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Mormons in Mexico: A brief history of polygamy, cartel violence and faith

  • Written by Rebecca Janzen, Assistant Professor of Spanish and Comparative Literature, University of South Carolina
Bullet-riddled vehicles that members of the LeBaron family were traveling in sit parked on a dirt road near Bavispe, at the Sonora-Chihuahua border, Mexico, Nov 6, 2019.AP Photo/Christian Chavez

Nine members of a prominent Mormon family in northern Mexico, all women and children, were gunned down on Nov. 4 in territory whose control is disputed by...

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