The killings of three women and six children, members of a binational community that farms land in northern Mexico, reverberated worldwide.
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He Was One of Mexico’s Deadliest Assassins. Then He Turned on His Cartel.
“They took away everything left in me that was human and made me a monster,” said the hit man.
Arrest of Top Crime Fighter Stuns Mexico, Where Corruption Is All Too Routine
The news shocked even a country grown used to graft: The man who for years led Mexico’s war against drug traffickers was accused of taking millions in bribes from the Sinaloa Cartel.
Architect of Mexico’s War on Cartels Is Accused of Taking Bribes From One
Genaro García Luna once served in a presidential cabinet and as the head of Mexico’s equivalent of the F.B.I. He was indicted in New York on charges of taking bribes while in office.
Trump Says He Will Delay Terrorist Designation for Mexican Cartels
The president said Friday night on Twitter that he was temporarily putting off the designation at the request of the president of Mexico.
Suspects in Mormon Family’s Killing Are Arrested in Mexico
The announcement did not include details on the suspects’ identities or their connection to the murders. The López Obrador administration is under pressure to curb spiraling violence.
After Mormon Family’s Terror in Mexico, a Message Emerges: No One Is Safe
The killings of six children and their three mothers burst the illusion that only criminals fall victim to Mexico’s gang-fueled violence.
Is Mexico Growing More Violent? Our Journalists Answer Reader Questions
The killing of nine members of a family in northern Mexico prompted questions about violence in the region and what will be needed to combat it.
Mormon Massacre in Mexico May Be Tied to Gang War, Officials Say
Hours before six children and three women were killed, two rival gangs had a shootout near the U.S. border.
Mormon Family Massacre Stuns Mexico, Laying Bare Government’s Helplessness
When the gunfire on a rural roadway finally stopped, six children and three women were dead.