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Judi Lynn

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Thu Oct 8, 2015, 05:31 PM Oct 2015

Medellin gangs use ‘horror houses’ to torture and dismember victims

Source: Colombia Reports

Medellin gangs use ‘horror houses’ to torture and dismember victims
Posted by Emma Rosser on Oct 8, 2015

The center of Medellin is home to “horror houses” used to torture and dismember, the city’s mayor admitted on Wednesday, exposing a bloody threat to society.

These sites where horrific acts of violence occur have of late been denounced by human rights organization amid the appearance of dismembered bodies in city, however the city’s officials previously denied the connection, until now.

“There are places where people are dismembered. When they kill a person and dismember them, it sends a message to society and members of the structures in charge. Without a doubt, there are places where people are dismembered,” said Deputy Mayor for Governance and Security of Medellin, Luis Fernando Suarez.

Four dismembered bodies were discovered in September bound in plastic bags with colored ribbons are now thought to be connected to these slaughter-houses, the handiwork of deadly gangs characterized by such practice.

Read more: http://colombiareports.com/medellin-gangs-use-horror-houses-to-torture-and-dismember-victims/

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Medellin gangs use ‘horror houses’ to torture and dismember victims (Original Post) Judi Lynn Oct 2015 OP
Beyond belief! n/t RKP5637 Oct 2015 #1
Like the Hostel movie Lucky Luciano Oct 2015 #2
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