Juárez Body Count for July at 83 and Counting: More Decapitation and Torture
State Department Issues Warnings for Chihuahua and Juárez
State Department Issues Warnings for Chihuahua and Juárez
On Friday, from reports in Diario de Juárez, (click here) a dead body was found in Col. Fronteriza Alta, with a wire wound around his neck like a tourniquet. The previous Saturday in Col Sauzal an unidentified man was found strangled to death in similar fashion, toruniquet-style (did the killer see the movie The Counselor?). On Sunday a decapitated body, feet tied with white rope, with multiple contusions, was found in a trash container in downtown Juárez.
On Tuesday morning at 7 a.m. passersby on Jaime Bermudez Ave. spotted the amputated head of a man. The severed body was nearby in a black plastic garbage bag. Two hour later, not far away, on Zaragoza Blvd and Hiedra a couple was found shot to death in front of their home. One of the victims, a woman, was identified as Nohemí Zamora Duarte. Witnesses said the killer was an adolescent, and the couple were known to sell drugs to neighborhood addicts. On Tuesday morning a decapitated body was found in Col. Solidaridad. A few blocks away, two hours later, a woman was found shot to death.
On Tuesday afternoon a man was found shot to death in Col. Juanita Luna de Arrieta. He sold newspapers. He was between 55-60 years old. He was wearing blue jeans, a striped shirt, an orange vest, and a hat.
On Wednesday morning at 2 a.m., July 18, the body count went up to 83 when police found a dead man in an empty lot in Southeast Juárez. His head had been badly beaten and there were other signs of torture. The victim appeared to be around 30 years of age, wearing blue jeans, and a brown polo shirt.
The US State Department has issued a Level 3 rating for Chihuahua state, suggesting readers should "reconsider travel" to the area. A Level 4 rating flatly states: do not travel. The rating for Chihuahua reads: "Reconsider travel due to crime. Violent crime and gang activity are widespread."
The State Department Mexico Travel Advisory reads: Travel for U.S. government employees is limited to the following areas with the noted restrictions:
On Tuesday morning at 7 a.m. passersby on Jaime Bermudez Ave. spotted the amputated head of a man. The severed body was nearby in a black plastic garbage bag. Two hour later, not far away, on Zaragoza Blvd and Hiedra a couple was found shot to death in front of their home. One of the victims, a woman, was identified as Nohemí Zamora Duarte. Witnesses said the killer was an adolescent, and the couple were known to sell drugs to neighborhood addicts. On Tuesday morning a decapitated body was found in Col. Solidaridad. A few blocks away, two hours later, a woman was found shot to death.
On Tuesday afternoon a man was found shot to death in Col. Juanita Luna de Arrieta. He sold newspapers. He was between 55-60 years old. He was wearing blue jeans, a striped shirt, an orange vest, and a hat.
On Wednesday morning at 2 a.m., July 18, the body count went up to 83 when police found a dead man in an empty lot in Southeast Juárez. His head had been badly beaten and there were other signs of torture. The victim appeared to be around 30 years of age, wearing blue jeans, and a brown polo shirt.
The US State Department has issued a Level 3 rating for Chihuahua state, suggesting readers should "reconsider travel" to the area. A Level 4 rating flatly states: do not travel. The rating for Chihuahua reads: "Reconsider travel due to crime. Violent crime and gang activity are widespread."
The State Department Mexico Travel Advisory reads: Travel for U.S. government employees is limited to the following areas with the noted restrictions:
- Ciudad Juarez: Due to an increase in homicides throughout Ciudad Juarez, U.S. government employees are prohibited from traveling to downtown Ciudad Juarez and the area west of Avenida de Las Americas without advance permission. U.S. government employees are prohibited from travel after dark west of Eje Juan Gabriel and south of Boulevard Zaragoza. U.S. government employees are prohibited from travel to the areas southeast of Boulevard Independencia and the Valle de Juarez region.
- Within the city of Chihuahua: U.S. government employees are prohibited from travel to the Morelos, Villa, and Zapata districts.
- Ojinaga: U.S. government employees must travel via U.S. Highway 67 through the Presidio, Texas port-of-entry.
- Palomas and the Nuevo Casas Grandes/Paquime region: U.S. government employees must use U.S. Highway 11 through the Columbus, New Mexico port-of- entry.
- Nuevo Casas Grandes: U.S. government employees are prohibited from travel outside city limits after dark.
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