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Max’sMassacre of the Mormonsshines light source on a horrific massacre of members of a Mormon residential district in La Mora , located 70 miles south of the Mexico – United States border , which includedthe murders of three fair sex and six children . The true crime tv set showconsists of four episode , all chronicle what happened on the Clarence Shepard Day Jr. of the slaughter and the events that followed , include the police investigation and the La Mora community ’s response to the killings . However , the bulk ofMassacre of the Mormons ' episodes revolve around trying to come up and rescue the survivors of the attack .
On November 4 , 2019 , three cars carrying 17 American Mexican Mormons were drive in Sonora , Mexico , when torpedo opened flack on the vehicles . The three machine driver — Christina Langford Johnson , Dawna Langford , and Rhonita Miller — were killed , while six children aged 8 month to 12 years honest-to-goodness also died from the gunshot and fires . Seven of the children who were in the cars had varying academic degree of injuries but survive , some of whom can be realise inMassacre of the Mormons . All 17 victims and survivors belonged to the LeBarón class , andthe police trust a drug cartel was behind the murders .
A Drug Cartel Was Behind The 9 La Mora Community Killings
The Victims' Families Believe The Juarez Cartel Is Responsible
Members ofthe Juarez drug cartel are thought to have carried out the murders , as explained inthe Max true crime infotainment tv set showMassacre of the Mormons . More specifically , La Línea , a junto of the Juarez cartel , is believed to be responsible for the attacks . According toVice , the house of the victims filed a suit against La Línea and the Juarez cartel in 2020 , and the court pass in the victim ' favour with the opinion tell that the trust owes the Mormon residential district around $ 4.6 billion for the massacre . During the trial , the plaintiffs alleged :
" 100 heavily armed individuals had a meeting … at the ranch of the felonious organization known as La Linea or the Juarez Cartel . The principal object glass of this criminal organization was to take back the territory of Agua Prieta , which at that time belong to the Sinaloa corporate trust … The guild was [ given ] to fritter away … at anyone , be it a civilian , constabulary officer , just anyone . "
Many believe that the motive behind the murders in Sonora , Mexico , was related tothe Juarez combine wanting to reclaim dominion , and the three machine carrying the three women and 14 children were misguided for the Sinaloa cartel . BBCexplained that the dark before the attack , as depict inMassacre of the Mormons , the Juarez cartel and Sinaloa cartel engage in a firefight in Agua Prieta . unluckily , the women and children of the La Mora community could have been mistaken for the Sinaloa cartel , and they were just in the wrong place at the wrong time .
Fidencio González Esparza , also recognize as " El Janos , " is the only one [ arrested for the massacre ] who has been convicted and sent to prison .
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Were There Any Arrests After The La Mora Mormon Massacre?
BeforeMassacre of the Mormons ' end credits , the 2024 true crime documentary unwrap that more than 35 citizenry connected to the massacre have been arrested in the age following the nine murders . However , Fidencio González Esparza , also known as " El Janos , " is the only one who has been convict and sent to prison . Esparza , who belonged to the Juarez cartel , received a 12 - year prison term for organized crime , but he was n’t charged with homicide . Because the 2019 mass murder as portray in the Maxtrue offence show is a lesser - roll in the hay case , not much is known about the other catch .
All four installment ofMassacre of the Mormonsare available to rain cats and dogs on Max .
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