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Couple Gunned Down, Baby Wounded in Puerto Rico

A man and a woman were murdered and a 1-year-old baby was seriously wounded in a new criminal incident in the central Puerto Rican town of Cayey bringing to 63 the island's homicide total so far in 2013. continue reading »

Guatemalan Priest Charged As An Accomplice in Bishop’s Murder Receives Early Release

A Catholic priest sentenced to 20 years in prison as an accomplice in the 1998 assassination of Bishop Juan Gerardi was paroled on Friday and spoke out to assert his innocence. continue reading »

Chile Indicts 8 Former Army Officers For Murder of Victor Jara

The murder of popular folk singer Victor Jara in the wake of Chile's Sept. 11, 1973, military coup became front-page news again Friday with a judge's decision to indict 8 retired army officers for the crime. continue reading »

Archives of Terror Describing the Horrible Fates of Many Latin Americans Were Found in 1992

Today in Latin American history, the Archives of Terror which revealed the truths of Operation Condor were discovered in 1992. The archives were discovered by a lawyer and a judge in a Paraguayan police station continue reading »

Body of Venezuelan Model Discovered in Jalisco

A Venezuelan model was found dead in Jalisco, a state in western Mexico, nearly a week after she went missing, state prosecutors told Efe Wednesday. continue reading »

Panama Charges 3 For Murder of Spanish Businessmen

Panamanian prosecutors filed formal charges against three people arrested last week in connection with the murder of two Spanish businessmen, an official spokesperson told Efe. continue reading »

Blog del Narco: Hitmen Kill Man in His Chihuahua Home

This afternoon, people with guns entered the home and repeatedly shot at a man in the colony streets of Ignacio Allende, north of the city. continue reading »

Violence Responsible for 45 Percent of Teen Deaths in Brazil

Homicide is the leading cause of death among adolescents in Brazil, where three of every 1,000 teens will be murdered before reaching 19, a report released here Thursday says. continue reading »

Blog del Narco: Gunmen Kill 5 in Restaurant, Including Pregnant Woman

A group of gunmen killed five employees of a restaurant in Nuevo Laredo, including a woman eight months pregnant, officials said. continue reading »

Blog del Narco: Chihuahua Police Officer Killed At His Front Door (Photo Warning)

A municipal police officer identified as Jesus Ruvalcaba Velasquez was shot dead in front of his house in the Chaveña colony. continue reading »

Former Diplomat’s Son Murdered in Honduras

A son of Honduras' former ambassador to the Organization of American States, Carlos Sosa Coello, was fatally shot Friday, his father said. continue reading »

Blog del Narco: Hitmen Execute 2 Students in Nuevo Leon

While they were talking in a corner, two high school students were shot last night from a truck where they transported several criminals. Also, an adult was injured in Escobedo. continue reading »

Puerto Rican Beaten to Death After Withdrawing $500 from ATM

The 32-year-old advertising executive killed last week after being forced to withdraw $500 from an Automatic Teller Machine was beaten to death with metal pipes, Puerto Rico's El Nuevo Dia newspaper said Wednesday continue reading »

Man Murdered For $500 Shocks Puerto Rico

Puerto Ricans are shocked by the death of a man murdered after his killers forced him to withdraw $500 from several ATMs in the San Juan suburb of Caguas. continue reading »

Blog del Narco: 3 Men Murdered Outside of Birthday Celebration in Nuevo León

While celebrating a birthday, a man and two relatives of his wife were shot by a gunman in front of the house, his stepdaughter was also injured in San Nicolas. continue reading »

Blog del Narco: Taxi Driver’s Body Discovered in Trunk in Veracruz

Police discovered a taxi driver's body in a trunk with a bullet wound to the head and bruises on different parts of the body. The body was found in a taxi's trunk in a mall parking. continue reading »

IACHR Condemns Murder of Mexican Journalist

The Office of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) condemns the murder of journalist Adrián Silva Moreno, which took place on November 14 in Tehuacán, Puebla, and urges federal and local Mexican authorities to take urgent action and activate all legal instruments available for identifying and punishing both the perpetrators of and the masterminds behind this crime. continue reading »

Mexican Human Right Group Reports Murders, Disappearances Soar

Violations of personal rights have soared over the past six years in Mexico, with more than 2,000 people listed as missing and over 46,000 murders linked to organized crime groups, the Mexican National Human Rights Commission, or CNDH, said. continue reading »

Colombian Rapper “El Duke” Murdered in Medellin

Rapper Elider Varela, known as "El Duke," was murdered in the northwestern Colombian metropolis of Medellin, reminding people of the violence that continues to plague poor areas of many of the nation's cities, grassroots and cultural groups and local artists say. continue reading »

Inmate Stabbed to Death by 7 Others at Dominican Juvenile Detention Center

An inmate was killed Saturday by a group of convicts and another four were were slightly injured by guards during an incident at a youth prison in the southern Dominican city of San Cristobal, according to officials. continue reading »