How the U.S. Triggered a Massacre in Mexico
The inside story of a cartel’s deadly assault on a Mexican town near the Texas border—and the U.S. drug operation that sparked it.
The inside story of a cartel’s deadly assault on a Mexican town near the Texas border—and the U.S. drug operation that sparked it.
Ginger Thompson ProPublica, National Georgraphic Jun 2017 35min Permalink
Over the span of four years, federal investigators estimated millions of dollars stolen from Mexican taxpayers passed through one South Texas bank. When they followed the trail, it led to real estate, cars, and airplanes. But in 2018, those investigations suddenly stopped.
Jason Buch Texas Observer May 2021 20min Permalink
In 1974, John Patterson was abducted by the People’s Liberation Army of Mexico—a group no one had heard of before. The kidnappers wanted $500,000, and insisted that Patterson’s wife deliver the ransom.
Brendan I. Koerner The Atlantic Apr 2021 25min Permalink
How did a lorry carrying 273 dead bodies end up stranded on the outskirts of Guadalajara?
Matthew Bremner Guardian Apr 2021 20min Permalink
Although femicide is a recognised crime in Mexico, when a woman disappears, the authorities are notoriously slow to act. But there is someone who will take on their case.
Meaghan Beatley Guardian Feb 2021 Permalink
Armed with a handgun, a fake ID card and disguises, Miriam Rodríguez was a one-woman detective squad, attempting to catch her daughter’s murderers in the border town of San Fernando.
Azam Ahmed New York Times Dec 2020 Permalink
Sessions with a zombie therapist.
Julián Herbert Electric Lit Dec 2020 15min Permalink
How a middle-class jock from a Texas border town became La Barbie, one of the most ruthless and feared cartel leaders in Mexico.
Mary Cuddehe, Vanessa Grigoriadis Rolling Stone Sep 2011 25min Permalink
When a spring breaker goes missing, a seasoned investigator uncovers devil worship and a sinister cult at the heart of the drug trade.
Corey Mead Truly*Adventurous Jun 2020 Permalink
Was the attack outside of the LeBaron compound really by a cartel?
Ioan Grillo Insider May 2020 30min Permalink
They took away everything left in me that was human and made me a monster."
Azam Ahmed. Paulina Villegas The New York Times Dec 2019 25min Permalink
How two interior decorators took the fall for the Cali Cartel.
Gus Garcia-Roberts USA Today Nov 2019 50min Permalink
After two officers came to a Pacific Northwest community, longtime residents began to disappear.
McKenzie Funk New York Times Magazine Oct 2019 40min Permalink
Mexico is now importing lots of its baseball talent from America.
Joseph Bien-Kahn Gen Sep 2019 Permalink
Life in Mexico immediately after being forced to leave the U.S.
Seth Freed Wessler Good Jun 2012 20min Permalink
Greed, gringos, diesel, drugs, shamans, seaweed, and a disco ball in the jungle.
Reeves Wiedeman The Cut Feb 2019 15min Permalink
Mexico’s drug cartels are moving into the gasoline industry—infiltrating the national oil company, selling stolen fuel on the black market and engaging in open war with the military.
Seth Harp Rolling Stone Sep 2018 30min Permalink
The author travels to Mexico to meet a retired assassin and kidnapper, now himself a target of the cartels that once employed him.
Charles Bowden Harper's Apr 2009 35min Permalink
Inside the trailer park known as Little Mexico in Norwalk, Ohio in the wake of an ICE raid that separated children from their parents.
Every month, thousands of deportees from the United States and hundreds of asylum-seekers from around the world arrive in Tijuana. Many never leave.
Daniel Duane California Sunday May 2018 25min Permalink
Five Mexican fishermen head out with enough supplies for several days. They’re gone for nine months. A story of survival in the South Pacific.
Mark Singer New Yorker Feb 2007 45min Permalink
What happens when U.S. border patrol kills—in Mexico?
Taylor Dolven Vice News Jun 2017 10min Permalink
Hundreds of thousands of immigrants in the U.S. may face violence and murder in their home countries. What happens when they are forced to return?
Sarah Stillman New Yorker Jan 2018 40min Permalink
Orange County’s first serial killer in 25 years stalked homeless men.
Leon Krauze The Atavist Magazine Nov 2017 35min Permalink
The travel forum removed warnings about rapes and injuries at Mexico resorts, tourists say.
Raquel Rutledge, Andrew Mollica Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Nov 2017 15min Permalink