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I still wonder how these people walk among us today and how they can still manipulate people by obedience, subservience, or readiness to accept instruction or direction. In the Mexican town of Matamoros, separated from Brownsville, Texas, by a thin, muddy river and a few impotent strands of barbed wire, smuggling has become a way of life.
His slim, youthful, deceptively innocent appearance was out of step for a veteran of the crusty, backstabbing ranks of the Mexican federales.I started my writing career in newspapers while still in college, and I think I probably would have paid them, instead of the other way around, for the thrill of seeing my first byline in print.
By using LibraryThing you acknowledge that you have read and understand our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.Pulitzer Prize-winner Edward Humes draws on exclusive access to the principals in the case and DEA materials to recreate this compelling, national headline-grabbing horror. BILOXI, MISSISSIPPI: After the fatal shooting of one of the city’s most prominent couples-Vincent Sherry was a circuit court judge; his wife, Margaret, was running for mayor-their grief-stricken daughter came home to uncover the truth behind the crime that shocked a community and to follow leads that police seemed unable or unwilling to pursue. Humes peppers the story with a few (too few) photographs, and ends by looking at the growing interest in Palo Mayombe and Santeria among criminals and where and how this can (and mostly likely will) change and evolve over time. i22106960 |b 1010000849403 |d as |g - |m |h 29 |x 1 |t 0 |i 3 |j 18 |k 010702 |n 05-25-2023 21:00 |o - |a HV6535. It follows the lives of some very sick and what I consider insane individuals, illuminating the dangers of life on the boarder between the US and Mexico and the drug and cult involvement of those individuals.
The two agents quickly caught up with Little Serafin's red pickup, then dropped back about a quarter-mile. Humes provides an extensive background examining Caribbean religions and pseudo-religions, the feuds between federal and local police in Mexico and between the DEA and customs officials in the U. What Lynne Sposito soon discovered were bizarre connections to the Dixie Mafia, a predatory band of criminals who ran The Strip, Biloxi’s beachfront hub of sex, drugs, and sleaze. 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.Then, within the space and time limitations of a daily newspaper, I had the chance to mold it all into a story to pass onto others. Humes wraps up the story in a circumspect way; we don’t have the entire finish as the remaining, captured members of the cult are awaiting different trials and as Sara Aldrete, the student turned priestess, insists upon her own version of the tale. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. In Buried Secrets , Edward Humes explores the intersections of the drug trade and politics in a way that still resonates today, touching upon the religious elements that play into the iconic status of drug kingpins. I am part of the ARC group for Wildblue Press and BookSirens and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
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