In April 2012, Martínez was working on an extensive report on mass graves she believed cartels and other criminals were using to dump bodies. The suspected victims included petty criminals, business owners unwilling to defer to illegal ...See moreIn April 2012, Martínez was working on an extensive report on mass graves she believed cartels and other criminals were using to dump bodies. The suspected victims included petty criminals, business owners unwilling to defer to illegal enterprises, as well as vulnerable women. Martínez visited some of the graves and kept count of the bodies that were fast piling up. On the side, she published crime news at a steady stream. She wrote about migration, discrimination against indigenous communities, and the arrest of cartel leaders and police who collaborated with cartels.
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