The Daughters of Juarez: A True Story of Serial Murder South of the Border

The Daughters of Juarez: A True Story of Serial Murder South of the Border | Teresa Rodriguez, Diana Montané | Stunning account of the murders of young women

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	The Daughters of Juarez: A True Story of Serial Murder South of the Border Teresa Rodriguez, Diana Montané Atria, 2008 - 336 pages average customer review:based on 24 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

For more than twelve years, the city of Juárez, Mexico -- just across the Rio Grande from El Paso, Texas -- has been the center of a horrific crime wave against women and girls. Consisting of kidnappings, rape, mutilation, and murder, most of the atrocities have involved young, slender, and poor victims -- fueling the premise that the murders are not random. As for who is behind the crimes themselves, the answer remains unknown -- though many have speculated that the killers are American citizens, and others have argued that the killings have become a sort of blood sport due to the lawlessness of the city itself. And despite numerous arrests over the last ten years, the murders continue to occur, with the killers growing bolder, dumping bodies in the city itself rather than on the outskirts of town, as was initially the case, indicating a possible growing and most alarming alliance of silence and cover-up by Mexican politicians.

Now, in The Daughters of Juárez, the authors provide the first eye-opening and authoritative nonfiction work of its kind, examining the brutal killings and drawing attention to these startling atrocities on the border. The end result will shock readers and become required reading on the subject for years to come.

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There are now many books on subject, this is the best imho

Daughters of Juarez takes you through the journey of this sad, despoiled human landscape. Women by the hundreds have disappeared, been taken away. Rather than offer a single neat solution, the book goes through the hope and agony of the search for answers. Mysterious and shadowing figures flit away, then are confronted, only to slip away again. Government officials are hopelessly corrupt if not actively blocking any real investigation. Investigators themselves have turned up dead. Right along our border.

This book is not a tome or a treatise...it simply tells the story with raw and soul-felt power. It came out several years ago, but I think it is still the best book covering this horrific type of femicide.

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Stunning account of the murders of young women

This book both startled and disturbed me to know what is happening in a city just across the Texas border because of the way women are treated. he machilladoras are not helping by hiring young girls to work long evening hours with little way for these girls to be safe. The Mexican govenment is not protecting them either. The drug lords and pedifiles have a field day. The abuse of women has created a "killing field." It is trully sad and pathetic that human being particularly young women are not treated with respect and humanity. When the U.S. diplomats are in Mexico to deal with making momey by way of importing goods, they must have some regulation as to what American companies demand as to the practices of their companies in Mexico. All people should read this book to see what is happening when the poor are desparate for work and will sacrifice their lives to take care of their families.

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Best Book About Corruption in Mexico

This book is a real eye opener as to the legal system and human rights abuse in Mexico.

Murders Most Foul

Very exciting book which captures the pathos of the poor young girls from Juarez, Mexico. As presented it is inexplixable how this could go on for over a decade. It is an easy read.

A Good Source of Information for the Determined Reader

Anyone who doesn't know about the awful murders of women in Juarez and the disgraceful inability of agencies to locate and convict the murderer(s) must read this book. The events are shocking and even more shocking is the ineptness of those charged with investigating or perhaps even their collusion in the crimes. Given that this story so needs to be told, it is unfortunate that it is not more compellingly told in this book. The book would have benefited from reader aids like a timeline and cast of characters or perhaps some diagram of how the justice system works. I really wanted to know more about the young women as individuals and about the heroic people who were/are committed to obtaining justice for them. The emotional hook was lacking from this book. Probably only a determined reader would keep going through the confusing and rather pedestrian narrative--which is a shame. I expected more vivid and engaging writing from an award-winning journalist and a true crime writer.

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