Word: murderousness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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DURING VACATION, 10 Harvard students were invited to a party at a nearby island. The next day, police discovered their bodies alongside some odd murder weapons: a bag of Doritos, an orgo book and some salad dressing...
...basis of informants' claims, DEA officials believe the comandante was Sergio Espino Verdin, formerly chief in Guadalajara of a secret police unit run by the Interior Ministry. Espino Verdin, yet another of those indicted last week, was arrested by Mexican police last year and charged with Camarena's murder. But authorities have vetoed the agency's requests for extensive samples of his voice on tape so that they can be compared electronically with the interrogation recordings. Mexican officials also destroyed most of the physical evidence collected in the Guadalajara house owned by Caro Quintero where Camarena is believed to have...
Besides accused Trafficker Verdugo Urquidez, two more of those indicted last week are already in U.S. custody for other offenses, and so will stand trial in American courts for their alleged roles in Camarena's murder. Of the remaining six, two are at large, probably in Mexico, and four are in Mexican custody. But under the extradition treaty between Mexico and the U.S., neither side is required to surrender its nationals to the other, and few observers expect Mexico to do so voluntarily. Most U.S. officials would be satisfied if Camarena's death were avenged by displays of rigorous prosecution...
...actually witnessed Aquino's slaying. The airport worker said he was in a tow truck 50 ft. from the opposition leader when he saw one of Marcos' soldiers fire the fatal shot. Barcelona's testimony emerged during the trial of 40 defendants, including 36 military men, for Aquino's murder. Why didn't Barcelona tell his story earlier? "I felt my life was in danger," he explained in an affidavit...
...governments. Hamadei, 29, is charged with kidnaping West Germans Rudolf Cordes and Alfred Schmidt in Beirut a year ago. His alleged aim: to bargain for the release of his brother Mohammed, 23, who is awaiting trial in Frankfurt for the June 1985 hijacking of a TWA jet and the murder of one of its passengers, U.S. Navy Diver Robert Stethem...