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Massachusetts fugitive found living on shrimp farm in Guatemala after 31 years
MSN ^ | 12-15 | Sarah Doiron

Posted on 12/15/2022 12:39:46 PM PST by dennisw

ATTLEBORO, Mass. (WPRI) - After more than three decades, authorities have apprehended one of Massachusetts’ most wanted fugitives.

Investigators first received word in 2014 that Garcia may have fled to a remote location in his native Guatemala.

Garcia was added to the state’s most wanted list of fugitives last year, but it wasn’t until earlier this year that investigators learned he had been living on a shrimp farm in Iztapa, Guatemala.

“We don't forget. We are persistent, and we never cease in our efforts to secure justice for victims,” Massachusetts State Police Colonel Christopher Mason said. “The fact that we were able to reach into Guatemala to hold accountable someone who committed a homicide in Massachusetts is a result of both tenacious police work and the value of our relationships with local, federal and international partners.”

Police said Guatemalan authorities are facilitating Garcia’s extradition to the United States, where he will eventually be prosecuted on murder charges in Recinos-Garcia’s death.

There is also a second arrest warrant for an assault and battery charge against Garcia in an unrelated incident in Attleboro as well, police said.

Mario Garcia, 50, was found Wednesday living under an alias and operating a shrimp farm in Guatemala, according to Massachusetts State Police.

Police said Garcia attempted to evade capture by jumping into the water at the shrimp farm but was quickly captured.

Garcia is charged with murder in the stabbing death of Ismael Recinos-Garcia in November 1991 during a fight in Attleboro.

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


TOPICS: Business/Economy; History
KEYWORDS: masssatetroopers; shrimpfarm; theygettheirman
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1 posted on 12/15/2022 12:39:46 PM PST by dennisw
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Police: Fugitive found living on shrimp farm in Guatemala
2 posted on 12/15/2022 12:40:08 PM PST by dennisw ("You don't have to like it. You just have to do it")
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“We don't forget. We are persistent, and we never cease in our efforts to secure justice for victims,” Massachusetts State Police Colonel Christopher Mason said.

I'm gonna guess someone in Guatemala simply turned him in, and probably had to call several departments outside of lunch hours at the State Police HQ to find someone willing to receive the info.

3 posted on 12/15/2022 12:43:13 PM PST by PGR88
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Credit where it’s due. Nice work, Massachusetts.


4 posted on 12/15/2022 12:43:13 PM PST by Steely Tom ([Voter Fraud] == [Civil War])
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5 posted on 12/15/2022 12:45:48 PM PST by Larry Lucido (Donate! Don't just post clickbait!)
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To: dennisw
Not exactly the most remote spot in central America


6 posted on 12/15/2022 12:48:11 PM PST by chajin ("There is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12)
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To: PGR88

Yep, he picked on someone smaller than him, and the shrimp fought back


7 posted on 12/15/2022 12:51:30 PM PST by algore
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To: dennisw

Bet he wishes his daddy was a fake president.


8 posted on 12/15/2022 12:59:26 PM PST by Track9 (You are far too inquisitive not to be seduced…)
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It’s always the last place you look.


9 posted on 12/15/2022 1:00:22 PM PST by nickcarraway
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“It’s always the last place you look.”

When was the last time anyone, anywhere, was arrested at the shrimp farm where he worked?


10 posted on 12/15/2022 1:05:07 PM PST by dennisw ("You don't have to like it. You just have to do it")
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“When was the last time anyone, anywhere, was arrested at the shrimp farm where he worked?”

He could have walked over the Border convinced some nobody that he’s somebody else and stayed another 30 years in the United States.


11 posted on 12/15/2022 1:07:19 PM PST by Clutch Martin ("The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right." )
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FWIW, I had the opportunity to bail out one of Massachusetts most wanted about 7 years back. Yeah, I got the bail money back. She was eventually convicted and got 5 for robbing a bank (3rd time). She didn’t have a weapon, just gave them a note.

Also while waiting for trial they did get her to plead to about 40+ offenses she’d committed over the years. Told her that she was doing the District Attorney a big favor by helping them get those off their books.


12 posted on 12/15/2022 1:07:46 PM PST by glorgau
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Should have left him there! We have plenty of criminal replacements coming across the border.


13 posted on 12/15/2022 1:49:04 PM PST by bboise
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I'm gonna guess someone in Guatemala simply turned him in, and probably had to call several departments outside of lunch hours at the State Police HQ to find someone willing to receive the info.

Wouldn’t surprise me. I had to snicker at the whole “honking my own horn” tone of that guy’s comment.

14 posted on 12/15/2022 1:56:38 PM PST by Allegra
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From the article: ...result of both tenacious police work and the value of our relationships with local, federal and international partners.

Absolute bullspit. Someone dimed him out, likely his wife who wanted him out of the picture. A phone call was cheaper and less risky than hiring a hit man, while also letting her claim any reward.

15 posted on 12/15/2022 2:08:23 PM PST by T.B. Yoits
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And likely released with no bail under the “justice reform” laws.


16 posted on 12/15/2022 2:30:52 PM PST by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith…)
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When extradited the first thing he said was: “Thank you for getting me out of there! I am SICK of those #@$&+% shrimp!”


17 posted on 12/15/2022 2:42:23 PM PST by Fido969 (45 is Superman! )
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It’s always the last place you look.

I would hope so. Finding something/someone and continuing to look for it/them in other places probably isn't a wide use of time.

18 posted on 12/15/2022 2:45:41 PM PST by Repeat Offender (While the wicked stand confounded, call me with Thy saints surrounded.)
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*wise


19 posted on 12/15/2022 2:45:53 PM PST by Repeat Offender (While the wicked stand confounded, call me with Thy saints surrounded.)
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To: chajin
Not exactly the most remote spot in central America

Iztapa looks pretty ritzy.

20 posted on 12/15/2022 2:57:27 PM PST by TChad (Progressives are in favor of removing healthy sex organs from children. Conservatives oppose this.)
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