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2003S0073-2 01/24/03
By: Shapleigh S.C.R. No. 7
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The Mexican border city of Juarez has been plagued
with the sexual assault and brutal slaying of over 300 women in the
past nine years; and
WHEREAS, Women continue to disappear in the Juarez area
almost every month; and
WHEREAS, Federal Bureau of Investigation experts suspect
that one or more serial killers are behind the killings and that at
least one of the killers has access to both sides of the border; and
WHEREAS, Some of the victims are as young as 13 years old, and
many of them were abducted during broad daylight in well-populated
areas; and
WHEREAS, A number of the victims were Texas residents; and
WHEREAS, These killings have brought pain and frustration to
the El Paso-Juarez area as the victims' friends and families on both
sides of the border struggle to cope with the loss of their loved
ones; and
WHEREAS, The United States Department of State blames the
limited progress in solving the crimes on police incompetence,
prosecutorial ineptitude, and a lack of investigative resources;
and
WHEREAS, The attention paid to the murders by the local
authorities appears to be minimal, as tangible evidence, including
the victims' clothing, shoes, and hair, has been found at the scenes
of the killings months later; and
WHEREAS, The Federal Bureau of Investigation must be allowed
to maintain a physical presence in Juarez in order to assist in
solving these horrendous crimes; and
WHEREAS, Direct and personal involvement by Federal Bureau of
Investigation agents, especially in the collection of evidence, is
crucial to the expeditious solving of these murders; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the 78th Legislature of the State of Texas
hereby request that the Federal Bureau of Investigation be directly
involved in assisting the Mexican law enforcement authorities in
their investigation of the brutal murders of women in Juarez,
Mexico, in order to put an end to the violence and bring justice to
the families and friends of the victims; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That the Texas secretary of state forward official
copies of this resolution to the director of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation, the attorney general of the United States, the
United States secretary of state, and the president of the United
States.