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She Stalked Her Daughter’s Killers Across Mexico, One by One
New York Times ^ | December 13, 2020 | Azam Ahmed

Posted on 12/17/2020 5:24:12 AM PST by karpov

SAN FERNANDO, Mexico — Miriam Rodríguez clutched a pistol in her purse as she ran past the morning crowds on the bridge to Texas. She stopped every few minutes to catch her breath and study the photo of her next target: the florist.

She had been hunting him for a year, stalking him online, interrogating the criminals he worked with, even befriending unwitting relatives for tips on his whereabouts. Now she finally had one — a widow called to tell her that he was peddling flowers on the border.

Ever since 2014, she had been tracking the people responsible for the kidnapping and murder of her 20-year-old daughter, Karen. Half of them were already in prison, not because the authorities had cracked the case, but because she had pursued them on her own, with a meticulous abandon.

She cut her hair, dyed it and disguised herself as a pollster, a health worker and an election official to get their names and addresses. She invented excuses to meet their families, unsuspecting grandmothers and cousins who gave her details, however small. She wrote everything down and stuffed it into her black computer bag, building her investigation and tracking them down, one by one.

She knew their habits, friends, hometowns, childhoods. She knew the florist had sold flowers on the street before joining the Zeta cartel and getting involved in her daughter’s kidnapping. Now he was on the run and back to what he knew, selling roses to make ends meet.

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On Mother’s Day, 2017, weeks after she had chased down one of her last targets, she was shot in front of her home and killed. Her husband, inside watching television, found her face down on the street, hand tucked inside her purse, next to her pistol.

(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Mexico
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RIP, Ms. Rodriguez. Would the Times ever write a sympathetic article about an American woman apprehending her daughter's killers? Does the Times now understand that gun control gives criminals a monopoly on guns? No to both.
1 posted on 12/17/2020 5:24:12 AM PST by karpov
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Another article from news.com.au that does not require sign up
2 posted on 12/17/2020 5:31:12 AM PST by DEPcom (The Republic is in great danger.)
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It’s nice to have goals.


3 posted on 12/17/2020 5:32:24 AM PST by RoosterRedux
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She is a heroine. Would that every American had this grit.

Now its time to get it on to catch these killers!


4 posted on 12/17/2020 5:37:24 AM PST by Candor7 ((Obama Fascism:http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html) )
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This is where the Left is dragging the United States.


5 posted on 12/17/2020 5:37:50 AM PST by marktwain (President Trump and his supporters are the Resistance. His opponents are the Reactionaries. )
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BIDEN INC., had better the women he duped when the chicom communism is imposed.... whats the old saying an angry Karen, e.g., woman.


6 posted on 12/17/2020 5:38:19 AM PST by Jumper
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she is reunited with her daughter and the celebrations are glorious.


7 posted on 12/17/2020 5:39:16 AM PST by teeman8r (Armageddon won't be pretty, but it's not like it's the end of the world or something)
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Sounds like a Louis L’amoure western, only in modern times.

And when there is no justice, you make your own.


8 posted on 12/17/2020 5:39:46 AM PST by cuban leaf (We killed our economy and damaged our culture. In 2021 we will pine for the salad days of 2020.)
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9 posted on 12/17/2020 5:49:05 AM PST by sauropod (Balls to humblegunner.)
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God rest her sweet soul - may all of us follow her courageous example.


10 posted on 12/17/2020 5:51:03 AM PST by Chainmail (Remember that half the people you meet are below average intelligence)
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Sorry this story didn’t have a happier ending. God bless Mrs. Rodriguez.

And yes, when there is no justice, you make your own.


11 posted on 12/17/2020 6:05:25 AM PST by Lions Gate
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Background: A few years into the Biden/Harris dictatorship a predictable turn of events has come about. Aggrieved citizens have started to no longer demand that criminals be sent to prison when convicted of a crime. Instead the citizens demand that the criminal be set free. Why you ask?. A cottage industry of folk for hire to do dirty deeds done dirt cheap has arison. It is thru these means that aggrieved citizens receive justice.

Scene: in a courtroom:

Judge: The law demands a minimum sentence of 24 years for the defendant’s act of murder. Any last comments from counsels?

Lawyer for the plaintiff: Your Honor, we ask that the defendant be released into the civilian population.

Lawyer for the defendant: Your Honor, that is not acceptable as being released is almost a guaranteed death sentence. We ask that my client be allowed to join the prison population for the maximum sentence.

Judge: I find for the plaintiff. The defendant is to be released immediately. Court dismissed.

Defendant as handcuffs are being removed: NO! NO! You can’t do this ...

Plaintiff whispering to himself: Adios mutha ph*quer.


12 posted on 12/17/2020 6:12:11 AM PST by ByteMercenary (Healthcare Insurance is *NOT* a Constitutional right.)
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The only good thing here is that the NYT gives publicity to this tragedy. Note who and where the criminals are and when. Will the (ugh) Biden Administration restore the southern border to the quality of the Obama Administration?


13 posted on 12/17/2020 6:18:21 AM PST by SES1066 (2020, VOTE your principles, VOTE your history, VOTE FOR ALL AMERICANS, VOTE colorblind!)
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14 posted on 12/17/2020 6:19:10 AM PST by gundog ( Hail to the Chief, bitches!)
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Admirable woman.


15 posted on 12/17/2020 6:21:21 AM PST by JerseyDvl (During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.)
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Sounds like a Vince Gilligan/Peter Gould production.


16 posted on 12/17/2020 6:23:53 AM PST by Rastus
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An amazing story. Her daughter was fortunate to have a mother that loved her so.


17 posted on 12/17/2020 6:26:30 AM PST by Bishop_Malachi (Liberal Socialism - A philosophy which advocates spreading a low standard of living equally.)
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An obvious movie to be made about this story.


18 posted on 12/17/2020 6:28:15 AM PST by HereInTheHeartland (Leave me alone, I have no incriminating evidence on the Clintons)
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Prison? She should have just executed them.

I admire her guts though.


19 posted on 12/17/2020 6:39:41 AM PST by FLT-bird
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This could be a good movie for Netflix.


20 posted on 12/17/2020 6:53:22 AM PST by Rappini (Compromise has its place. It's called second.)
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