Legaria's Santa Muerte sanctuary was home to what he claimed was the largest known representation of the "holy death," a statue towering more than 70 feet. His followers said at the time that jealousy and religious differences with others were to blame for his killing, but they stopped short of naming names. Local authorities washed their hands of the investigation, citing their own "incompetence" and handing the case over to federal authorities in a formality that all but ensured Legaria's killing would never be solved.
Last week, with [rival Santa Muerte "bishop" David Romo] behind bars, the leader who has taken over Legaria's Santa Muerte church in Tultitlan spoke out. Enriqueta Vargas -- Jonathan Legaria's mother -- told La Prensa in an interview (link in Spanish): "David Romo is not the Santa Muerte, and not the whole church, and if he made a mistake he should pay for it."
"It would be like saying all Catholics are pedophiles, and that's not the case," Vargas added.
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