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Word: lecumberri (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1953-1953
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...friends had predicted that some day he would go too far. In Mexico City, in 1946, he and Congressman José Torrero got into a pistol duel, with the usual result-El Sapo killed his adversary. An unsympathetic judge gave El Sapo 18 years in the Black Palace of Lecumberri, as the district pen is called. After a period of inactivity, he killed an annoying cell mate two years ago, did a stretch in solitary confinement...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MEXICO: Wedlock in the Cell Block | 8/31/1953 | See Source »

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