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After Mexican drug lord's capture, family of slain Minnesota journalist seeks justice

Rafael Quintero was linked to the brutal 1985 murder of John Clay Walker

This month's capture in Mexico of an elusive drug lord revived a decades-old trauma for two daughters of a slain Minnesota writer who fear that he could again evade justice for their father's murder - even while in custody.

Rafael Caro Quintero, one of Mexico's most powerful drug bosses, had long been the target of American authorities for his connection to the killing of DEA agent Enrique Camarena in 1985. But Caro Quintero is also linked to the torture and murder that same year of John Clay Walker, a Minnesota writer who was in Mexico doing research for a novel when he and a friend were killed.

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, who wants Caro Quintero extradited to the United States to face charges, mentioned only Camarena's name when hailing Caro Quintero's capture this month. Now, Walker's daughters - Lannie and Keely Walker - are on a mission to add their father's name to the charges Caro Quintero could face in the U.S.

https://www.startribune.com/after-mexican-drug-lords-capture-family-of-slain-minnesota-journalist-seeks-justice/600192719/

 

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