bones, shoes and clothing at a suspected drug cartel training camp in Jalisco in March shocked Mexico. In a statement posted to social media after the arrests were announced, Guerreros Buscadores said: "Although nothing can alleviate the pain, it is a step towards justice." Near midnight on April 23, the attackers opened fire on mother and son from a motorcycle near their home, investigators said, adding that Morales had been trying to defend her son when she was targeted. The prosecutor's office in the western Jalisco state named the alleged murderers as Juan Manuel N., 27, and Jose Luis N., 24, and said they were suspected of links to a dozen other killings. The prosecutor's office also released images and video of the arrested suspects on social media. The search group's grisly find at the cartel training camp in Jalisco shone a spotlight on forced recruitment and other tactics employed by criminal gangs in Mexico, where more than 120,000 people are missing. Disappearances soared after the government declared war on drug trafficking groups in 2006. Around 480,000 people have been murdered in a spiral of violence since then. In addition to the discovery at the ranch, other mass graves have been found in recent months in Mexico. In January, at least 56 bodies were discovered in unmarked mass graves in northern Mexico, not far from the border with the United States. A mass grave discovered in December in a suburb of Guadalajara with dozens of bags of dismembered body parts contained the remains of 24 people, authorities said. That same month, Mexican authorities said they recovered a total of 31 bodies from pits in Chiapas, a state plagued by cartel violence. Collectives searching for missing persons say that cartels and other organized crime gangs sometimes use ovens to incinerate their victims and leave no trace. Mike Waltz leaving post as Trump's national security adviser | Special Report Extended interview: DHS Secretary Kristi Noem on deportations involving children and more Daughter reflects on iconic photo that shows reunion with her father, a Vietnam prisoner of war
CBS News
02-05-2025
- CBS News
2 suspects arrested after mother and son murdered while searching for her other missing son in Mexico
Mexican police have arrested two men suspected of murdering a mother and son, who were killed while they searched for her other missing son, prosecutors said Thursday. Maria del Carmen Morales and her 26-year-old son Jaime Daniel Ramirez Morales were shot dead last week in Jalisco state. Together, they had been searching for another son who went missing last year. The 43-year-old mother belonged to the Guerreros Buscadores collective, a group that searches for missing relatives. The group's discovery of bones, shoes and clothing at a suspected drug cartel training camp in Jalisco in March shocked Mexico. In a statement posted to social media after the arrests were announced, Guerreros Buscadores said: "Although nothing can alleviate the pain, it is a step towards justice." Near midnight on April 23, the attackers opened fire on mother and son from a motorcycle near their home, investigators said, adding that Morales had been trying to defend her son when she was targeted. The prosecutor's office in the western Jalisco state named the alleged murderers as Juan Manuel N., 27, and Jose Luis N., 24, and said they were suspected of links to a dozen other killings. The prosecutor's office also released images and video of the arrested suspects on social media. Mexican police have arrested two men suspected of murdering a mother and son, who were killed while they searched for her other missing son, prosecutors said Thursday. Jalisco State Prosecutor's Office The search group's grisly find at the cartel training camp in Jalisco shone a spotlight on forced recruitment and other tactics employed by criminal gangs in Mexico, where more than 120,000 people are missing. Disappearances soared after the government declared war on drug trafficking groups in 2006. Around 480,000 people have been murdered in a spiral of violence since then. In addition to the discovery at the ranch, other mass graves have been found in recent months in Mexico. In January, at least 56 bodies were discovered in unmarked mass graves in northern Mexico, not far from the border with the United States. A mass grave discovered in December in a suburb of Guadalajara with dozens of bags of dismembered body parts contained the remains of 24 people, authorities said. That same month, Mexican authorities said they recovered a total of 31 bodies from pits in Chiapas, a state plagued by cartel violence. Collectives searching for missing persons say that cartels and other organized crime gangs sometimes use ovens to incinerate their victims and leave no trace.
CBS News
25-04-2025
- CBS News
Mother and son murdered while searching for missing relatives in Mexico
A Mexican mother belonging to a group searching for missing relatives was murdered along with her son in a western region plagued by criminal violence, authorities said Thursday. Maria del Carmen Morales was shot late Wednesday in Jalisco state, the prosecutor's office said, adding that initial indications were that the crime was unrelated to her activism. Morales, 43, belonged to the Guerreros Buscadores collective, whose discovery of bones, shoes and clothing at a suspected Jalisco drug cartel training camp in March shocked Mexico. The cartel is led by Nemesio Rubén "El Mencho" Oseguera Cervantes, for whom the U.S. government has offered a $15 million reward for information leading to his capture. The grisly find shone a spotlight on forced recruitment and other tactics employed by criminal gangs in a country where more than 120,000 people are missing. Morales was killed when she came to the defense of her 26-year-old son Daniel Ramirez when he was attacked by two men on a motorcycle, the prosecutor's office said. Another one of her sons had gone missing last year. The prosecutor's office said there was no evidence so far linking Morales's murder to her search for missing persons. In a statement posted to social media, Guerreros Buscadores called for an "immediate and thorough investigation." Agents from the Jalisco prosecutor's office guard the Izaguirre ranch, in Teuchitlan, Jalisco, Mexico on March 20, 2025. Mexico's Attorney General, Alejandro Gertz Manero, is investigating an alleged cartel killing site and training camp in Teuchitlan, Jalisco, after state authorities failed to properly handle evidence. Stringer/Anadolu via Getty Images Civil society groups formed by relatives who denounce government inaction risk their own lives searching for remains in unmarked graves, often in areas where cartel gunmen are active. In addition to the discovery at the ranch, other mass graves have been found in recent months in Mexico. In January, at least 56 bodies were discovered in unmarked mass graves in northern Mexico, not far from the border with the United States. A mass grave discovered in December in a suburb of Guadalajara with dozens of bags of dismembered body parts contained the remains of 24 people, authorities said. That same month, Mexican authorities said they recovered a total of 31 bodies from pits in Chiapas, a state plagued by cartel violence. Collectives searching for missing persons say that cartels and other organized crime gangs sometimes use ovens to incinerate their victims and leave no trace.
News.com.au
25-04-2025
- News.com.au
Mother searching for missing Mexicans killed along with son
A Mexican mother belonging to a group searching for missing relatives was murdered along with her son in a western region plagued by criminal violence, authorities said Thursday. Maria del Carmen Morales was shot late Wednesday in Jalisco state, the prosecutor's office said, adding that initial indications were that the crime was unrelated to her activism. Morales, 43, belonged to the Guerreros Buscadores collective, whose discovery of bones, shoes and clothing at a suspected drug cartel training camp in March shocked Mexico. The grisly find shone a spotlight on forced recruitment and other tactics employed by criminal gangs in a country where more than 120,000 people are missing. Morales was killed when she came to the defense of her 26-year-old son Daniel Ramirez when he was attacked by two men on a motorcycle, the prosecutor's office said. Another one of her sons had gone missing last year. The prosecutor's office said there was no evidence so far linking Morales's murder to her search for missing persons. Guerreros Buscadores called for an "immediate and thorough investigation." Civil society groups formed by relatives who denounce government inaction risk their own lives searching for remains in unmarked graves, often in areas where cartel gunmen are active.
News24
24-04-2025
- News24
Mother searching for missing Mexicans killed along with son
A Mexican mother belonging to a group searching for missing relatives was murdered along with her son in a western region plagued by criminal violence, authorities said on Thursday. Maria del Carmen Morales was shot late on Wednesday in Jalisco state, the prosecutor's office said, adding that initial indications were that the crime was unrelated to her activism. Morales, 43, belonged to the Guerreros Buscadores collective, whose discovery of bones, shoes and clothing at a suspected drug cartel training camp in March shocked Mexico. The grisly find shone a spotlight on forced recruitment and other tactics employed by criminal gangs in a country where more than 120 000 people are missing. Morales was killed when she came to the defence of her 26-year-old son Daniel Ramirez when he was attacked by two men on a motorcycle, the prosecutor's office said. Another one of her sons had gone missing last year. The prosecutor's office said there was no evidence so far linking Morales's murder to her search for missing persons. Guerreros Buscadores called for an "immediate and thorough investigation". Civil society groups formed by relatives who denounce government inaction risk their own lives searching for remains in unmarked graves, often in areas where cartel gunmen are active.
