Arizona
Mar 3 2011, Oscar

Martin Alejandro Cota-Monroy, beheading victim

By Mike Sakal, Tribune

Chandler, Arizona police believe the beheading of a 38-year-old man in October is tied to Mexican drug cartel violence for one reason:

Martin Alejandro Cota-Monroy stole...

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