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Judi Lynn

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Mon Aug 7, 2023, 06:22 PM Aug 2023

Woman hunted down 10 Mexican cartel members that kidnapped her daughter

Jess Battison
Published 15:29, 07 August 2023 BST
| Last updated 15:29, 07 August 2023 BST

A woman decided to take matters into her own hands and hunt down 10 Mexican cartel members after her daughter was kidnapped.

When Karen was abducted, mum Miriam Rodríguez couldn’t believe how little authorities were willing to do to help her.

So, in a total boss lady move, she started her own investigation, going to unbelievable lengths for justice. After an awful lot of hard work, Miriam managed to dig out enough information to point fingers at one of Mexico’s most dangerous drug cartels, 'Los Zetas'.

After she managed to narrow down one of the men involved in her daughter’s kidnapping, the mother launched her investigation.

Unlike her Hollywood counterpart Liam Neeson in Taken, Miriam wasn't out for blood. She was simply looking for answers, as she carried out the investigation that authorities couldn't.



More:
https://www.unilad.com/news/crime/miriam-rodrguez-mexican-cartel-kidnapping-karen-048262-20230807

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Woman hunted down 10 Mexican cartel members that kidnapped her daughter (Original Post) Judi Lynn Aug 2023 OP
No words ... UpInArms Aug 2023 #1
what I feared would happen. GreenWave Aug 2023 #2
Wow. Good for this brave, impressive woman. Duppers Aug 2023 #3

UpInArms

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1. No words ...
Mon Aug 7, 2023, 07:06 PM
Aug 2023


The grieving mum was killed on 10 May - Mother's Day in Mexico - when gunmen broke into her home and shot her 12 times.

Although Miriam had requested armed protection in the years after her cartel takedown, she once said, as reported by the New York Times: "I don’t care if they kill me. I died the day they killed my daughter.

"I want to end this. I’m going to take out the people who hurt my daughter and they can do whatever they want to me."

Miriam's son Luis continues his mum's mission, helping to find cartel members responsible for the abduction and murder of families' loved ones through the San Fernando Missing Persons Activists Collective.
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