A bizarre, gruesome, and tragic story was sent to me by Carol Helm of I.R.O.N.: "Bethany, OK - On December 21, Bethany Police Chief announced the arrest of Francisco Gomez, 31, who has been charged with multiple drug trafficking charges and is believed to have knowledge of the grisly murder of 19-year-old Carina Saunders (pictured, right).Gomez’ co-defendant, Jimmy Lee Massey (aka “Big Country”), 33, was already in custody. Both are allegedly members of a drug/sex trafficking ring operating in Oklahoma.
According to an affidavit, Massey has admitted to kidnapping another woman and forcing her to watch as Saunders was tortured to death on October 9, 2011. Massey also told investigators how the young woman’s body was then dismembered.
On October 13, Saunders’ remains were discovered inside a duffel bag behind the Homeland grocery store at NW 23 and Rockwell Avenue. She had been beheaded and could only be indentified through dental records."
Also from the same Examiner article: "Chief Cole expects more arrests in the case. Many of those now under investigation are said to be Mexican nationals and the drug/sex trafficking ring is reportedly directly connected to one of the cartels."
I'm very familiar with Bethany, as I almost bought a house there several years ago. It's shocking that this type of 'cartel violence' would occur in a community with two Christian colleges, conservative churches, and a fine hospital for children. Carol is disturbed at the Sooner State media blackout on the particulars of this crime, and asks, with great concern, "Whose daughter will be killed next ‘to send a message?’"
Related: Selwyn's "What Ann Coulter and the GOP Dare Not Say About Immigration." Update: In this blog entry, about unemployment, David Frum calls for a moratorium on immigration.
2 comments:
This wasn't just about wanting to harm a woman -- no, it is far worse than that, it is a form of psychological warfare to intimidate and silence people and we need to put an end to this mess in Mexico -- if necessary, quite brutally.
It was one thing for Columbia to be controlled by the drug cartel but Mexico is on our border and this stuff needs to be stopped.
Excellent point, Ed, about this exceptionally barbaric act being a form of psychological warfare meant to silence more than just the principal in the story.
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