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Venezuela Hunts Down Serial Killers

by Open-Publishing - Sunday 9 April 2006

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Venezuela Hunts Down Serial Killers

Caracas, Apr 7 (Prensa Latina) Venezuelan Minister for Interior and Justice Jesse Chacon announced the arrest of three of the five people involved in the quadruple murder that rocked the country.
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The cruelest of the recent bloody crimes in Venezuela was this kidnapping February 23 of 12, 13 and 17 year old siblings and their driver. Their bodies found on Apr 4.

The crime wave includes an Ultimas Noticias reporter who died from gunshot wounds and last week"s discovery of the body of an Italian businessman abducted in Aragua.

President Hugo Chavez assured the investigations are underway and condemned private media manipulation to discredit the government.

Minister Chacon also urged law enforcement and the Judicial Power to work swiftly to show that there will not be impunity for such crimes in Venezuela.

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