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...murder, it has evolved from the cartel's last-ditch way to protect market share into its preferred means of communication. "They rule by terror," says Errol Chavez, special agent in charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's San Diego office. According to testimony from former associates, Ramon often rises in the morning announcing, "I feel like killing somebody today," then satisfies the urge in ways designed to build the legend, feed the fear. Trademarks include "the Colombian necktie"--cutting an informant's throat below the chin, then pulling his tongue through the wound as he bleeds to death...
...Ramon's partner in gore, Ismael Higuera Guerrero, who carried a special knife for his stylized mutilations, the Paez extradition makes it harder for the Arellano brothers to circulate freely through the streets, nightclubs and boxing matches of Tijuana and Southern California. "That's what really upsets them," says Chavez. "They can't go out and party anymore...
...death was particularly surprising to acquaintances of Chavez, who described her as a friendly woman who was always quick with a smile...
...first-year student at Harvard Medical School (HMS), Luz Angelica Chavez died Nov. 30 of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in the bathroom of the school's Countway Library...
...Chavez had recently moved with her husband from California to Boston...