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ms-13

Posted inEditor's Pick

‘I’ve Lost Everything to the Beast’

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands April 30, 2021October 19, 2022

“Formed in Los Angeles by refugees fleeing US-backed violence in El Salvador, MS-13 has wreaked havoc in Central America.”

Posted inCrime, Highlight, Quote Posts, Quotes

How the Pacheco Family Pivoted From Baking Bread to Burying the Bodies

by Krista Stevens March 14, 2019October 19, 2022

“For now, though, he has no plans to become a baker again.”

Posted inEditor's Pick

The Hunted: What Happens When You Say No to MS-13

by Sari Botton January 3, 2019October 19, 2022

A terrifying investigation into the MS-13 gang and its effect on a Long Island town. Some teens were recruited; those who refused to join were brutally attacked with machetes, and then inexplicably targeted for deportation by ICE.

Posted inCrime, Nonfiction, Story

The Redemption of MS-13

by Danny Gold December 20, 2018October 19, 2022

Danny Gold investigates the movement converting El Salvador’s gang members into born-again Christians.

Posted inCrime, Current Events, Highlight, Quotes

Leaving Barrio 18

by michelleweber November 27, 2018October 19, 2022

How do you retire from a gang?

Posted inCrime, Nonfiction, Quotes

How MS-13 Targeted Latino Youths for Execution on Long Island

by Krista Stevens September 24, 2018October 19, 2022

‘Too often, Suffolk detectives acknowledge, police have stereotyped young immigrants as gang members and minimized violence against them as “misdemeanor murder.”’

Posted inEssays & Criticism, Story

Stewards of the Blood

by Aaron Gilbreath January 23, 2018October 19, 2022

One California woman tries to understand the code of honor that young men live by in blood feuds.

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