Alejandro Máynez (born Armando Martínez; c. 1970s) is a Mexican alleged serial killer and fugitive.[1] Along with Ana Benavides[2] and Melchor Máynez,[3] he killed at least two women in Ciudad Juárez, but he is believed to be responsible for 50 victims in all. His murders are organized and motivated by sexual compulsion, committed as part of a group.
Alejandro Máynez | |
|---|---|
| Born | Armando Martínez c. 1970s |
| Details | |
| Victims | 2–50 |
Span of crimes | 1980s–1990s |
| Country | Mexico |
Beginnings
editAlejandro was an orphan. He was baptized Armando Martínez.[4] He spent a portion of his childhood in orphanages in the United States. During the 1970s, he was adopted by Guillermo Máynez, a Chihuahua business entrepreneur and owner of approximately 20 bars and nightclubs in Juárez, and his family, who gave him his surname and changed his name to Alejandro.[2]
Crimes
editDuring the 1980s and 1990s, Alejandro and Melchor, cousins, joined a gang of drug and jewelry traffickers that smuggled contraband into the United States. Supposedly, they were under the protection of the Chihuahuan government headed by Francisco Barrio.[5]
In 1999, two former police officers, Víctor Valenzuela and Ramiro Romero Gómez, of the state and federal police, started a new department that specialized in femicides, accusing Alejandro Máynez of the deaths of several women:[6]
We were in a club when he told us that he and another person were involved in raping and murdering women... (Valenzuela, Víctor; 1999)[2]
According to Valenzuela and Romero, Máynez had enjoyed the protection of the police in his crimes. That year, Valenzuela was incarcerated on charges of narcotics sales, and Romero was executed.[5] Earlier, in 1995, Abdul Latif Sharif was arrested and faced charges for tens of femicides; he claimed to be innocent and accused Máynez of being the true "Juárez Ripper".
Alejandro and Melchor
editThe Máynez cousins had begun their career as serial killers in 1988, alongside their activities as traffickers. At some point, they separated and began to kill in turns.
Alejandro and Ana
editIn 1998, Alejandro met Ana Benavides, who was working as a waitress at one of his family's bars. Máynez's known victims also were employed in family businesses. Instead of becoming a victim, it turned out that Ana and he shared certain proclivities. Ana was a devil-worshipping fanatic who had already claimed the lives of three people. She quickly began to take an active part in Máynez's murders.[7]
"El diario de Richie"
editIn 1995, a book was unveiled by an unknown author using the pseudonym "Richie". The book painstakingly compiled the events and details of several dozen murders. It is thought that Alejandro Máynez is the author of this book.[8]
According to the manuscript, many of the women who were murdered in Juárez were killed during orgies arranged by members of organized crime, at which they used the murders as material for snuff films.[9]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Washington Váldez, Diana (2005). Cosechja de mujeres: safarí en el desierto mexicano. University of Texas. pp. 168–170. ISBN 9706519882.
- ^ a b c Rubén Villalpando Moreno (2002). "Alguien muy poderoso, con protección policiaca, tras el impune femicidio en Ciudad Juárez: peritos y activistas". La Jornada. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
- ^ Santiago Gallur Santorum (17 October 2010). "Feminicidios en Juárez: policías fabrican culpables". Contralínea 204. Archived from the original on 2010-10-18. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
- ^ Michael Newton. "Ciudad Juarez:The Serial Killer's Playground (pg. 10)". TruTV. Archived from the original on 2012-05-04. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
- ^ a b Horacio B. Rivera (29 September 2009). ""El Depredador de Ciudad Juárez" (México)". Enciclopedia de los asesinos en serie. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
- ^ Guadalupe Elizalde. "Las muertas de Juárez (4th presentation)". Archived from the original on 2013-01-22.
- ^ Washington Valdez, Diana (2006). The Killing Fields: Harvest of Women. pp. 147–150. ISBN 978-0-6151-4008-7. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ Gónzalez Rodríguez, Sergio (2003). Asesinos de mujeres en Ciudad Juárez. Geocities. ISBN 978-0-6151-4008-7. Archived from the original on 2012-06-15. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ García-García, José Manuel (23 March 2005). "Las muertas de Juárez de Víctor Ronquillo: el morbo de la razón cínica". Archived from the original on 6 October 2014.
Further reading
edit- Washington Valdez, Diana (2006). The Killing Fields: Harvest of Women. pp. 147–150. ISBN 978-0-6151-4008-7. Retrieved 19 October 2014.