Poet and women's rights activist Susana Chavez was found dead last week.
Posted on 01/13/2011 9:04:45 PM PST by Racehorse
In the end, she became one of the women of Juarez for whom she sought justice.
Susana Chavez, a 36-year-old poet and activist who adopted the slogan "Not One More Death," was found strangled, mutilated and dumped on a street in this border city infamous for a series of murders of women — even before drug violence made it one of the most violent places in the world.
She befriended three teenagers, who authorities say invited her home to drink with them, then killed her in an argument and cut off her hand to make it look like an execution.
The three suspects, who are in custody, told authorities they are members of the local drug gang Azteca and became enraged when Chavez told them she was a police officer and was going to report them, according to a statement from the state Attorney General's Office.
Her body was found last week but not identified until Tuesday, authorities said Wednesday.
"What's strange is that we're fighting to eliminate feminicide in Juarez and, look, she died that way, in the hands of criminals," said her friend, Linda Meza.
Chavez was a well-known artist in the city across from El Paso, Texas, a prominent member of the group May Our Daughters Return Home, comprised of family members and friends of the slain Juarez women and girls. Her only book, "Song to a City in the Desert," grew from a cry from the heart against violence, she wrote, and included the poem "Blood," written from the perspective of a victim.
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Poet and women's rights activist Susana Chavez was found dead last week.
I find that sad. RIP
“She befriended three teenagers, who authorities say invited her home to drink with them, then killed her in an argument and cut off her hand to make it look like an execution.”
“After several hours of drinking, they argued, then took her to the shower, covered her face in adhesive tape and started to drown her until she suffocated.”
Well, I think that is really odd. She is 36 yrs old drinking with teenagers. I don’t understand this story.
It’s not odd at all when you take it in consideration that she was a poet and an activist. Poets and activist often seek to mingle with all the different segments of society for their own poetic interests or to try to get in the heads of of their new acquaintances. She found the wrong ones.
The poet part of her should have sat back and observed but I believe the activist part of her could not keep her mouth shut with this young group of misguided thugs and she paid the price. I’m sure her intentions were good.
Not one more. Thousands. Monthly.
Lovely place. Let's let them take over here!
Just dang. They are pretty ruthless, our lovely Mexican neighbors eh? If I were President I would kick out most of the illegals, secure the border, stop monetary “help” to that corrupt country, and have whoever does this kind of stuff hunted down. We cannot let these people threaten us. If we do, one day they will sneak over here and start chopping off American’s heads as well.
Thank you for your replies. I think I am seeing what happened here.
It is very unfortunate and truly sad.
“...they are members of the local drug gang Azteca and became enraged when Chavez told them she was a police officer and was going to report them...”
Not the brightest crayon in the box.
She was stupid.
She invited a bunch of young men home to drink with her, alone.
Shouldn’t have been a death sentence, but not the smartest thing to do there.
She’s a perfect avatar for the American left, convinced that peace can only be achieved by engaging and trying to better understand those who would do her harm.
——strangled, mutilated and dumped on a street -——
Fortunately, she apparently was not raped
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