Adrián LeBaron, the father of the woman executed alongside eight relatives by the Mexican drug cartel said that two nephews were murdered and another kidnapped by drug lords ten years ago. He said the killers are stoking terror in their Mormon fundamentalist community.
His daughter and grandchildren were among the nine who were murdered in Sonora on Monday.
Adrián’s daughter Rhonita Maria LeBaron and four of her children, including her six-month-old twins, a 10-year-old daughter, and a 12-year-old son, were killed, Daily Mail reports.
One of the mothers, Christina Langford, who was killed saved her seven-month-old baby’s life by throwing the infant to the floor of their SUV, snd running outside the vehicle waving her arms to distract or show she was not a threat.*
Another two mothers, Rhonita Maria LeBaron and Christina Langford Johnson, as well as Dawna’s sons, aged 11 and three, were also all killed.
Two of Mr. LeBaron’s nephews, Benjamin LeBaron and Luis Widmar Stubbs, were killed and another, Eric LeBaron, was kidnapped in 2009 and released.
THE FATHER SAID IT WAS “PREMEDITATED”
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Adrián LeBaron said, “It is not an attack against our community, what we have here is a protest. They are making a statement and I do not know towards who. However, they killed my daughter with that purpose.”
“There is an incredible evil here. I do not know what you call this. If they are using us to make a statement. I do not know who it’s for. One cartel towards another.”
He called the attack of his daughter and grandchildren “premeditated.”
“There is no mistake here. Here they killed innocent people to teach fear,” he said.
He said their community will not give in.
FIVE INJURED CHILDREN WERE AIRLIFTED TO SAFETY
The injured children were rescued after their sibling, 13 years of age, covered them in branches to hide them while he ran for help.
This is the family involved in the murders. This was taken in 2012.
*We originally reported Mrs. Langford shielded the baby with her body.
