[AAABEST]

They keep saying "drug cartels," but this group - a Mormon offshoot - and their relatives have been involved in some pretty sick stuff in the past;

Ervil Morrell LeBaron (February 22, 1925 – August 15, 1981) was the leader of a polygamous Mormon fundamentalist group who ordered the killings of many of his opponents, using the religious doctrine of blood atonement to justify the murders.

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[hecticskeptic]

They keep saying "drug cartels," but this group - a Mormon offshoot - and their relatives have been involved in some pretty sick stuff in the past...

True enough and it actually wouldn't surprise me if the Mormons had somehow got themselves involved in the drug trade.....don't get me wrong as I haven't seen any evidence of this. However, this is certainly the case with the Mennonites in Mexico.

The sad reality is that there were so many innocent children and this won't be an easy crime to solve.

[moovova]

Holy cow. What a crew.

And this...”It has been estimated that more than 25 people were killed as a result of LeBaron’s prison-cell orders. Many of his family members and other ex-members of the group still remain in hiding for fear of retribution from LeBaron’s remaining followers.”

(Thanks for the background.)

[PghBaldy]

Thank you. The recent murders mentioned on this related page:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_the_Firstborn_(LeBaron_order)#Victimizations_by_Juarez_narcoterrorists_(2000s)
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I knew there was more to this story. Very sad when innocents get killed.