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Actually, the Santa Muerte is commonly "worshiped" by gang members in Mexico. Who beg for her protection from other drug cartels and law enforcement.
And there have even been connections made between the almost ritualistic killings of some gangs (like hanging decapitated bodies from freeways) and the cults.
leb.fbi.gov
That was something we heard reported almost every day on the radio when I lived in El Paso. Juarez was right across the river, and it seemed like every two or three days there were reports like this on the radio. It was almost a local joke, as they would actually be reported like it was just a traffic report.
"Avoid such a such highway as police are cleaning up the scene after finding six decapitated bodies hung from the overpass in the early morning."
Kind of like how they would report finding three bodies in the desert north of town, "but suspected no gang activity". I always found it amazing that in El Paso they worked hard to prevent the locals from ever connecting murders on the north side of the border with the cartels.
And there have even been connections made between the almost ritualistic killings of some gangs (like hanging decapitated bodies from freeways) and the cults.
Santa Muerte: Inspired and Ritualistic Killings | FBI: Law Enforcement Bulletin
U.S. law enforcement agencies face the rise of a criminalized and dark variant of Santa Muerte worship; of greatest concern, the activities of this cult could cross the border and take place in the United States.
leb.fbi.gov
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That was something we heard reported almost every day on the radio when I lived in El Paso. Juarez was right across the river, and it seemed like every two or three days there were reports like this on the radio. It was almost a local joke, as they would actually be reported like it was just a traffic report.
"Avoid such a such highway as police are cleaning up the scene after finding six decapitated bodies hung from the overpass in the early morning."
Kind of like how they would report finding three bodies in the desert north of town, "but suspected no gang activity". I always found it amazing that in El Paso they worked hard to prevent the locals from ever connecting murders on the north side of the border with the cartels.
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