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Thursday, December 20, 2018

El Chapo Trial: What made Chapo tear up

Chivis Martinez Borderland Beat

 
El Paso 2010
Agents testimony; more drugs and weapons

Today was not an earth shattering day in court.  No Cooperative witnesses, there was a ATF agent who gave testimony how various weapons works.

With a backdrop of a cart filled with AK-47 rifles in the courtroom. The agent explained how a  RPG works, demonstrating by using a real launcher and grenade. When he laid down the weapon on the jury box, a female juror inches away looked horrified.

The agent gave a meticulous description of how easily a legally purchased semi-auto AK-47 can be converted to full-auto. Saying it only takes a few seconds,  with "a simple hand file." Or with a $15 part and a drill: "Five minutes total you've got a very reliable machine gun."

Two additional witnesses today were from the Colombian National Police. They testified about finding 403 cocaine bricks, 49 40-mm grenades, and 3 anti-tank RPG grenades in a small plane at an airport in the city of Ipiales. Still unclear exactly how these are connected to Chapo.

The return of cell-gate

The gift that keeps on giving.  Cell-Gate

You may recall I said the only defense party who did not submit a statement denying facilitating communication between Chapo and Emaa, was Ms. Colon. 

The government says that Emma was in the cafeteria sending messages to Mariel Colon while Colonl was with Chapo on another phone in an attorney conference room.

But Judge Cogan found that likely did not happen.

The allegation is that Mariel Colon, gave a cellphone to Emma Coronel and then went to meet privately with Chapo with another cellphone. Colon denies this. But she also took the fifth when Cogan asked her about the allegations.

While Judge Cogan says there's not enough to evidence to prove the claim that Colon facilitated contact, he said her conduct shows "a flagrant disregard for the court's rules." She's no longer allowed to have a cellphone in the courthouse.

Hopefully this buries Cell-Gate once and for all.

Emma and Chapo’s twin daughters

After a three day court absence, Emma Coronel returned with a special gift for Chapo, their 7 year old twins daughters.

A couple of minutes after starting the trial on Thursday, Emma Coronel, Maria Joaquina and Emali made their appearance in the courtroom. The girls wore matching white jackets and their hair decked out with festive glittery bows, grabbed the attention of all in the courtroom, not the least of all their father.  Chapo actually stood up as they entered waving at the girls.

The father paid little attention to the witness giving testimony, turning fully to his left to send air kisses to his young daughters.

The typically undemonstrative defendant, was reportedly unable to contain his emotions as his eyes filled with tears. Defense attorney Eduardo Balarezo patted Chapo’s shoulder in an attempt to comfort him.

Mexican press reports that reporters, who sit in the first row in front of Emma’s spot, actually created a space as to not obstruct Chapo’s view of his children.

This simple act of love of a father towards his children, humanizes him in a way few other things are able. 

And in full view of the jury.

And that is all for my Chapo Trial Coverage for 2018----

Back at it next year! January 3, 2019

77 comments:

  1. Bravo defense team. Very good show. What do you wanna bet those reporters were "asked" to make sure they did not block his view?

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    1. He’s getting life in prison no parole

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    2. 7:32 No human being has ever had their rights violated in an US court as much as Chapo has. Let the man see his daughters dipshit.

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    3. Chapo has NO powers of command and fear particularly in a US Court of law. The people moved out of mere decency as civilized people.

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    4. Yes they gone do the same thing they did to CARLOS LEDHER.
      EL HiPPiE

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    5. Merry Christmas Chapo!!

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    6. 732 they had to do it, or rusk getting chopped up, and tossed en de neighborhood.

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    7. Wow you need to stop dreaming. Bravo defense team my @ss. Those reporters probably did it out of courtesy you numb nut. This isn’t México and I can guarantee you his wannabe special forces ain’t no were near. They are probably using all their resource defending his 2 older daughters in Culiacan. They need all the help they can get. That plaza is getting hot out there. Guano wants a share n well Chapo Isidro hates their guts.

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    8. 845 lol Chapos rights violated..your having sympathy for the kingpin, that had lots murdered in Mexico, paid off currupted officials. He does not have clean hands.

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    9. 7:25 CDS made a truce with Guano and chapo Isidro learn your stuff...10

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    10. 7:25....word is Mayo has Guano, Chapitos, AND Isidro in check together. They're all in to take down CJNG. If true, that alliance along with some of the Golfos, will give Mencho a run for his money. Let's sit back, and see it play out. But if Mayo has the Guzman's, and Mazatlecos with him, it'll be tough for even Mencho and CJNG to stop them. Chapo is gone..The rest know they are better United. CJNG like the Zetas had a meteoric rise, but like any business that grows too fast, the foundation can fracture just as rapidly as it sets up. JMO

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    11. 7:26....I have no sympathy for Chapo, or any other of these Traffickers..That said, I do have a fundamental problem with human, and legal rights violations. Our justice system is based on the suspects right to be innocent until Proven guilty, and afforded due process, and the right to a fair trial. The US has violated nearly everyone of these rights. Their case is more than strong enough to convict. So, why jeapordize a slam dunk case by giving talented lawyers, a chance to raise reasonable doubt, and a chance to get the conviction overturned during appeals because they pushed too hard depriving him his rights to a fair trial. Not to mention coddling CW's who are more guilty of crimes committed in the US than Chapo. I really hope he drops dimes on the Gov officials in both countries. He had lots of help. JMO

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    12. Turn off the corridos rojito this is not fantasy land everyone in Sinaloa can truce up and it wouldn’t make a difference because CJNG is not in that state

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    13. Sinaloa is scared so the litle girls had to get together before cjng goes in and takes their sh!t lol. If you so called KNOW IT ALLS here knew any better, you would know that ALL Damasos people joined cjng. Damasos people are in sinaloas still with help from cjng. Cds groupies are all talking out their NAchas like always. There is no truce in snitchaloa lol you guys wish. Mayo is not the big man all his corridos claim to be, hes just good at hiding but NEVER took a plaza, he funding marro and cholo but hes not into control like mencho who takes plazas. All you dumb dumbs need to keep it real

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    14. All you pendejos have no IDEA of how the justice system works

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  2. Colon is as dirty as her name suggests and took a bribe to allow communication between the little man and the narco gold digger princess. Hold them all in contempt. Pleading the fifth, give us a break.

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  3. Excellent work as always Chivis..Thanks for all you do, and I'm amazed at how well you handle all of us knuckleheads, so fairly. I also marvel at your ability to put all these wannabe Alpha tough guys, in check, and get our repect. Saludos, Feliz Navidad, and Happy Holidays tou you, your family, and your staff here at BB, all of you, and my fellow knucklehead know it all's. Be safe, and love to you all!

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    1. Chivis great story and insight. As a father i can't imagine the feeling of facing life in prison and seeing my daughter and son during the trial. I will not kiss ass too much like all the other non alpha tough guys in here. Lol its a joke guys chivs deserves all the praise in the world. I just think shed value comments regarding the content, thats just me tho.

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    2. 10:35...If you're directing your comment toward me, My intent was to praise Chivis, and all here at BB for their selfless work here, and to wish all a safe and happy holiday season. No ass kissing. Just trying to shed some positivity, and support. And just know....all Alpha here..no wannabe..

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    3. Gotcha....apologies to all...the trial bs has me really pissed. And I guess I get riled at the trolls dogging you guys. I guess it's that Mexi-Irish blood...it can boil easily. Peace and love to all!

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    4. Lol yea pure alpha... We are all alphas on the comment section lol big red is a great chewing gum. With that said, I can only imagine what could be going on in the mind and heart of chapo seeing his daughters. Thay brief moment of happiness quickly engulfed with the harsh reality of facing his crimes. The latter part of his life alone would make an incredible bio picture.

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  4. If one can be sad for Guzman, it's only for him having thrown away a life with family. But of course how many families has he destroyed through the murders, and the 'untold' deaths from the posions he's trafficked in?

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    1. I don't think he forced a single person to snort or shoot up, or smoke anything. People make their own choices on what poisons we put in our bodies. I am a recovering addict and the narcos are the last ppl I blame in fact, the only person to blame is sitting in the mirror every day. He chose the life and it makes the very few human moments he has shown, all the more compelling. Anyone can take the easy road and shoot down anything about chapo. The guys emotional about seeing his daughters in a court room. Who wouldn't??

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    2. The people who's life you say he poisoned, poisoned themselves. Addicts are willing motivated customers. No one born after the 1950's can claim they didn't know that it only takes some 1 hit, or dose of any of these hard drugs, will in all likelihood end up broke, dead, or in prison. Stop only blaming the suppliers. The biggest problem is our fellow human's enormous appetite for DRUGS..These guys are no more guilty than Big Pharma, Alcohol distillers, or Tabbacco producers. JMO

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  5. Block his view and end up dead when one heads back to Mexico.

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  6. What happened to the 300 Talibanes jotos ondeados ready to protect Chapo to the death, with weapons specialist and ex special education soldiers?

    Lol, when he was caught they killed all the youngsters, with some wearing chanclas, "protecting" him and a Google searched turned up that they were uneducated punks who had criminal records ranging from petty theft to selling dime bags... lollll

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    1. Dude lay off the haterade

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    2. You sound hurt lmao

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    3. Yeah by that time he escaped again....he was out of options he did have Cholo Ivan with him. Back in day he had much more security..thts what happens over time..arrests and killings take a toll.

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    4. eso es en la sierra. en la ciudades andan con menos gente.

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  7. Pos!!!wat about those hundreds of parents killed in his war against the cartels. Theyll never see their kids again!!! Die slow chapo u and all those who collaborated with u deserve a slow painful death!!!

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    1. Here we go.... We get it, alot of ppl lost their kids to the drug war and vice versa...This showed the human attributes even the most notorious of criminals can have. Its easy to bash and damn chapo from a far. Burn in hell he may, but right now here on earth, hes got to deal with his choices and the legacy he has left. Some of his children have already decided their fate. Thats the compelling aspect of all this.

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    2. 8:56 you a miserable sad sick mafucka....I would never wish death or jail for my enemy or anyone else...we hold court on the streets...you don't even know El Chapo or any of them father's to wish any harm on that man...you don't even know if what you read is true you dumb fuck...from what we all read as well El Chapo was a good man and took care of his people...Facts when in the history of Narco no drug dealer has ever had the people of they country stand up and March down the streets requesting better yet they was pleading for his release...the whole World seen that on every Media outlet in the World...so before you go wish any harm on the next man,even if you know him or you don't remember Karma is a MuthaFucka..

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    3. 8:56 Easy there killer the real bosses are out n about...u want justice for all those dead people???? Well u wont get it until u bring the entire goverment down starting from the president of MX N USA followed by DEA n list goes on n on dont forget carlos salinas,fox calderon pena nieto n of course obama,bush n different USA agencies like DHS for allowing 1000s of guns into MX that eventually were used to kill 10s of 1000s of mexicans...

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    4. at 5:48....your pills!! Please take them. You don't know lil chapo either so stop acting like he is your uncle and you're so righteous.

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    5. 5:48 am u dont know shit about what this man and his collaborators caused!!! Im from northern mex, got family in juarez and all over chih, the carnage this war has caused is massive!! Thousandths killed innocents and guilty and on a personal note had a family member killed while working on a transmission and a shootout ensued bewteen linea and gn! My cousin left behind lil kids, so fuck u and any chapo or cds dickridders!!! May they all burn in hell!!!

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  8. Damm next year is a look time

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  9. He was the best hombre in an army of bad hombres Mexico was saddled with. Everyone in Mexico is culpable not least the politicos, civil servants and many many parents who did not teach their kids well or kept breeding like rabbits.

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  10. Put yourself in that situation, hard to explain it when you've never done it, hard to explain it when all you ever heard was "here say"...yeah it sucks that a lot of innocent people died, fathers,mothers,brothers sisters etc..but at the end of the day better believe it, ill do ANYTHING to anyone as long as its not my family...and thats tgat. Fuck all that bullshit of taking sides on cartels or whatever the case is...YOU STAND FOR YOUR OWN!

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    1. Put down the drugs man. You are not making sense.

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    2. People like you and chapo are the problem with the world and we need to get rid of you all. You deserve to be tarred and feathered, drawn and quartered.

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  11. Thanks for all the great coverage of this trial, it’s been fascinating.

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  12. Nice try chapo you will never fool the American's. You will die in prison there. RIP my friend. You had a good run. Its over you are the CIA's now.

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  13. ADX getting oh so close!

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  14. Chapo should man up...... !!!!

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  15. Que liberan al Chapo

    Feliz navidad a Don Joaquin y a todo la banda

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  16. Thats sad the last part of the story has me in tears. Of course this guy is human, even tho he was responsible for thousands of killing across Mexico he still has feelings and shit. I for one sympathize with El chapo.

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    1. he has not been charged with one murder. and trust me if the U.S. had proof of one they would have highlighted it.

      unlike those who testified against him. Fucked up system in that way. remember chupeta "yeah 150" he was speaking about murders.

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    2. This trial is making our justice system look worse than OJ, Gotti, and Trump ever could.

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    3. why are people saying his rights have been violated? what happened? what am I missing?

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    4. Your right he has not been charged but we all know he has murdered and is very capable of doing so. If i was in his shoes i am sure i would be capable of doing some horriffic shit with all the power and money so i cant say he is a monster cause trust me i would be one to.

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    5. Yea Chivis, I'd like to know what right(s) of his were violated!!! I'm in limbo w that. Thanks

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  17. This webpage doesn't make you a journalist y'all know? Get a real job.

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    1. That comment doesn't make you a smart guy. This is a blog run by volunteers. They post stories by others after authenticating content, and sources. Chivis and the other contributors work tirelessly to bring us Real News about the Mexican DTO's and their stories. If you don't like the site, go elsewhere. Trolling volunteers, who have more integrity than you obviously have makes you look like an ignorant keyboard wannabe know it all tough guy. I stress the wannabe. If you are in the "know", then educate us guey....If not, go somewhere else. BB is a legit source for all things narco related. The staff here is way more connected and in the "know", than any other sources I've found. Happy Holidays to you Amigo, perhaps Santa will bring you some social Grace, and help you through whatever makes you so miserable that you must criticize volunteers trying to educate us all, and hopefully aid in ending the senseless violence, and crime. I'll pray for you.

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    2. if it wasn't for this site I would have no idea of what's happening in MX. The local news channels and newspapers don't cover anything related to MX (at least in my state). Sooo I am thankful for Chivis and the others.

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  18. No seas MAMON..........!!!!!! CHAPO........

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  19. Merry Christmas and happy new year Chivis to you and yours from me and mine! Good play by chapos team hitting the old heart strings. I tell ya if only lawyers used those shysty brains for Good lol

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  20. Thanks for all the work you do in bring us narco news. Have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Years

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  21. Chapo is walking out Free soon Lol

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  22. Has anyone heard how chapo and pedro acted in the courtroom together was there any awkward glances or stares as with some of the others testifying against chapo

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  23. There another DEA/ government star witness waiting in the wings for future show trials he is like the Flores twins he is known as eddy aka mago he’s been a CI for near ten years after the hit on el guero in Los Angeles in 2008/2009 he was facing many years in the big house so he flipped also involved in a huge weed bust in Torrance but then months later he’s still out having corridos done, do the math he has been snitchin left and right look him up eddy aka mago on google he’s a big player was working directly with chapo with the DEA blessing just like twins and like twins he will one day be star witness possibly against mayo?

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    1. Dude stop snitching...10

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    2. Mago snitch theory is not new, besides hes from chakala and he moved almuadas of bud. I doubt he did any heavy work with chapo

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  24. Chivis off the topic, did you read about el mono's son, monito from zona norte Tijuana got killed in Guadalajara?

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    1. didn't that happen a while back? or am i thinking of the bro? good riddance to all the family. beasts

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  25. Thank you Chivis for all the work you and the other BB contributors do to keep this site updated with news. I hope all of the BB contributors have a good holiday.

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  26. Just remember what your poor excuse for a son did to that innocent canadian girl in 2004, for the “””””crime””””” of having rejected his advances. Ivan Guzmán, the aforementioned poor excuse for a son you have, ruthlessly killed her because of that.

    That was a move worthy of a Zeta cockroach, not something i would expect from men of the Sinaloa cartel. That’s something you should be ashamed of and cry over. But then again, the whole narrative that you guys are some kind of narco gentlemen has always been an enormous bullshit, you just have (had) better connections which allowed you guys to look more respectable while doing the exact same things.

    Now it’s all over, enjoy your days behind the bars, waiting for the grim reaper. The next will be El Menchito Putito, he will fall even harder than you, for being such a gigantic pedazo de mierda.

    Sincerely,

    El Cabrón De Tamaulipas

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    1. Is there any proof she died cuz of that or is it just the media throwing dirt on Ivan’s name?

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      “Technically” it was El Anima the one who pulled the trigger, but Ivan was the one who had her killed, they were in the same car and El Anima basically was Ivan’s lapdog. They both had been recognized by witnesses and when the canadian girl rejected Ivan a fight broke out between the man who was with her and Ivan and El Anima, which in turn led El Chapo’s son and his lapdog to their revenge. Like i said, no better than a Zeta. And it makes my blood boil since i have a daughter who is the same age as that girl was at the time. Unfortunately her father, being a canadian with no connections nor power in Mexico (on top of certainly not being able to deal with the kind of sick fucks we have here, i mean growing up in Guerrero, Michoacán or Tamaulipas is an entirely different ball game) couldn’t do anything about it.

      El Cabrón De Tamaulipas

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  27. feliz navidad wela
    from minnesota, ta bien pinche frio 🌬️🌨️🌧️❄️☃️

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  28. I dont care how tuff u are,or if your chapo or mencho or anyone,prison will break u! Prison aint hard,its just all the thinking u do that almost drives u crazy!

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  29. People are so stupid it's pitiful. They are glued to Chapo reality TV. Awww everyone needs to feel sad because Chapo saw his twins...what about the thousands who were killed either by his hand or with his blessing? What about all of the drug addicts whose lives are ruined because of that trash they constantly consume...What about innocents who were caught in the middle and died...and wer're supposed to feel sad because seeing his daughters brought him to tears? At least you saw your daughters alive Chapito.You saw them well and not dead...His daughters will be alive for Christmas unlike some of his victims...In all honesty...I think this whole case is bullshit..I think Chapo is safe and sound and out of prison...why not show his face live? Why not have a camera in the room like OJ, Michael Jackson and others...I swear ..people are so gullible and stupid....

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