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The Making of a Massacre

By: Audible Original, Ginger Thompson
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[Contains sensitive content] On a warm evening in a small Mexican border town, men and women started disappearing. Local officials were warned to stay away and when it was all done, up to 200 people were gone. The Making of a Massacre is five-part true story detailing how well-intentioned efforts to curtail the drug trade by the US and Mexican governments had devastating effects. Led by ProPublica's award-winning journalist Ginger Thompson and featuring true to life performances by notable actors Cheech Marin, Danny Trejo, Alana del la Garza, Clifton Collins Jr. and Snow Tha Product, listeners will hear how a town was caught in the crossfire of the drug war. When you add Making of a Massacre to your library you will receive all 5 episodes, each with a runtime of approximately 25 minutes.

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Episodes
  • Ep. 1: The Takeover

    Ep. 1: The Takeover
    May 3 2018
    [Contains sensitive content] Once a sleepy, well-to-do town on the border with Texas, how had Allende become a stronghold for the notoriously brutal Zetas cartel? Residents and lawmakers relive the town's terrifying takeover, enforced by the cartel's gunmen and local police-turned-henchmen. Former Zetas operatives reveal how they asserted power not just in Allende, but the entire region on the Mexico-US border.
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    28 mins
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  • Ep. 2: The Operation

    Ep. 2: The Operation
    May 3 2018
    [Contains sensitive content] Months before the massacre, the DEA launched “Operation Too Legit to Quit." It was aimed at stopping cocaine traffickers in Texas, but it led to the leaders of the Zetas cartel and a key piece of intelligence in Mexico. Hear the DEA agent and federal prosecutor at the centre of that development explain how it happened - and from the cartel operatives who were their target.
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  • Ep. 3: The Leak

    Ep. 3: The Leak
    May 3 2018
    [Contains sensitive content] U.S. officials begin to strategise over their next steps with the new intelligence. And then, a rash decision is made -- the trackable cell phone numbers they obtained for two top cartel members get shared with Mexico. And suddenly, the operation begins to unravel and violence erupts.
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could be better strughled to finish the middle however all around not that bad i think

wasn't bad

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Sad and shocking tale from the war on drugs. America's role in the deaths of many innocent people. I feel sorry for ordinary Mexicans who have to live with the corruption and power mad cartels. Sheds some light on something both th American and Mexican Government are reluctant to talk about.

What happens when psychopaths have power

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the story was very engaging and a reminder of how terrible people can be around the world. Sad and tragic to realise the cost of human error and even worse, the cost of human endless greed.

great story and journalism

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Enjoyed this podcast, time seemed to fly listening to each episode. Such a tradegdy and feel sorry for the families left with no real answers.

Good podcast and well narrated

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Call me educated & I love to learn new things & podcasts like this are great

WoW

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really enjoyed this, great research and well produced. Highlighted so much sadness that's related to the drug trade

great production

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Interesting though horrific story. Some of the witness testimony was way too faint and hard to hear. Difficult to understand why when it is being voiced by actors but a lot of them were faint and had music or the original Spanish in the background making it difficult to understand what the person was saying, especially in the last episode.

Interesting but let down by sound issues

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A true event of what happened. Shows the true powers of fear and corruption. Very very sad.

Horrific

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Shocking, gripping, fascinating and told with conviction. Hope to see more from these guys!

Fascinating!

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it a devastating story about how corruption and violence impact a small town. how fear left families feeling abandoned by the very authorities that should protect them but are responsible for devastation cause.

gripping story

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