1 00:00:03,337 --> 00:00:07,803 We had known El Jano for some time years ago, 2 00:00:07,903 --> 00:00:10,803 because we were passing by Pancho Villa. 3 00:00:10,970 --> 00:00:14,737 And he was like the little local boy who watched the road there. 4 00:00:18,303 --> 00:00:20,837 Janos is married with a girl from Bavispe. 5 00:00:22,637 --> 00:00:25,970 And he transported gasoline from there to here to sell there 6 00:00:26,070 --> 00:00:28,237 because they don't have gas stations. 7 00:00:29,470 --> 00:00:32,470 He had problems with the Sonora cartel. 8 00:00:34,403 --> 00:00:36,903 And started working for the cartel on the Chihuahua side, 9 00:00:37,003 --> 00:00:39,370 selling drugs at the local market 10 00:00:39,537 --> 00:00:41,803 and also being the eyes and ears of the cartel. 11 00:00:43,803 --> 00:00:46,637 And from what I understand, he turned himself in. 12 00:00:46,737 --> 00:00:50,103 I was walking a day or two ago and was dying of thirst and hunger. 13 00:00:51,870 --> 00:00:55,037 I was in the mountains there are a few days without food. 14 00:00:55,137 --> 00:00:56,403 Then the soldiers caught him. 15 00:00:58,070 --> 00:01:02,470 He felt it was better go to prison and stay alive 16 00:01:02,570 --> 00:01:05,270 than to die of thirst on the prairie. 17 00:01:06,103 --> 00:01:07,503 When Janos was arrested, 18 00:01:07,603 --> 00:01:10,170 We knew exactly who did it. 19 00:01:16,370 --> 00:01:18,470 THE MASSACRE OF THE MORMONS 20 00:01:25,003 --> 00:01:28,637 Federal authorities arrested one suspect involved 21 00:01:28,737 --> 00:01:31,703 in the massacre of families LeBaron and Langford 22 00:01:31,803 --> 00:01:33,703 occurred in Bavispe, Sonora. 23 00:01:35,703 --> 00:01:38,237 On November 8, 2019, 24 00:01:38,570 --> 00:01:41,403 we arrested the first person involved in the case. 25 00:01:42,303 --> 00:01:46,437 A man nicknamed Janos was arrested near La Mora. 26 00:01:47,003 --> 00:01:52,303 This person avoided authorities and was detained 27 00:01:52,403 --> 00:01:55,137 because he brought with him cartridges and chargers 28 00:01:55,237 --> 00:01:57,437 used only by the Mexican army. 29 00:02:00,770 --> 00:02:05,370 When he confessed to having participated of a tragic crime, 30 00:02:05,503 --> 00:02:08,070 We started collecting clues 31 00:02:08,170 --> 00:02:11,137 and we obtained information valuable to the case. 32 00:02:11,503 --> 00:02:14,370 He surrendered to the military and the military took a cell phone 33 00:02:16,170 --> 00:02:19,470 and used your information to capture other bandits. 34 00:02:23,937 --> 00:02:26,503 We found many phone numbers 35 00:02:26,637 --> 00:02:30,570 WhatsApp messages exchanged with different people. 36 00:02:30,737 --> 00:02:33,870 The majority belonged to organized crime. 37 00:02:34,103 --> 00:02:37,603 As soon as we knew it was a criminal organization, 38 00:02:38,003 --> 00:02:42,403 an organized group of people with a specific objective: 39 00:02:42,837 --> 00:02:46,337 Kill the people in that vehicle. 40 00:02:46,703 --> 00:02:49,570 The type of vehicles used by families 41 00:02:49,670 --> 00:02:53,103 It is commonly seen in the mountainous area 42 00:02:53,270 --> 00:02:59,203 as vehicles used by organized crime. 43 00:03:09,803 --> 00:03:13,437 So there were two possibilities. 44 00:03:14,037 --> 00:03:17,103 Or was it a direct attack against these families 45 00:03:17,370 --> 00:03:19,670 or was it by mistake 46 00:03:20,137 --> 00:03:22,803 because they thought it was a rival gang. 47 00:03:23,437 --> 00:03:25,037 So why consider this option? 48 00:03:25,137 --> 00:03:28,737 The area was being disputed 49 00:03:28,837 --> 00:03:31,170 by La L�nea and the Sinaloa cartel. 50 00:03:31,437 --> 00:03:33,170 So the authorities think, 51 00:03:33,270 --> 00:03:35,903 "There is a territorial dispute, they see the cars, 52 00:03:36,003 --> 00:03:38,570 they think it's an attack and then they counterattack." 53 00:03:42,670 --> 00:03:44,770 The question of mistaken identity... 54 00:03:44,870 --> 00:03:46,937 I mean, you've got these gunmen over there. 55 00:03:47,037 --> 00:03:52,003 You have many of the vehicles that cartel gunmen use. 56 00:03:52,570 --> 00:03:55,870 So you say, "Well, we saw them there, we will attack." 57 00:03:55,970 --> 00:03:58,170 This is the idea of ​​mistaken identity. 58 00:04:00,070 --> 00:04:02,337 There have been many versions of what happened. 59 00:04:02,470 --> 00:04:06,670 But the prison of Janos and apparently his cell phone 60 00:04:06,770 --> 00:04:09,503 provided strong evidence 61 00:04:09,603 --> 00:04:13,537 for the authorities to say publicly 62 00:04:14,137 --> 00:04:15,670 that it was La L�nea. 63 00:04:19,670 --> 00:04:22,003 Federal authorities concluded that La L�nea 64 00:04:22,103 --> 00:04:24,470 sent a unit on the road between Janos and Bavispe 65 00:04:24,870 --> 00:04:28,537 to protect yourself from a rival incursion and attacked the LeBaron family. 66 00:04:28,637 --> 00:04:31,737 La L�nea is a faction within the Ju�rez cartel. 67 00:04:31,937 --> 00:04:36,270 Originally, it was formed almost exclusively by police officers 68 00:04:36,370 --> 00:04:37,770 and former police officers. 69 00:04:37,870 --> 00:04:40,737 But as it grew, there were all kinds of people, 70 00:04:40,837 --> 00:04:42,137 other criminals within it. 71 00:04:42,570 --> 00:04:47,870 So, groups that may include dozens or more than 100 guys 72 00:04:47,970 --> 00:04:52,170 very well equipped with AK-47, bulletproof vests, 73 00:04:52,337 --> 00:04:54,537 metal helmets, radios. 74 00:04:54,803 --> 00:04:57,370 They can perform very brutal attacks, 75 00:04:57,470 --> 00:04:59,870 fight security forces and rivals of the cards. 76 00:05:04,403 --> 00:05:07,470 According to information obtained on November 3, 77 00:05:07,570 --> 00:05:11,270 the La L�nea cartel agrees to divide into two groups. 78 00:05:12,037 --> 00:05:15,770 One of them is formed by around 60 gunmen. 79 00:05:15,870 --> 00:05:18,603 They head to Agua Prieta 80 00:05:18,870 --> 00:05:21,537 to create excitement in the area 81 00:05:21,670 --> 00:05:23,970 and attack the rival cartel. 82 00:05:30,770 --> 00:05:32,737 SIX HOURS BEFORE THE ATTACK 83 00:05:50,837 --> 00:05:53,270 Screw you, man. 84 00:05:53,370 --> 00:05:56,570 Three, four, five, six. 85 00:05:56,670 --> 00:05:58,837 There was a violent shootout 86 00:06:01,870 --> 00:06:05,470 among members of the Ju�rez cartel 87 00:06:06,203 --> 00:06:08,303 and members of the Sinaloa cartel. 88 00:06:13,003 --> 00:06:15,437 My God! 89 00:06:16,470 --> 00:06:20,770 And the other group that followed through the mountains 90 00:06:20,903 --> 00:06:25,003 to stop the reinforcements that were going to attack the city of Agua Prieta. 91 00:06:25,103 --> 00:06:28,237 These were the ones who carried out the massacre 92 00:06:28,337 --> 00:06:30,803 of members of the Mormon family. 93 00:06:39,237 --> 00:06:40,437 Do you want me to read it out loud? 94 00:06:40,537 --> 00:06:41,970 Where did you get that? 95 00:06:42,570 --> 00:06:45,337 "Testimony of El Janos." 96 00:06:46,703 --> 00:06:50,003 "On Sunday, November 3, 2019..." 97 00:06:50,303 --> 00:06:53,370 "I was told to gather on the outskirts of the city, 98 00:06:53,470 --> 00:06:55,670 on the road that goes to Sonora." 99 00:06:56,270 --> 00:06:59,937 "There were about four people in each of the six trucks..." 100 00:07:00,137 --> 00:07:03,537 "From the La L�nea unit." 101 00:07:03,737 --> 00:07:07,803 "Everyone had AK-47s and AR-15s." 102 00:07:08,103 --> 00:07:10,703 "They gave me an AR-15." 103 00:07:11,003 --> 00:07:12,937 "Cartridges and bullets to take." 104 00:07:13,503 --> 00:07:17,470 "At that moment, there were about 50 men." 105 00:07:17,903 --> 00:07:22,437 "That's when they said the higher ones, like Toltec." 106 00:07:24,503 --> 00:07:27,837 The theory is that an agent of the cartel's top echelon, 107 00:07:28,370 --> 00:07:32,370 known as Toltec, led the force in the Bavispe area. 108 00:07:32,903 --> 00:07:35,670 And divided into two groups. 109 00:07:35,770 --> 00:07:38,270 One that passed very close to La Mora 110 00:07:38,737 --> 00:07:43,303 and the second group would have been guided by Janos, 111 00:07:43,470 --> 00:07:45,603 who could assist them in this attack 112 00:07:46,037 --> 00:07:50,303 from the forces of the Ju�rez cartel Sonora on this day. 113 00:07:53,837 --> 00:07:58,003 "So we waited at the intersection towards La Mora." 114 00:08:00,537 --> 00:08:01,803 "We saw three Suburbans." 115 00:08:04,803 --> 00:08:10,770 These killers parked in certain locations. 116 00:08:10,870 --> 00:08:12,979 Know all vehicles who travel on these roads. 117 00:08:13,003 --> 00:08:14,570 They follow everything. 118 00:08:17,870 --> 00:08:22,303 When we look for clues and we brought expertise, 119 00:08:22,470 --> 00:08:26,537 we found Santa Muertes and cans, you know? 120 00:08:26,637 --> 00:08:28,003 And also food. 121 00:08:31,837 --> 00:08:35,703 We noticed that the fence 300 meters away 122 00:08:35,837 --> 00:08:40,337 that's where the vehicle broke down, 123 00:08:40,803 --> 00:08:42,870 Rhonita's vehicle was there. 124 00:08:45,203 --> 00:08:48,770 With a pair of binoculars, 125 00:08:48,870 --> 00:08:51,937 You can see how many people get out of one vehicle and get into another. 126 00:08:52,237 --> 00:08:56,770 The moment Rhonita's car it broke and she got out of the vehicle, 127 00:08:57,003 --> 00:09:00,170 plus four children, and got into Dawna's vehicle, 128 00:09:00,503 --> 00:09:02,903 the guy was there observing with binoculars? 129 00:09:08,537 --> 00:09:13,570 "The guys at La L�nea said be henchmen for the newbies." 130 00:09:14,003 --> 00:09:17,037 "And that the second Suburban was armored." 131 00:09:17,203 --> 00:09:21,803 "And that we should let him come as far as Toltec was." 132 00:09:24,737 --> 00:09:27,503 You think and wonder, "How to confuse them?" 133 00:09:27,603 --> 00:09:31,637 It is a path that these families often take 134 00:09:31,737 --> 00:09:35,403 and it was obvious that they were women and children. 135 00:09:35,503 --> 00:09:38,337 So how did they get confused? 136 00:09:47,770 --> 00:09:51,037 My sister Christina was the first to climb the hill 137 00:09:51,137 --> 00:09:52,837 with baby Faith. 138 00:09:56,603 --> 00:09:58,037 They shot at her vehicle. 139 00:10:01,470 --> 00:10:02,470 Then, immediately, 140 00:10:02,570 --> 00:10:05,437 when you started seeing bullet holes in the vehicle, 141 00:10:05,537 --> 00:10:07,637 she got out of the vehicle 142 00:10:07,903 --> 00:10:09,337 and raised his hands. 143 00:10:10,537 --> 00:10:14,470 When exiting the vehicle, a bullet hit her in the side 144 00:10:14,570 --> 00:10:16,137 and it was that bullet that killed her. 145 00:10:17,603 --> 00:10:19,603 The question that resonates in my head, 146 00:10:19,903 --> 00:10:23,337 "Why did they shoot her when she got out of the vehicle 147 00:10:23,837 --> 00:10:25,837 if it was a case of mistaken identity?" 148 00:10:28,203 --> 00:10:31,603 They knew they killed a woman when she got out of the vehicle 149 00:10:32,270 --> 00:10:34,303 and went to the side of the road. 150 00:10:34,570 --> 00:10:36,437 And shoot my sister, kill my sister, 151 00:10:36,703 --> 00:10:40,237 and here comes Dawna, 20 minutes later, and make the mistake twice? 152 00:10:45,537 --> 00:10:47,470 What are the chances of this happening? 153 00:10:50,970 --> 00:10:54,403 "10 or 15 minutes have passed and we saw another Suburban 154 00:10:54,503 --> 00:10:57,070 on the road towards Chihuahua." 155 00:10:57,770 --> 00:11:01,103 "Then they gave us orders to position ourselves." 156 00:11:04,237 --> 00:11:06,603 "So they shot for five or ten minutes." 157 00:11:12,403 --> 00:11:14,103 "As soon as the shooting stopped..." 158 00:11:14,303 --> 00:11:17,937 "I went out and recorded a video on my cell phone." 159 00:11:18,070 --> 00:11:19,737 "I was shocked." 160 00:11:19,870 --> 00:11:22,570 "I've never seen anything like it." 161 00:11:22,670 --> 00:11:25,870 "We all thought which was a rival van." 162 00:11:26,070 --> 00:11:28,670 "But when they went there, they understood..." 163 00:11:28,770 --> 00:11:31,003 "That there was a girl in the van." 164 00:11:31,103 --> 00:11:34,237 "And a woman. Everyone started to panic." 165 00:11:35,370 --> 00:11:38,603 "One said, 'Damn, a girl and a woman.' 166 00:11:38,803 --> 00:11:40,237 Then I stopped recording." 167 00:11:44,637 --> 00:11:49,037 I haven't seen it, but there are rumors of a brutal video 168 00:11:49,137 --> 00:11:50,837 on Janos' cell phone. 169 00:11:57,903 --> 00:12:02,170 It's destroyed, man. 170 00:12:02,603 --> 00:12:05,570 It's over, look. Look. 171 00:12:06,303 --> 00:12:08,137 There's nothing left, that's for sure. 172 00:12:08,870 --> 00:12:10,270 End it. 173 00:12:10,870 --> 00:12:11,870 Burn everything! 174 00:12:13,737 --> 00:12:15,737 Don't surround it, leave it there. 175 00:12:16,170 --> 00:12:18,637 It's destroyed. 176 00:12:23,003 --> 00:12:24,337 It's a family. 177 00:12:38,370 --> 00:12:42,837 It was horrible to see, 178 00:12:42,937 --> 00:12:47,603 knowing that your grandchildren and your daughter-in-law is there. 179 00:12:51,037 --> 00:12:52,737 And at this point there's no way to know 180 00:12:52,837 --> 00:12:55,803 if some of the children were still alive. 181 00:12:57,037 --> 00:12:59,603 This is terrorism. 182 00:12:59,837 --> 00:13:01,637 There is no other word for it. 183 00:13:05,603 --> 00:13:08,837 And the video begins, someone is at the top of the hill. 184 00:13:08,937 --> 00:13:12,970 Hold the camera there and the Suburban seems far away. 185 00:13:13,070 --> 00:13:14,913 In other words, you watch the video and think, 186 00:13:14,937 --> 00:13:16,970 "They don't know who's in the car. It's impossible." 187 00:13:19,270 --> 00:13:21,270 What? No. 188 00:13:21,370 --> 00:13:25,470 It looks like 15 killers leaving the mountain 189 00:13:25,570 --> 00:13:27,703 which overlooks the site, on the Rhonita side. 190 00:13:28,937 --> 00:13:31,303 They are finished. 191 00:13:31,403 --> 00:13:33,037 They're running out. 192 00:13:33,137 --> 00:13:35,837 If you watch the video that the damn thing recorded, 193 00:13:36,003 --> 00:13:38,903 you'll see how fast they came down from the mountain 194 00:13:39,003 --> 00:13:40,470 and surrounded the vehicle. 195 00:13:43,970 --> 00:13:45,670 They're on the hill shooting. 196 00:13:45,903 --> 00:13:48,437 They are shooting, we don't know what's going on in their heads. 197 00:13:48,537 --> 00:13:50,137 We don't know what they saw or didn't see. 198 00:13:51,170 --> 00:13:53,903 They go down the hill and surround the vehicle. 199 00:13:56,237 --> 00:14:00,470 It's not like they came in stealthily with their rifles. 200 00:14:00,570 --> 00:14:05,570 Wondering if the killers are still alive in the vehicle. 201 00:14:05,670 --> 00:14:10,003 It's almost as if they were walking indifferently around. 202 00:14:10,103 --> 00:14:13,570 At this point, you already know which are women and children. 203 00:14:17,570 --> 00:14:20,970 I think you see my grandson struggling to get out. 204 00:14:21,137 --> 00:14:23,137 Because your body is leaving. 205 00:14:27,137 --> 00:14:29,270 As they went down the hill, 206 00:14:29,570 --> 00:14:32,737 That's when one of the guys yelled, "Qu�mala, qu�mala", 207 00:14:32,837 --> 00:14:34,003 which is, "Burn, burn." 208 00:14:34,970 --> 00:14:36,170 Burn! 209 00:14:37,603 --> 00:14:42,737 This video proves that it didn't explode 210 00:14:42,837 --> 00:14:44,137 because of the shooting. 211 00:14:47,770 --> 00:14:52,470 When they realize they are children and innocent people, 212 00:14:52,770 --> 00:14:55,470 we assume they tried to erase all traces 213 00:14:55,570 --> 00:14:56,670 and then they set it on fire. 214 00:15:01,170 --> 00:15:03,870 There were bullet cartridges throughout the vehicle, 215 00:15:03,970 --> 00:15:06,170 suggesting they shot at them It's point blank range. 216 00:15:06,537 --> 00:15:08,170 Why did they end them? 217 00:15:11,237 --> 00:15:13,903 There are shots coming, definitely. 218 00:15:14,003 --> 00:15:16,937 We found projectiles very close of the first vehicle. 219 00:15:18,103 --> 00:15:22,470 When they saw that they were women, 220 00:15:22,637 --> 00:15:26,237 assumed they were families of their rivals. 221 00:15:29,203 --> 00:15:32,103 When they tell me that, insult my intelligence. 222 00:15:34,337 --> 00:15:36,437 You could see that it was a blonde woman. 223 00:15:36,837 --> 00:15:39,370 You could see that there was a child on the other side. 224 00:15:41,270 --> 00:15:43,003 So how can it be a mistake? 225 00:15:54,470 --> 00:15:57,437 I could be wrong, but I think it's of interest 226 00:15:57,537 --> 00:16:00,503 of the government regarding of mistaken identity. 227 00:16:00,770 --> 00:16:03,937 Because if it is presented and proven 228 00:16:04,037 --> 00:16:07,337 that they knew it was an American woman and children, 229 00:16:08,303 --> 00:16:12,703 That would change the story a lot. 230 00:16:15,703 --> 00:16:18,203 The massacre happened here. 231 00:16:18,703 --> 00:16:20,937 About 16 kilometers from La Mora. 232 00:16:21,170 --> 00:16:24,103 On the way we were notified which Julian called authorities. 233 00:16:26,637 --> 00:16:28,570 We went to Janos. 234 00:16:29,603 --> 00:16:32,370 The authorities made us wait on Janos for two hours. 235 00:16:34,970 --> 00:16:37,737 And in Pancho Villa they made us wait another two hours. 236 00:16:40,070 --> 00:16:44,270 You had this situation in Chihuahua, 237 00:16:44,370 --> 00:16:48,070 where there were members of the LeBaron family 238 00:16:48,170 --> 00:16:50,603 who were trying to climb the mountain 239 00:16:50,703 --> 00:16:53,837 and military were effectively preventing, 240 00:16:53,937 --> 00:16:55,837 as delaying the ascent. 241 00:16:56,337 --> 00:16:57,870 And that raises suspicions. 242 00:16:58,037 --> 00:17:00,503 Obviously, there were a lot of rumors circulating 243 00:17:00,603 --> 00:17:02,213 about why were blocked. 244 00:17:02,237 --> 00:17:05,403 The worst case scenario was who were giving time 245 00:17:05,503 --> 00:17:06,703 for the killers to flee, 246 00:17:06,870 --> 00:17:08,310 because there were very powerful people 247 00:17:08,403 --> 00:17:09,503 in the mountains. 248 00:17:10,103 --> 00:17:14,237 And they gave permission to send a helicopter, 249 00:17:14,337 --> 00:17:17,237 and the helicopter, in my opinion, arrived at Ascenci�n. 250 00:17:17,337 --> 00:17:19,737 For some reason, they came back. 251 00:17:21,937 --> 00:17:25,203 We don't know why they did it or who authorized it. 252 00:17:27,903 --> 00:17:30,737 Ascenci�n is here on the map and my children were there. 253 00:17:30,837 --> 00:17:34,103 Then they almost came very close from where my children were. 254 00:17:37,070 --> 00:17:38,570 They could have been rescued. 255 00:17:38,670 --> 00:17:40,570 More than rescued, could have arrested 256 00:17:40,670 --> 00:17:43,070 most people that came from the mountain. 257 00:17:45,503 --> 00:17:48,237 In Mexico, a police commander was arrested 258 00:17:48,337 --> 00:17:51,503 in connection with the murder from the Mormon LeBaron family. 259 00:17:51,603 --> 00:17:52,979 POLICE CHIEF FALLS BY CASE LEBARON 260 00:17:53,003 --> 00:17:57,370 The chief of the Janos police had links to organized crime. 261 00:17:57,637 --> 00:18:03,570 it is none other than the boss from the Janos police, Chihuahua. 262 00:18:04,070 --> 00:18:07,437 is accused of connections with the criminal organization La L�nea. 263 00:18:11,437 --> 00:18:13,203 We believe that the reason why 264 00:18:13,303 --> 00:18:16,070 the Army Police and the Federal they made us wait 265 00:18:16,170 --> 00:18:18,803 It was because they wanted to give the cards enough time 266 00:18:18,903 --> 00:18:20,870 to get all your people off the hill. 267 00:18:23,837 --> 00:18:29,637 When the cards started, the police regulated them. 268 00:18:29,870 --> 00:18:34,003 But they became so powerful who began to compete for power 269 00:18:34,103 --> 00:18:36,603 and today it is the opposite: 270 00:18:37,203 --> 00:18:39,837 The cartels are the chiefs of the police. 271 00:18:39,937 --> 00:18:43,137 The local police doesn't make enough money. 272 00:18:43,237 --> 00:18:46,403 MUNICIPAL POLICE OFFICERS, LOSERS IN THE "FIGHT AGAINST DRUGS" 273 00:18:46,503 --> 00:18:50,137 They don't have the tools or convictions 274 00:18:50,237 --> 00:18:52,870 to face the challenge. 275 00:18:57,870 --> 00:19:03,603 If the options are money or death, they choose money. 276 00:19:17,470 --> 00:19:18,510 TWO WEEKS AFTER THE ATTACK 277 00:19:18,570 --> 00:19:20,503 Here is the great exodus of La Mora. 278 00:19:28,970 --> 00:19:30,670 Here is our dear sister. 279 00:19:34,837 --> 00:19:36,303 Goodbye! 280 00:19:52,837 --> 00:19:55,737 This house here is empty on the right side. 281 00:19:56,303 --> 00:19:58,103 These two houses are empty. 282 00:19:58,203 --> 00:20:00,437 This house here is empty. 283 00:20:01,070 --> 00:20:02,870 This house is empty. 284 00:20:03,903 --> 00:20:05,803 It's discouraging, you know? 285 00:20:05,903 --> 00:20:07,603 It's been very difficult 286 00:20:07,703 --> 00:20:11,470 see our community being completely decimated. 287 00:20:12,570 --> 00:20:14,903 80 percent of the people are gone. 288 00:20:15,937 --> 00:20:19,003 They no longer feel safe here and are heading to the United States. 289 00:20:19,103 --> 00:20:20,770 They feel that the cards 290 00:20:20,870 --> 00:20:23,170 they are out of control here in Mexico. 291 00:20:25,103 --> 00:20:27,337 Many people in this community it's been some time 292 00:20:27,437 --> 00:20:29,170 they feel that way. 293 00:20:29,603 --> 00:20:32,603 In fact, many of them they were really disappointed 294 00:20:32,703 --> 00:20:34,937 because it seems like they predicted this 295 00:20:35,037 --> 00:20:37,303 and they didn't act quickly. 296 00:20:37,403 --> 00:20:39,037 I wish I had moved sooner 297 00:20:39,137 --> 00:20:40,270 before this happened. 298 00:20:50,603 --> 00:20:53,570 DANGER 299 00:20:58,270 --> 00:21:01,103 It's been a year of the tragedy and, until now, 300 00:21:01,203 --> 00:21:02,903 fifteen people were arrested. 301 00:21:03,003 --> 00:21:06,070 They call him "32", or also "El Mudo". 302 00:21:06,170 --> 00:21:09,803 The police arrested 17 suspects in the attack 303 00:21:09,903 --> 00:21:13,370 and there are still 15 arrest warrants left. 304 00:21:14,003 --> 00:21:17,770 {\an5}Wilbert and Tom�s were arrested in Nuevo Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, 305 00:21:17,870 --> 00:21:20,270 and can be members of the criminal gang La L�nea. 306 00:21:20,570 --> 00:21:22,903 Despite advances in research, 307 00:21:23,403 --> 00:21:27,537 several of the cartel's biggest players who are behind the massacre 308 00:21:27,637 --> 00:21:28,837 they were still free. 309 00:21:29,403 --> 00:21:30,737 Mexican authorities 310 00:21:30,837 --> 00:21:36,503 focused on the alleged leader of the group who entered Bavispe, 311 00:21:36,603 --> 00:21:38,837 the man known as Toltec. 312 00:21:39,803 --> 00:21:43,237 {\an5}The Attorney General's Office reported that another man 313 00:21:43,337 --> 00:21:45,903 {\an5}was arrested in the case of the LeBaron massacre, 314 00:21:46,003 --> 00:21:47,437 in November 2019. 315 00:21:47,537 --> 00:21:50,470 The suspect is Freddy Calles Romero, also known as Toltec. 316 00:21:50,570 --> 00:21:52,203 is a member of the criminal group La L�nea, 317 00:21:52,303 --> 00:21:53,903 armed wing of the Ju�rez cartel. 318 00:21:54,337 --> 00:21:56,870 Toltec will face a lawsuit for organized crime 319 00:21:56,970 --> 00:22:00,970 because prosecutors have not yet presented charges of qualified homicide. 320 00:22:01,303 --> 00:22:04,803 In the meantime, you will be detained in the Altiplano penitentiary. 321 00:22:07,837 --> 00:22:10,003 MEXICO CITY 322 00:22:12,937 --> 00:22:14,246 ANDR�S MANUEL L�PEZ OBRADOR MEXICAN PRESIDENT 323 00:22:14,270 --> 00:22:18,603 Almost everyone involved was arrested. 324 00:22:19,703 --> 00:22:22,203 We just arrested 325 00:22:23,970 --> 00:22:26,470 one of the gang leaders 326 00:22:27,237 --> 00:22:32,270 linked to the murders of women and children. 327 00:22:33,603 --> 00:22:35,637 When President Obrador gave that speech 328 00:22:35,737 --> 00:22:38,103 and announced that justice was being made, 329 00:22:38,503 --> 00:22:41,037 it was partially true and partially false. 330 00:22:41,403 --> 00:22:42,970 The root of all this is corruption 331 00:22:43,070 --> 00:22:45,837 that allows these people flourish in your country. 332 00:22:46,037 --> 00:22:49,503 No authority is greater than their authority. 333 00:22:50,070 --> 00:22:51,737 They are arresting more people. 334 00:22:51,837 --> 00:22:53,903 Of course, they arrested Tolteca, 335 00:22:55,003 --> 00:22:56,537 which was a great prize. 336 00:22:57,903 --> 00:23:01,403 But in relation to the reason why they did it, 337 00:23:01,903 --> 00:23:05,170 we didn't know why they wanted murder our family. 338 00:23:09,603 --> 00:23:12,903 The biggest question at the beginning 339 00:23:13,003 --> 00:23:16,803 and, I think, The biggest question in the situation is, 340 00:23:16,903 --> 00:23:21,270 these victims were targeted 341 00:23:21,370 --> 00:23:25,670 because of who they were or was it the case of mistaken identity? 342 00:23:43,003 --> 00:23:47,103 I can't say my name, but you can call me 23. 343 00:23:50,437 --> 00:23:53,770 that's what they call me in the group to which I belong. 344 00:23:55,803 --> 00:23:57,703 I belong to La L�nea 345 00:23:57,803 --> 00:24:01,937 and work for them about 15 or 16 years ago. 346 00:24:05,603 --> 00:24:10,370 I didn't participate, but I know what happened. 347 00:24:10,803 --> 00:24:13,337 The LeBaron family died 348 00:24:13,437 --> 00:24:16,303 because of the war against the Sinaloa cartel. 349 00:24:16,903 --> 00:24:18,670 The order was to kill anyone. 350 00:24:20,037 --> 00:24:21,637 It doesn't matter who it was. 351 00:24:31,037 --> 00:24:34,603 Do you know if they knew that there could be innocents? 352 00:24:34,703 --> 00:24:37,070 If they didn't know, they suspected. 353 00:24:37,670 --> 00:24:42,637 At the time, if they told me "it doesn't matter who", 354 00:24:42,937 --> 00:24:47,870 I know it could include innocent people, 355 00:24:47,970 --> 00:24:50,137 like mothers or children. 356 00:24:50,370 --> 00:24:53,837 That is the reason for the massacre. 357 00:25:01,437 --> 00:25:03,337 As part of the investigation, 358 00:25:03,437 --> 00:25:06,403 federal investigators showed me a very interesting audio 359 00:25:07,003 --> 00:25:09,537 that supposedly it was from one of the shooters 360 00:25:09,637 --> 00:25:11,170 or something like that on the totem pole 361 00:25:11,270 --> 00:25:14,270 and was being cursed by someone, obviously your boss. 362 00:25:14,637 --> 00:25:16,737 It was clearly a tapped phone. 363 00:25:16,870 --> 00:25:20,303 And the boss is cursing the guy. 364 00:25:21,070 --> 00:25:24,570 You know, "What's your problem shooting women and children?" 365 00:25:24,670 --> 00:25:28,470 And the guy says, "Wait a minute. Wait, wait, wait. 366 00:25:28,937 --> 00:25:33,270 You told us to shoot and burn everything that appears." 367 00:25:33,403 --> 00:25:35,370 I heard exactly that. 368 00:25:39,270 --> 00:25:44,070 They received orders from above to attack whoever climbed the hill. 369 00:25:45,437 --> 00:25:46,903 And so they did. 370 00:25:47,037 --> 00:25:49,770 They don't care if there is collateral damage, 371 00:25:49,870 --> 00:25:51,637 innocent people losing their lives. 372 00:25:51,737 --> 00:25:54,137 They don't care, they just... They just move on. 373 00:25:55,237 --> 00:25:57,603 And everything that is commanded them, they do. 374 00:25:58,203 --> 00:25:59,870 Unfortunately our family members 375 00:25:59,970 --> 00:26:02,203 they were the first climbing the hill that day 376 00:26:02,303 --> 00:26:05,603 and they attacked women and children. 377 00:26:07,937 --> 00:26:10,103 This is something that has been seen in Mexico 378 00:26:10,203 --> 00:26:12,337 in the war between cartels for territory. 379 00:26:12,437 --> 00:26:17,003 You can see them massacring civilians 380 00:26:17,103 --> 00:26:18,237 repeatedly. 381 00:26:22,837 --> 00:26:25,403 Although this time I had a much greater impact. 382 00:26:28,737 --> 00:26:32,870 And the question remains, Why did the killers burn the vehicle? 383 00:26:36,403 --> 00:26:38,670 And my niece said that whoever it was 384 00:26:38,770 --> 00:26:41,903 opened the door and pointed a gun in her face. 385 00:26:47,170 --> 00:26:49,837 They came to us. We couldn't see their faces. 386 00:26:49,937 --> 00:26:52,303 They wore masks. You could only see the eyes. 387 00:26:55,003 --> 00:26:57,437 She said she looked at him for a minute straight into the eyes 388 00:26:57,537 --> 00:27:01,237 closed his eyes, and waited for death that never came. 389 00:27:03,137 --> 00:27:07,637 I wasn't that scared at that moment. 390 00:27:11,537 --> 00:27:13,170 She was probably shocked. 391 00:27:14,303 --> 00:27:16,170 Then he lowered the gun and said, 392 00:27:16,270 --> 00:27:18,737 "It's going to be okay. You can get out of here." 393 00:27:21,137 --> 00:27:23,437 When they finally lowered their weapons, 394 00:27:23,537 --> 00:27:24,937 for realizing that we were children 395 00:27:25,037 --> 00:27:27,037 or I don't know what he noticed. 396 00:27:27,137 --> 00:27:30,303 Then they left... They left us there. 397 00:27:35,003 --> 00:27:37,537 I think because the group 398 00:27:37,970 --> 00:27:41,503 in my daughter-in-law's vehicle and my grandchildren 399 00:27:41,770 --> 00:27:46,103 it was a hired group of mercenaries, assassins, 400 00:27:46,203 --> 00:27:47,403 whatever you want to call them, 401 00:27:47,503 --> 00:27:49,937 and they had orders to do certain thing 402 00:27:50,037 --> 00:27:51,403 and carried out orders. 403 00:27:52,037 --> 00:27:56,770 Now the attack planner I was on the mountain. 404 00:27:57,537 --> 00:27:58,703 He can make that decision. 405 00:28:00,303 --> 00:28:03,470 Toltec did not succeed finish what I was going to do 406 00:28:03,570 --> 00:28:07,970 or realized it was a mistake or expected to see 407 00:28:08,070 --> 00:28:11,370 opposing cartel members, but they are women and children. 408 00:28:11,537 --> 00:28:14,103 He obviously changed his mind. 409 00:28:15,270 --> 00:28:19,603 I think an explanation could be... 410 00:28:20,570 --> 00:28:24,670 The cartel wanted to "calentar la plaza" or heat the territory. 411 00:28:25,437 --> 00:28:29,037 Refers to when a cartel commits crimes 412 00:28:29,137 --> 00:28:30,837 on a rival's territory 413 00:28:30,937 --> 00:28:33,803 to cause entry of the police and the military. 414 00:28:35,237 --> 00:28:39,470 My opinion is that they lost... 415 00:28:39,570 --> 00:28:41,470 and then they wanted for both sides to lose. 416 00:28:41,570 --> 00:28:46,870 They wanted the cartel on this side was also destroyed 417 00:28:47,370 --> 00:28:48,437 because they were destroyed. 418 00:28:54,137 --> 00:28:59,303 La L�nea wanted to come and "warm up the square" 419 00:28:59,537 --> 00:29:01,470 so that no one could use it. 420 00:29:01,803 --> 00:29:04,837 Because they knew that if they couldn't have this square, 421 00:29:04,937 --> 00:29:06,637 the others couldn't either, 422 00:29:06,737 --> 00:29:08,137 killing our family. 423 00:29:09,970 --> 00:29:12,037 For me it was like, they couldn't have, 424 00:29:12,137 --> 00:29:14,337 then they wouldn't give it to them either. 425 00:29:15,503 --> 00:29:20,870 What seems to be understanding most likely of this, 426 00:29:21,137 --> 00:29:26,070 It was this attack where they were completely open 427 00:29:26,170 --> 00:29:30,003 killing civilians and is part of your modus operandi. 428 00:29:31,270 --> 00:29:34,337 But they didn't plan to kill 429 00:29:34,437 --> 00:29:38,470 such a large number of American women and children. 430 00:29:38,737 --> 00:29:43,637 So it wasn't a complete accident or mistaken identity, 431 00:29:43,737 --> 00:29:45,270 but it wasn't a complete plan either. 432 00:29:52,537 --> 00:29:54,303 BEWARE OF CHILDREN 433 00:29:57,370 --> 00:30:02,203 I have no plans of abandoning communities. 434 00:30:02,537 --> 00:30:05,370 I have no plans to leave from my hometown. 435 00:30:05,503 --> 00:30:09,903 My father lived here for 50 years. Five decades building this place. 436 00:30:12,703 --> 00:30:16,270 I love this community, I love the unity here. 437 00:30:16,937 --> 00:30:18,937 I was raised here my whole life. 438 00:30:19,037 --> 00:30:20,770 MATTHEW LANGFORD CHRISTINA'S BROTHER 439 00:30:29,037 --> 00:30:33,570 Losing a loved one in an accident is very difficult. 440 00:30:35,370 --> 00:30:37,537 But when you lose them like that, 441 00:30:40,203 --> 00:30:41,903 It's a different kind of pain. 442 00:30:42,003 --> 00:30:43,413 SHALOM TUCKER RHONITA'S MOTHER AND GRANDFATHER OF THE VICTIMS 443 00:30:43,437 --> 00:30:44,637 It's almost torture. 444 00:30:48,470 --> 00:30:50,703 I think they're in a better place. 445 00:30:50,870 --> 00:30:53,337 I believe in life after death. 446 00:30:53,770 --> 00:30:57,703 But it would have been better to have them with us 447 00:30:59,337 --> 00:31:04,070 and watch them live their whole lives 448 00:31:04,703 --> 00:31:10,337 and not someone with the mind and the sick soul 449 00:31:11,637 --> 00:31:13,437 shortening their lives. 450 00:31:18,903 --> 00:31:21,270 I still feel like justice hasn't been done. 451 00:31:25,103 --> 00:31:29,970 They caught a lot of the people physically involved. 452 00:31:30,870 --> 00:31:35,270 But I still feel did not begin to punish 453 00:31:35,370 --> 00:31:39,403 or arrest people truly guilty. 454 00:31:48,670 --> 00:31:49,903 THE TEN COMMANDMENTS 455 00:31:50,003 --> 00:31:53,437 Mercy cannot steal justice 456 00:31:53,537 --> 00:31:56,270 until the demands of justice are met. 457 00:31:56,870 --> 00:31:59,337 For us, supreme justice would be to reach the top. 458 00:31:59,637 --> 00:32:01,670 Destroy that cartel. 459 00:32:02,637 --> 00:32:06,770 But there are several other cards. What to do about it? 460 00:32:08,103 --> 00:32:11,070 God will test us and prove us. 461 00:32:11,203 --> 00:32:12,503 I think it's very important 462 00:32:12,803 --> 00:32:16,037 that victims and families and friends and relatives 463 00:32:16,537 --> 00:32:21,103 don't lose hope of a better future, a better tomorrow. 464 00:32:40,003 --> 00:32:42,170 My heart is still here. I mean, I love Mexico. 465 00:32:42,270 --> 00:32:45,937 People have been very good to us throughout our lives here. 466 00:32:46,037 --> 00:32:50,437 Wonderful memories with my family and my children, specifically. 467 00:32:56,970 --> 00:32:58,237 Devin is a good kid. 468 00:33:01,470 --> 00:33:06,237 It's obvious that it passed through many traumas and it hurts, 469 00:33:06,337 --> 00:33:09,237 and coming back brings these memories back to the surface. 470 00:33:11,803 --> 00:33:15,003 I didn't want to go back to the beginning, I really didn't want to. 471 00:33:15,103 --> 00:33:18,337 I didn't want to go back because of what happened. 472 00:33:19,137 --> 00:33:22,237 I don't think I'm going to live here. It doesn't feel right. 473 00:33:23,137 --> 00:33:25,037 I don't mind coming every now and then, 474 00:33:25,137 --> 00:33:27,237 but living here is not for me. 475 00:33:27,337 --> 00:33:29,003 It used to be, but not anymore. 476 00:33:37,303 --> 00:33:38,470 My father is an incredible man. 477 00:33:38,670 --> 00:33:41,037 It's who really teaches us about this. 478 00:33:41,470 --> 00:33:42,837 He... 479 00:33:43,603 --> 00:33:45,337 For a while I worried a little 480 00:33:45,437 --> 00:33:47,503 because he looked very different. 481 00:33:48,003 --> 00:33:51,503 But I feel like going back and talking about it 482 00:33:51,603 --> 00:33:54,170 and everything else, over time really helped him. 483 00:33:56,137 --> 00:33:57,770 I was so scared. 484 00:33:58,070 --> 00:34:00,437 After that I was kind of with a little fear, 485 00:34:00,537 --> 00:34:03,170 thinking that there is always someone looking at me, someone... 486 00:34:03,270 --> 00:34:04,703 They will come back. 487 00:34:04,803 --> 00:34:08,003 I think that's exactly it that comes with this type of trauma. 488 00:34:08,103 --> 00:34:11,037 But slowly I learned 489 00:34:11,137 --> 00:34:12,970 that I won't let This fear controls me. 490 00:34:13,070 --> 00:34:17,670 I believe it is possible to heal and learn from it and... 491 00:34:19,570 --> 00:34:22,803 I'm waiting and still trying to do it. 492 00:34:23,037 --> 00:34:28,203 �... I still have days in which I wonder why. 493 00:34:28,603 --> 00:34:31,303 Why me? What did I do? That's not fair. 494 00:34:33,103 --> 00:34:35,770 But I have other days I look at that and... 495 00:34:36,870 --> 00:34:38,570 I count my many blessings. 496 00:34:44,603 --> 00:34:49,170 I face it because I believe that if God did this to me, 497 00:34:49,270 --> 00:34:52,337 then there is a great reason for which I am still alive. 498 00:34:52,437 --> 00:34:56,937 I interpret it as something bigger that I still can't see. 499 00:34:58,703 --> 00:35:00,303 I can't wait to find out. 500 00:35:11,737 --> 00:35:14,937 You don't get over something like that, You just need to learn to live with it. 501 00:35:26,270 --> 00:35:29,503 And we are learning. That's what we're doing. 502 00:35:30,137 --> 00:35:32,803 LA MORA MEMORIAL TESTIMONY OF A TRAGEDY 503 00:35:34,937 --> 00:35:39,170 I think something as tragic as this needs to be remembered 504 00:35:40,070 --> 00:35:41,770 for people. 505 00:35:45,070 --> 00:35:47,770 I requested the monument personally. 506 00:35:50,103 --> 00:35:53,970 I wanted something that reminded me to everyone who came to visit 507 00:35:54,070 --> 00:35:57,537 or even passersby who were killed. 508 00:35:59,703 --> 00:36:01,470 They were innocent. 509 00:36:01,903 --> 00:36:03,370 All of them. 510 00:36:14,903 --> 00:36:18,370 In 2020, the victims' families begin a case in American courts 511 00:36:18,470 --> 00:36:19,937 in search of justice. 512 00:36:20,270 --> 00:36:23,203 Two years later, a federal judge of North Dakota 513 00:36:23,303 --> 00:36:26,537 ordered the Ju�rez cartel paid 4.6 billion dollars 514 00:36:26,637 --> 00:36:28,203 to repair harm to families. 515 00:36:33,470 --> 00:36:35,837 More than 35 people were arrested because of this case. 516 00:36:35,937 --> 00:36:38,279 Only Fidencio Gonz�lez Esparza, also known as Janos, 517 00:36:38,303 --> 00:36:40,603 he was sentenced to 12 years in prison for organized crime. 518 00:36:40,703 --> 00:36:43,337 There was no conviction for murder. 519 00:36:45,803 --> 00:36:49,670 Producers sought the Secretariat of National Defense 520 00:36:49,770 --> 00:36:51,703 to get your side of the story. 521 00:36:51,803 --> 00:36:56,470 The request was refused.