Jalisco (Mexico)

Clues From Inside an ‘Extermination Camp’ Promise Despair and Hope

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Clues From Inside an ‘Extermination Camp’ Promise Despair and Hope

Irma González recognized the gray backpack in the photo. It was the same one her son had used for high school and the one he had taken with him for his first job three years ago, just before he vanished. When Ms. González, 43, saw the images on television of bone fragments and scattered personal … Read more

In Mexico, a Grisly Discovery of Piles of Shoes, Ovens and Human Remains

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In Mexico, a Grisly Discovery of Piles of Shoes, Ovens and Human Remains

A group of volunteers searching for their missing relatives first received a tip last week about a mass grave hidden in western Mexico. When they arrived at an abandoned ranch outside La Estanzuela, a small rural village outside Guadalajara, they discovered three underground cremation ovens, burned human remains, hundreds of bone shards and discarded personal … Read more