Mexican Police Chief Missing for Months

Photo of Erika Gandara

It should as no surprise to anyone that drug cartels have made many parts of Mexico violent, dangerous places that lead residents to seek refuge elsewhere.  What might come as a surprise, though—well, at least it did to me—is just how bad it is.

When a police chief, Erika Gandara of Guadalupe, can be abducted and remain missing for a month and a half … it’s, well, bad.  When she’s dragged out her home in …

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Playboy Bunny Convicted of Murder in 1982 Dies

Slogan of Run Bambi Run

I guess Bambi Bembenek couldn’t run quite fast enough.

The accused murderess died as a result of liver failure in Oregon after trying unsuccessfully to clear her name for many years.

If you’re asking, by the way, who Bambi Bembenek is, don’t feel bad—I had never heard of her either, which is kind of surprising when you figure that a former Playboy Club bunny (who was also a cop) jailed for murdering her husband’s ex-wife is just the kind …

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Death By Restraining Order in San Diego: Diana Gonzalez

Photo of Alleged Wife-Killer Armando Gabriel Perez

19-year-old San Diego City College student Diana Gonzalez was found dead in a campus men’s room nearly a week ago. The prime suspect—unsurprisingly—is her husband of nine months, Armando Gabriel Perez, who has apparently fled to Mexico.

I hate stories like this where escalating domestic violence leads to death. I mean, divorce isn’t pleasant and it isn’t fun, but it’s certainly better than laying dead beside a toilet or finding refuge in a country that masses of people try to escape from …

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