West Ala. man sentenced for killing man, victim believed there was voodoo curse

WBRC ^ | May 7, 2021

[nickcarraway]

A West Alabama man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to shooting and killing a man.

Hernan Diaz Diego of Mexico City, Mexico was shot and killed in April of 2019. His body was left in the middle of a Pickens County Road.

Authorities say Zocimo Hernandez and Diego knew each other and got into an argument. “This was purportedly Diego believing that Hernandez had placed a voodoo curse on him,” said 24th Judicial Circuit District Attorney Andy Hamlin.

[ifinnegan]

Voodoo is Haitian.

These guys are Mexican.

I guess they are using voodo as a generic term.

[BenLurkin]

[Lurkinanloomin]

The victim is properly identified as to where he is from, but the killer is said to be a West Alabama man.

[BenLurkin]

‘’I PUT A SPELL ON YOU’’ - SAMANTHA FISH BAND
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GL9rBAjut2g

[Governor Dinwiddie]

Yet another of George W. "family values" Bush's "White Anglo-Saxon Protestants"

[rrrod]

Well, as long as he had a good reason.

[Noumenon]

https://youtu.be/IZBlqcbpmxY

[Redcitizen]

Very Appropriate, :)

That movie always cracks me up.

[Veggie Todd]

Those fingers in my hair
That sly come hither stare
That strips my conscience bare
It's Witchcraft

And I've got no defense for it
The heat is too intense for it
What good would common sense for it do?

'Cause it's Witchcraft
Wicked Witchcraft
And although I know it's strictly taboo
When you arouse the need in me
My heart says yes indeed in me
Proceed with what you're leading me to

It's such an ancient pitch
But one I wouldn't switch
'Cause there's no nicer witch than you

'Cause it's Witchcraft
That crazy Witchcraft
And although I know it's strictly taboo
When you arouse the need in me
My heart says yes indeed in me
Proceed with what your leading me to

It's such an ancient pitch
But one that I would never switch
'Cause there's no nicer witch than you

[Billthedrill]

Voodoo curse. What possible evidence do we have of voodoo curses?

"Uh, Drill, he sez he's the guy who cursed the Cleveland Browns and the Seattle Mariners."

Oh. Shoot him.

[Pearls Before Swine]

“They’re not sending us their best. “

[MayflowerMadam]

Well ... a voodoo curse. C’mon, man. Somebody’s gotta die.

[Roman_War_Criminal]

Mexican voodoo has a huge following among natives/indigenous populations in Mejico. A lot of the times it's mixed with Catholicism.

[ifinnegan]

Yeah.

My comment was that it’s not Voodoo.

It’s more accurately called Santeria.

[Roman_War_Criminal]

My family is from Northern Mexico - we always referred to it as “voodoo”, but it could be called Santeria as well I guess.

[ifinnegan]

Yeah.

Voodoo is a generic term.

[backwoods-engineer]

but the killer is said to be a West Alabama man.

Right. I'm thinkin' he ain't from around here.

[gundog]

Dat ol’ black magic....

[Dr. Sivana]

I remember the New Wave group “Wall of Voodoo” had an MTV hit with “Mexican Radio”” (I wish I were in Tiajuana, eating barbecued iguana,)