The daughters of Juárez : a true story of serial murder south of the border / Teresa Rodriguez, Diana Montané with Lisa Pulitzer

Includes index.

1. A corpse in the sand -- 2. A bag of bones -- 3. The Juárez Ripper -- 4. The devil is in Juárez -- 5. Changing of the guard -- 6. One and the same -- 7. Whoever fights monsters -- 8. A ray of hope -- 9. Killing fields -- 10. Labyrinths -- 11. "A national shame" -- 12. Impunity reigns -- 13. Waiting for justice.

For more than twelve years the Mexican border city of Juárez has been the center of an epidemic of horrific crimes against women and girls: kidnappings, rape, mutilation, and murder, with most of the victims conforming to a specific profile--young, slender, and poor. Speculation that the killer or killers are American citizens has led the U.S. government to send in criminal profilers from the FBI, but little real information about this international atrocity has emerged. As of 2006 more than 400 bodies have been recovered, with hundreds still missing. Among the theories being considered are illegal trafficking in human organs, ritualistic satanic sacrifices, copycat killers, and a conspiracy between members of the powerful Juárez drug cartel and some corrupt Mexican officials who have turned a blind eye to the felonies. This book is the first to examine the brutal killings and draw attention to these atrocities on the border.--From publisher description.