The Attack in Guadalajara On the night of July 7, Benjamín Medrano Quezada, the former mayor of Fresnillo, Zacatecas, and the first openly gay mayor in Mexico's history, was shot and killed inside an ice cream shop in Guadalajara, Jalisco. The 59-year-old politician had been living in Guadalajara after leaving his home state of Zacatecas, where he faced a criminal … [Read more...] about The Killing of Benjamín Medrano: Mexico’s First Openly Gay Mayor Murdered in Jalisco
Crime
Why El Chapo Wants to Serve His Sentence in Mexico Rather than the US
During the past week, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman sent a handwritten letter from the ADX Florence supermax prison in Colorado to the Federal Court for the Eastern District of New York. In the letter, his thirteenth such communication, he requested that judicial authorities reach out to President Sheinbaum's office to explore options for him to finish his sentence in his home … [Read more...] about Why El Chapo Wants to Serve His Sentence in Mexico Rather than the US
Cartels Are Forcing Corner Stores to Run Slot Machines
Walk into a corner store in parts of Michoacán, Guerrero, or Tamaulipas, and you might spot something unexpected next to the candy rack: a blinking slot machine. Chances are, the owner didn't put it there by choice. Criminal organizations across at least 10 Mexican states are forcing small shop owners — corner stores, bakeries, stationery shops, taco stands — to accept and … [Read more...] about Cartels Are Forcing Corner Stores to Run Slot Machines
Mother-in-Law Sought in Baja Beauty Queen’s Murder
A baby monitor changed everything. When Mexico City prosecutors began piecing together the April 14 killing of Carolina Flores Gómez, a 27-year-old former beauty queen from Ensenada, Baja California, it was a 60-second apartment security recording that pointed them directly at the suspect: Erika María Herrera, the victim's own mother-in-law. Flores Gómez, who held the … [Read more...] about Mother-in-Law Sought in Baja Beauty Queen’s Murder