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From the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist comes what Publishers Weekly called the definitive study of the grizzly mass killings in Matamoros, Mexico. In the 1980s, Adolfo Constanzo, devotee of Santeria and powerful cult leader opened shop in Mexico City as a fortune teller. He soon realized that there were greater profits in drug money than the occult, and as his status grew in the drug trade, so too did his legendary brutality. Kidnappings, torture, and murder were three weapons in his arsenal that he used to keep a vice grip on the drug trade.
Humes explores the intersections of the drug trade and politics in a way that still resonates today, also touching upon the religious elements that play into the iconic status of drug kingpins. After the ritual murder of Mark Kilroy, a student from America, Constanzo died in a shoot-out and many of his followers went to prison. This unflinching, unforgettable story is brought to vivid, terrifying life in One of the best...
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Edward Humes
Diversion Books
A Division of Diversion Publishing Corp.
443 Park Avenue South, Suite 1004
New York, NY 10016
www.DiversionBooks.com
Copyright 1991 by Edward Humes
All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book or portions thereof in any form whatsoever.
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First Diversion Books edition March 2014
ISBN: 9781626812550
Wherever possible, scenes and dialogue in this book are based upon the recollections of those who were present during the events described. This information is drawn from court testimony, sworn declarations, and from interviews conducted by the author.
Firsthand sources were not always available, however, and in some instances, the author has relied upon the recollections of secondary witnessesfollowers of Adolfo de Jesus Constanzo who provided information on events Constanzo previously described to them. Such hearsay information is used only when confirmed by at least two sources, human or documentary.
A few scenes are, by necessity, speculativeparticularly those depicting Constanzos training and initiation in black magic, for which no witnesses are available. To reconstruct such scenes, the recollections of his followers were combined with scholarly descriptions of similar rituals in an attempt to provide the most likely portrait possible of these important milestones in Constanzos life.
In all cases, the identity and quality of sources for major events are provided in the form of footnotes. Whenever facts are in dispute, footnotes also indicate the opposing points of view.
Finally, no one can truly know the thoughts and motivations of another. One can only extrapolate these inner secrets from a persons words and deeds. It is up to the reader to decide if the interpretations presented here provide insight into the mind of a killer.
THE LEADER
Adolfo de Jesus Constanzo, Miami-born priest of Santeria and the black-magic religion of Palo Mayombe.
THE FOLLOWERS
In Mexico City:
Martin Quintana Rodriguez; bodyguard, Constanzos lover.
Omar Francisco Orea Ochoa; student, Constanzos lover.
Jorge Montes, Doctor Hindu, Carta Brava; fortune teller/psychic.
Juan Carlos Fragosa, craftsman.
Damian/Damiana; transvestite nightclub singer.
Francisco, real estate speculator.
Maria del Rocio Cuevas Guerra, Karla; fashion model/folk healer.
Dr. Maria de Lourdes Bueno Lopez; physician.
Enrique Calzada; boyfriend of Karla.
Salvador Vidal Garcia Alarcon, Chava; group commander for the Mexican Federal Judicial Police Antinarcoticos.
Florentino Ventura Gutierrez, former head of Federal Judicial Police, head of Interpol in Mexico.
In Matamoros:
Sara Maria Aldrete Villareal, La Flaca; college honor student.
Hernandez family drug-trafficking organization:
Elio Hernandez Rivera; head of the drug operation.
Ovidio Hernandez Rivera; Elios brother and lieutenant.
Serafin Hernandez Garcia, Little Serafin, El Chaparro; nephew, college student.
Alvaro de Leon Valdez, El Duby; gunman.
Sergio Martinez Salinas, The Butterfly; drug trafficker.
David Serna Valdez, The Flirt; drug trafficker.
Malio Fabio Ponce Torres, El Gato; student, drug trafficker.
Aurelio Chavez; foreman at Rancho Santa Elena.
Carlos de la Llata; drug dealer, friend of El Duby.
Other Members of the Hernandez Narcotics Organization (Not Followers of Constanzo):
Brigido Hernandez; father of Elio; owner of Rancho Santa Elena.
Serafin Hernandez Rivera, Old Serafin; brother of Elio, father of Serafin Hernandez Garcia, middleman for family drug deals.
Saul Hernandez Rivera; brother of Elio, founder of the family drug business, assassinated in January 1987.
Domingo Reyes Bustamante; caretaker at Rancho Santa Elena.
Crime Partners of Constanzo/Hernandez Family in Matamoros:
Guillermo Perez; federal police comandante, ousted for corruption and drug trafficking, a fugitive in Mexico and the United States.
Juan Garcia Abrego; alleged crime lord of Matamoros, fugitive in Mexico and the United States.
THE VICTIMS
Bodies found at Rancho Santa Elena:
Mark Kilroy, vacationing University of Texas junior.
Victor Saul Sauceda, ex-policeman, gangster.
Gilberto Sosa, Brownsville, Texas, drug trafficker.
Jose Luis Garcia Luna, fourteen-year-old farm workerand Elio Hernandezs second cousin.
Ruben Vela Garza, drug smuggler.
Ezequiel Rodriguez Luna, drug smuggler.
Ernesto Rivas Diaz, drug smuggler.
Joaquin Manzo and Miguel Garcia, Mexican federal policemen under Salvador Vidal Garcia and, before becoming victims, followers of Constanzo.
Jorge Valente del Fierro Gomez.
Three unidentified male corpses.
In the orchard near Rancho Santa Elena:
Moises Castillo, farmer.
Hector de la Fuente, drug trafficker.
In Mexico Citybodies found in the Rio Zumpango:
Guillermo Arturo Calzada Sanchez, co-owner of F.M. and Associates, a front for a cocaine trafficking gang.
Rosalia Ibarra de Calzada, Calzadas wife.
Guadalupe Calzada Sanchez, Calzadas mother.
Jose de Jesus Gonzalez Rolon, Calzadas partner.
Federico de la Vega Lostolot, alias El Titi, Calzadas bodyguard.
Gabriela Mondragon Vargas, Calzadas maid.
Celia Campos de Klein, secretary at F.M. and Associates.
In Mexico Citydismembered corpse on street corner:
Ramon Paz Esquivel, alias La Claudia, transvestite antique dealer and roommate of Constanzo follower Jorge Montes.
In Mexico Citysuspected but not proven:
Sixteen ritually murdered children under the age of sixteen.
MEXICAN OFFICIALS
In Matamoros:
Comandante Juan Benitez Ayala; head of the Mexican Federal Judicial Police Antinarcoticos unit.
Agent Miguel Antonio Rodriguez, El Lobo; Benitezs second in command.
Agent Raul Morales; led the initial investigation at Rancho Santa Elena stemming from a traffic stop.
In Mexico City:
Federico Ponce Rojas; assistant attorney general for the Federal District of Mexico.
Paquito Blanchette, lead investigator for the Miguel Hidalgo District, Mexico City.
Rodrigo Martinez, Superman; chief of police for the Miguel Hidalgo District.
UNITED STATES OFFICIALS
Drug Enforcement Administration:
Armando Ramirez, Resident Agent in Charge, Brownsville.
T. K. Solis, Special Agent, Brownsville.
U.S. Customs:
Oran Neck, Resident Agent in Charge, Office of Enforcement, Brownsville.
Robert Gracia, Special Agent, Brownsville.
U.S. Attorney:
John Grasty Crews, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Brownsville.
Cameron County Sheriffs Department:
Detective Ernesto Flores.
Lieutenant George Gavito.
Sheriff Alex Perez.
THE CONSULTANTS
Rafael Martinez, anthropologist, Miami.
Candice Leek, instructor, Institute for Police Technology and Management, Jacksonville, Florida.
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