Death of Susana Chavez, female activist in Ciudad Juarez, not tied to organized crime, state says

With the level of impunity for crimes, and corruption in the judicial system, it is virtually impossible to know the truth about cased like this one.

Death of Susana Chavez, female activist in Ciudad Juarez, not tied to organized crime, state says | La Plaza | Los Angeles Times: "She coined the phrase 'Ni una muerta mas,' or 'Not one more dead,' a clamor of protest against the tide of violent and unsolved deaths of women in Ciudad Juarez in Mexico, the 'dying city.'

Last week, Susana Chavez became a victim, too. The 36-year-old poet and activist was found dead on Jan. 6, strangled and with her left hand cut off. ....

Others have been kidnapped, "disappeared," or raped in the violence, which often extends outside Juarez to the rest of Chihuahua state, news reports show. Some of the victims have been policewomen, lawyers, or prominent human rights activists. Many received threats.

But this week, after Chavez's remains were identified, a state prosecutor told reporters the woman was not killed in an organized crime hit, but rather died at the hands of three teenage boys after a night of partying. The teens, each 17 years old, have been arrested and questioned, officials said." Jan. 14, 2011