Chivis Martinez Borderland Beat
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Reports were coming in at a fast pace, each day the number of bodies retrieved from the Hidalgo well became greater and closer towards the 19 presumed executed then thrown down into their deep dark watery tomb.
Their executioners clearly thought their labor would remain their evil secret. The last report from the governors office stated "we have found all the bodies except those that can't. Most likely meaning not all bodies could be retrieved and the mission of recovery has ended.
The mass murder of 19 young men, 15 members of the musical band Komba Kolombia, and 4 of their staff would have remained one of those tragic mysteries that have become a part of life in Mexico.
Had it not been for the escape of a witness, a man who unmistakably had nothing to lose, a man marked for death, who within minutes of his pending execution made a fateful decision that saved his life. {below is a Borderland Beat video, a slide timeline tribute]
Because of his decision we do know exactly what happened that night that begun with the band doing what they loved, singing, playing their instruments and entertaining people. It began that way, but ended in a unimaginable nightmare
The escapee had to witness a horrible scene, the execution of his friends and colleagues. , it is difficult to imagine how anyone could live through a mass murder of ones friends, and ever be whole again.
The musician was able to run and escape from his kidnappers before being killed, it was him who assisted authorities locating the place of execution, and the well where the bodies had been disposed.
According to a police source, the musician seized an opportunity as the killers were occupied discussing the disposal of bodies, he was able to escape without being seen by the sicarios and managed in reach the highway, which is the road to Monclova.
When reaching the road, by another stroke of luck, he was helped by a truck driver. Luck because in Mexico many are fearful of becoming involved, and one never knows who the “good guys” are......continues
When reaching the road, by another stroke of luck, he was helped by a truck driver. Luck because in Mexico many are fearful of becoming involved, and one never knows who the “good guys” are......continues
Once he was safe, the musician told the driver what happened to him. The driver took him to a gas station where he was able to call his relatives to pick him up and he asked them to call the authorities. Even that action can have negative consequence, fore as "bad guys" permeate the very agencies that should be a source of security in a society. One can refer to the witness as a very fortunate man in many respects.
Thanks to his escape, the authorities were able to determine what had transpired with the band, whose members kidnapped, tortured and killed.
Last Friday, the band 'Kombo Kolombia' performed at bar 'La Carreta' in the town of Hidalgo. While the band was playing, several armed men entered and kidnapped the band members, according to witnesses
The member that was able to survive (whose identity has not been revealed), in a declaration to police stated that the entire band including the road staff were put in trucks, blindfolded and were taken over an unpaved road.
Suddenly the truck stopped and the kidnappers took them out in groups of three, had them kneel and killed them.
The escapee told authorities the location where his band mates were killed, mentioning the well where the kidnappers planned to dispose the bodies. He did not know how many of them were killed.
Authorities informed that the clothes of the bodies found were similar to the performance attire worn by the band. The corpses were wearing black pants and shirts.
According to police, the surviving musician was protected while at the crime scene, where he told more details that were not revealed
It seems that the number of dead bodies found should increase, but no authority has officially confirmed that the bodies are in fact the dead musicians. Family members of the band went today to the forensic facilities to identify the bodies.
Suspect detained:
PGJE reported the detention of a man allegedly linked with the death of members of the group Kombo Kolombia, whose corpses were found in a water well in the municipality of Mina, January 27.
The Highway State Police detained the man, in the municipality of El Carmen, located 40 kilometers away from where the corpses were found.
This report singles out Zetas:
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This inofmration was accessed after the interrogation of "The Erus", a subject arrested in El Carmen , and who served as "hawk" Los Zetas and who police now say he was not involved with the mass murder.
One of the main research hypothesis is that the group Kombo Kolombia played before in places that controlled the Zetas and recently did so in locations that CDG dominates.
Suspect detained:
The Highway State Police detained the man, in the municipality of El Carmen, located 40 kilometers away from where the corpses were found.
The man was turned over to the Ministry Public Agency, where an investigation for the multiple crimes was opened.
A source of the state attorney revealed that the detainee allegedly knew details of the plan to kill the members of Kombo Kolombia.
During the capture, this man was suspected of being a halcon (look out) on the road from El Carmen to Hidalgo, which has a heavy presence of organized crime groups. The detained man was one of the escapees from Apodoca prison last year. The photo above is his mug shot from Apodoca.
As of today, Ministerial Police informed that there are several issues about the crime that are being investigated; one of the investigations is that the murder could be a vengeance against the leader of the band (Kombo Kolombia), while other reports attribute the connection of the band managers to organized crime. And attributed to CDG or Zetas cartel.
This video report blames CDG:This report singles out Zetas:
After the murder of members of group Kolombia Kombo , authorities are focusing on an escapee that fled Apodaca prison of Monterrey last February. Jose Isidro Cruz Villarreal , "The Pichilo" apparently one of the leaders of Los Zetas in the municipalities of Hidalgo, El Carmen, Mina, Abasolo and Mops .
The member of the criminal group, Apodaca, after the slaughter of the 44 inmates, members of the Gulf Cartel .According to El Norte information now points to "The Pichilo" , who allegedly was the one who ordered the vallenato group to perform at Hidalgo, Texas .
This inofmration was accessed after the interrogation of "The Erus", a subject arrested in El Carmen , and who served as "hawk" Los Zetas and who police now say he was not involved with the mass murder.
According to investigations, the criminal group had a plan ready to hire the group to play at the winery La Carreta , in the municipality of Hidalgo, to then kidnap and execute them.
One of the main research hypothesis is that the group Kombo Kolombia played before in places that controlled the Zetas and recently did so in locations that CDG dominates.
I will update you with information as it comes in. Keep in mind it is difficult to know who or why at this point and this to me makes little sense or at best important information needs to be provided to make sense of the motive.
Composed with information from TERRA- El Universal and PGJE