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El Universal presents a conflicting version of events involving the victims seeking out jobs as “private security” and meeting up with a CJNG figure at the Lagos de Moreno fair.
Then, more details on the CJNG figures known to have operated in the area, like El Loco and his brother El Anestesia, who was a close confidant of El Mencho.
Finally, all the latest information on the bones that investigators have found which may be the victims’ remains.
"HEARST" for Borderland Beat
"HEARST" for Borderland Beat
Cartel hitmen abducted a group of five male friends from Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco. A new video shows that one of the five men was forced (by his kidnappers) to kill the other four victims.
Text on the video seems to imply that Mayo Zambada hitmen were the perpetrators, although some media outlets claim it was CJNG hitmen.
The Disappearance
On Friday, August 11, 2023, a group of five friends traveled to the Lagos de Moreno look out point at Mirador de la Santa Cruz (correction 8/17: Mirador San Miguel) where they planned to meet up with a man.
