| The Daughters of Juarez: A True Story of Serial Murder South of the Border Contributor(s): Rodriguez, Teresa (Author), Montané, Diana (Author), Pulitzer, Lisa (With) |
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ISBN: 0743292049 ISBN-13: 9780743292047 Publisher: Atria Books OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2008 Annotation: A former "New York Times" correspondent and true crime writer team up to create the first major work based on the ongoing, international atrocities of more than 300,000 confirmed female homicides with 600 women still missing in the border town of Juarez, Mexico. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - True Crime | Murder - Serial Killers - True Crime | Abductions, Kidnappings & Missing Persons - Social Science | Violence In Society |
| Dewey: 364.152 |
| Physical Information: 0.82" H x 5.61" W x 8.38" (0.69 lbs) 336 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: For more than twelve years, the city of Juárez, Mexico -- just across the Rio Grande from El Paso, Texas -- has been the center of a horrific crime wave against women and girls. Consisting of kidnappings, rape, mutilation, and murder, most of the atrocities have involved young, slender, and poor victims -- fueling the premise that the murders are not random. As for who is behind the crimes themselves, the answer remains unknown -- though many have speculated that the killers are American citizens, and others have argued that the killings have become a sort of blood sport due to the lawlessness of the city itself. And despite numerous arrests over the last ten years, the murders continue to occur, with the killers growing bolder, dumping bodies in the city itself rather than on the outskirts of town, as was initially the case, indicating a possible growing and most alarming alliance of silence and cover-up by Mexican politicians. Now, in The Daughters of Juárez, the authors provide the first eye-opening and authoritative nonfiction work of its kind, examining the brutal killings and drawing attention to these startling atrocities on the border. The end result will shock readers and become required reading on the subject for years to come. |
Contributor Bio(s): Montane, Diana: - Diana Montané es editora asociada de la revista Nueva así como escritora, periodista y dramaturga. Está radicada en Ormond Beach, Florida.Rodriguez, Teresa: - Teresa Rodríguez es una periodista ganadora de once premios Emmy que trabaja para Univision, donde es co-presentadora y corresponsal de la galardonada revista noticiosa Aquí y Ahora. Ha investigado los asesinatos de Juárez durante más de diez años. |