The Mormon Fundamentalists Killed In Mexico Had A Violent Family History With Cartels

Another title for this article could have been:

The Left Looking Out For Their Amigos

So after a family of 9 were senselessly murdered, including 6 children, their angle is to inform us of how awful the Lebaron's family violent past was as if to justify the murders? Why? 

It's their journalistic responsibility to diminish these horrific murders in order to keep your mind from being 'tainted' and the road clear for illegals to come to our country. 

...Because you just can't beat illegals!

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Nine members of a Mormon fundamentalist family were killed in a roadside ambush in Mexico on Monday. At least six of them were children. The group, part of the extended LeBaron family, was traveling in a small convoy of SUV's in broad daylight when their vehicles were fired upon.

The victims were members of a community of about 3,000 Mormon fundamentalists living in Mexico. The LeBarons are part of a group of fundamentalists who split from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and migrated to Mexico in the 19th century when the U.S. government banned polygamy.

While a suspect has been arrested, the motive for the attack is unclear. Mexican Security Minister Alfonso Durazo speculated that the killer had mistaken the family's caravan for a rival drug cartel. But former Mexican Foreign Minister Jorge Castañeda told CNN he believes the group was targeted and that there was long-standing tension between the cartels and the LeBarons who have defied them in the past.

Family members have been outspoken about their belief that the murders were intentional. Alex LeBaron, a high-profile peace activist and deputy in the Chihuahua State legislature told Mexico's W radio, “It couldn’t have been a mistake. This is terrorism, plain and simple.” 

The victims were identified as Christina Marie Langford Johnson, 29; Dawna Langford, 43; Trevor Langford, 11; and Rogan Langford, 2-and-a-half. Also killed were Rhonita Miller, 30; Howard Miller, 12; Krystal Miller, 10; and the 8-month-old twins, Titus and Tiana Miller.

Photo: Courtesy of Kendra Miller's Facebook.

Dawna Lanford and her son Trevor were killed in the attack.

The LeBaron family has a violent past. In 1972, Ervil LeBaron, known as the Mormon Manson, allegedly killed his older brother in a battle for control over leadership. In 1977, Ervil was convicted of killing Dr. Rulon Allred, a rival polygamist leader.

In recent years, they have clashed publicly with the cartels. In 2009, 16-year-old Erick LeBaron was kidnapped by traffickers and and held for $1 million ransom. The family chose not to pay and the teenager was returned unharmed. But two months later, after speaking out agains the kidnapping and other narco-related crime, Erick's brother Benjamin LeBaron was shot to death alongside his brother-in-law, Luis Carlos Widmer.

The incident comes as the region struggles with cartel violence. There were 33,000 homicides in Mexico in 2018; that number is expected to grow in 2019.

The Mormon Fundamentalists Killed In Mexico Had A Violent Family History With Cartels