# 4 Chilling Crime Mysteries You've Never Heard | 163

An episode of [Lazy Chill True Crime](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1815534472), 14 Jan 2026, 33 min.

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[0:00] Hey everyone, before we begin, remember to hit the notification
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[0:15] On February 10th, 1998, a maintenance worker at the
[0:18] Spanish Gates apartment complex in Glendale, Colorado noticed a
[0:22] foul odor coming from what should have been an empty unit.
[0:26] Upon investigating, the worker found the decomposing body of a
[0:30] young adult male on the floor. Police were alerted and arrived
[0:34] to a grim scene. The deceased man lay surrounded
[0:37] by large amounts of cash and various substances strewn about
[0:41] the apartment. Investigators determined he had
[0:44] been dead for approximately 3 days by the time he was found.
[0:49] There were no signs of foul play at the scene.
[0:52] Instead, the evidence pointed to a fatal overdose.
[0:57] An autopsy later confirmed extremely high levels of heroin
[1:00] in his system, confirming that he likely accidentally
[1:04] administered too much of the substance to himself.
[1:07] Shockingly, as investigators secured the scene, an incident
[1:12] occurred that briefly stole headlines.
[1:15] A Glendale police officer who responded that day was caught
[1:18] attempting to steal some of the cash found with the body,
[1:22] according to contemporaneous reports.
[1:24] Another officer saw him trying to pocket the money, and he was
[1:27] arrested and charged with the theft.
[1:30] Detectives soon realized the unidentified man had been living
[1:34] under multiple false identities in the apartment.
[1:38] They found several forms of identification, including a
[1:41] Texas State ID card in the name Diego Perez.
[1:45] At first glance, it looked like a legitimate driver's license,
[1:48] and in fact it was an authentic ID issued by Texas authorities,
[1:52] but the credentials used to obtain it were stolen.
[1:56] The address on that card, Five O 1 E 8th St. in Austin, TX,
[2:01] turned out to be a homeless shelter formerly run by the
[2:04] Salvation Army. This suggested that Diego Perez
[2:07] was an assumed identity, likely using a real person's
[2:11] information that the John Doe had fraudulently adopted.
[2:16] In his pockets were additional fake IDs and documents with
[2:19] other names. Investigators soon uncovered at
[2:23] least 5 aliases tied to the same man.
[2:25] He had gone by Julio Costa Lasso, Pablo Marquez, Soto
[2:30] Salvatore Franco, James Edgar and Armando Aguilar Franco, in
[2:35] addition to the name Diego Perez.
[2:38] Personally, I like that he tossed James Edgar in there just
[2:41] to mix it up a bit, but I'll be coming back to that.
[2:45] It was clear that the man had gone to great lengths to obscure
[2:48] who he really was. Digging deeper, authorities
[2:53] checked law enforcement and immigration databases and were
[2:57] astonished by what they found. The John Doe had a history of
[3:01] encounters with U.S. officials under those assumed names.
[3:05] In fact, multiple Immigration and Naturalization Service
[3:08] records were linked to him, each under a different alias.
[3:12] He had been assigned at least two separate alien registration
[3:16] numbers during prior run insurance with immigration
[3:19] authorities. One record showed him detained
[3:24] under the name Franco as far back as May 7th, 1986 in
[3:28] Spokane, WA. Another record under Julio Costa
[3:32] Lasso was also found. These records came with
[3:36] photographs, meaning the government had captured his
[3:39] image on multiple occasions throughout the 1980s and 1990's.
[3:44] The fact that he had brushes with law enforcement and
[3:47] deportation proceedings suggests he may have been involved in
[3:50] illicit activities. Ironically, despite these
[3:54] extensive records and fake identities, authorities couldn't
[3:58] find any trace of his real identity.
[4:01] No fingerprints and national databases matched a known
[4:04] missing person, and every name he used was a dead end.
[4:10] One unusual advantage investigators have in this case
[4:13] is the abundance of photographs of the John Doe while alive.
[4:17] Typically, unidentified persons are known only by
[4:20] reconstructions or gruesome post mortem images, But this case is
[4:25] different. Because the Doe had been
[4:27] arrested, detained, or otherwise documented multiple times under
[4:32] his aliases, authorities possess nearly a dozen photographs of
[4:37] him from those incidents. These images include mug shots
[4:41] and identification photos taken over the years.
[4:45] In some photos, he wears eyeglasses, and indeed, a pair
[4:48] of glasses was found with his belongings when he died.
[4:53] The photos show a Hispanic male with thick, curly black hair and
[4:56] brown eyes. Notably, some have speculated
[5:00] that he may be Afro Latino based on his appearance, while others
[5:04] have questioned whether he was actually of Hispanic origin at
[5:07] all. After all, he was a chameleon,
[5:11] and what better way to hide his true identity than by further
[5:14] obscuring his true origins? Some have suggested the James
[5:19] Edgar alias is evidence that he may actually have been of
[5:22] African American or a mixed race background, adopting these other
[5:27] aliases as additional cover. Unfortunately, for the reasons
[5:32] I'm about to delve into, it's unlikely that we will ever have
[5:35] a definitive answer. The investigation into Diego
[5:41] Perez true identity has faced several challenges.
[5:45] A major hurdle is the lack of preserved forensic evidence for
[5:48] modern DNA analysis. Unfortunately, back in 1998,
[5:54] after the autopsy was completed, the man's remains were cremated.
[5:59] At the time, this may have been a routine decision for an
[6:02] unclaimed body, especially one whose cause of death wasn't
[6:06] disputed. However, it has since proved to
[6:10] be a regrettable choice. With the body cremated and thus
[6:14] effectively destroyed, no DNA sample or dental records could
[6:18] be saved for future testing. Unless someone recognizes one of
[6:23] the numerous pictures of this man, it's likely that he will be
[6:26] forever a complete unknown. For over a week, a frightened
[6:34] man in Florida carried the weight of a terrible secret.
[6:38] He had seen a young woman brutally slain in a remote sugar
[6:41] cane field outside Belle Glade, and her desperate last pleas
[6:45] still echoed in his mind. Hiding among the tall stalks,
[6:50] the anonymous hunter watched as two men argued with the woman by
[6:53] a blue Ford Bronco. She begged a man she called
[6:57] Ricardito for mercy, but the confrontation turned fatal when
[7:01] he struck her repeatedly with a machete.
[7:04] Afterwards, the horrified witness saw the attackers drag
[7:07] the woman's body deeper into the cane field and drive away.
[7:11] He caught only a glimpse of the Broncos license plate containing
[7:14] the numbers 7 and two. Fearing for his own life and
[7:18] aware that he'd been trespassing to hunt, the witness who gave
[7:22] the name Antonio waited more than a week before finally
[7:26] calling the authorities. Antonio's delayed call, made
[7:31] nervously in Spanish to a Miami emergency dispatcher, provided
[7:35] just enough clues for authorities to begin their
[7:38] investigation. He directed police to a landmark
[7:41] near the crime scene, a building shaped like an ice cream cone in
[7:46] the Belle Glade area. Palm Beach County detectives
[7:49] recognize this description as the local Twisty Treat ice cream
[7:53] stand, and they rushed to search the fields behind it.
[7:57] There, just as Antonio had described, detectives discovered
[8:02] the remains of a female victim concealed in the tall grass
[8:05] about a mile South of the shop. Finding the body was only the
[8:11] beginning of a difficult investigation.
[8:14] The victim's remains were badly decomposed, indicating she had
[8:18] been lying out in the Florida heat for roughly a week or more.
[8:22] The attack had been vicious. An autopsy determined the woman
[8:26] died from multiple deep cutting wounds consistent with a
[8:29] machete, reflecting a horrifying level of brutality.
[8:33] Because of advanced decomposition, the corpse was
[8:37] already transitioning into a mummified state.
[8:40] Identifying the victim was a challenge.
[8:43] Most of her fingers had skeletonized, but detectives
[8:47] managed to obtain 1 viable thumbprint from her right hand.
[8:51] Incredibly, that single thumbprint was enough to confirm
[8:55] the victim's identity as Rebecca Young, a local young woman who
[9:00] had been reported missing in Belle Glade.
[9:04] Rebecca Young was just 21 years old at the time of her death and
[9:08] a long time resident of the Belle Glade community.
[9:11] In a cruel twist of fate, investigators learned that
[9:15] violence had already touched Rebecca's life years before.
[9:19] When Rebecca was only 12. Her own mother had been slain,
[9:23] an event that left deep scars on Rebecca.
[9:28] After that tragedy, Rebecca was raised by her aunt, Lucille
[9:32] Williams, with whom she shared a close bond.
[9:38] As detectives dug into Rebecca's background for clues, they
[9:42] uncovered signs that her life had taken a difficult turn in
[9:45] the years leading up to her slaying.
[9:48] After high school, Rebecca became involved with an older
[9:51] man known around town as a petty criminal.
[9:55] This man, whose sources called her quote, UN quote, boyfriend,
[9:59] drew Rebecca into a dangerous lifestyle, introduced her to
[10:03] illegal substances, and forced her into illicit work.
[10:08] I'm just going to go out on a limb and say that while he may
[10:11] have sold her the boyfriend line, I'm thinking he was
[10:14] something else entirely. Police initially wondered if
[10:20] this quote UN quote boyfriend could be tied to Rebecca's death
[10:25] given his criminal background and violent behavior.
[10:28] However, after investigation, he was ruled out as a direct
[10:33] suspect as there was no evidence placing him at the scene.
[10:37] He also didn't fit the description of either of the men
[10:40] who were described by Antonio in the frantic call to the cops.
[10:46] Even so, detectives believe that his criminal activities
[10:50] indirectly set the stage for Rebecca's slaying.
[10:53] One theory is that this man may have angered dangerous
[10:56] individuals in the local drug underworld and that Rebecca
[11:00] ultimately paid the price for his actions.
[11:03] In other words, Rebecca might have been targeted in
[11:06] retaliation for someone else's wrongdoing.
[11:10] With Rebecca's identity confirmed and her background
[11:13] uncovered, the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office pressed forward
[11:17] to find her killers. They had scant physical evidence
[11:20] from the crime scene, so detectives focused on leads from
[11:24] the 911 call and the streets of Belle Glade.
[11:28] Antonio, the eyewitness, had provided a few critical details.
[11:32] One perpetrator's nickname Ricardito, the description of
[11:37] two Hispanic males and the blue Ford Bronco with a partial
[11:41] license plate containing 7 and 2.
[11:45] Police checked records for vehicles matching the
[11:47] description and canvassed local informants for any mention of
[11:51] someone named Ricardito. Unfortunately, the nickname
[11:55] didn't immediately match any known suspects in the area.
[12:01] A breakthrough hint surfaced about three weeks after the
[12:04] slaying. On May 14th, 1991, the Sheriff's
[12:09] Department detained a local man who had allegedly told a lady of
[12:13] the night that he had slain a woman who met Rebecca's
[12:16] description recently. Disturbingly, this wasn't told
[12:20] to her as some sort of direct threat, but rather as some sort
[12:24] of chilling boast about what he had allegedly done.
[12:28] This individual, whose name has never been released publicly,
[12:33] became a prime person of interest.
[12:36] Detectives located him driving a blue vehicle and used a traffic
[12:40] stop as a pretext to bring him in for questioning.
[12:44] The situation grew even more suspicious when, before
[12:48] investigators even mentioned any further crimes, the man blurted
[12:52] out that he knew they wanted to talk to him about a slaying.
[12:56] This unsolicited statement raised red flags as it suggested
[13:01] he was aware of Rebecca's case or had a guilty conscience.
[13:05] Detectives attempted to interview the man, but the
[13:08] suspect quickly invoked his right to an attorney and refused
[13:12] to answer questions. Lacking any hard evidence tying
[13:16] him to the crime, the police had no choice but to release him
[13:19] from custody. Despite the set back,
[13:22] investigators remain convinced that this unnamed individual was
[13:26] involved with the investigation. Stalling law enforcement's best
[13:31] hope was to find the one person who saw everything, the
[13:35] mysterious caller known only as Antonio.
[13:39] Detectives launched an all out search for this Good Samaritan
[13:42] witness, emphasizing that he was not in any trouble and could
[13:46] hold the key to solving the case.
[13:50] Little is known about Antonio beyond the brief call he made.
[13:54] He told the 911 dispatcher that he was using a pay phone because
[13:57] he had no phone at home. This suggested he might have
[14:01] been from a poorer community or was working as a migrant laborer
[14:05] and perhaps may have been in the United States illegally.
[14:09] From his accent and language, police believe Antonio is likely
[14:13] Cuban. Unfortunately, despite numerous
[14:17] calls for Antonio to come forward, he has never
[14:20] resurfaced. Unsurprisingly, it hasn't been
[14:24] all that easy to locate a Cuban guy in Miami named Antonio, At
[14:28] least not the correct one. Decades have now passed since
[14:34] Rebecca Young's life was viciously cut short and there's
[14:37] been little in the way of progress.
[14:40] Her family and the community have never forgotten the quiet
[14:43] young woman who fell victim to such a cruel fate.
[14:47] At present, the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office
[14:50] continues to treat the case as an active and ongoing
[14:53] investigation, despite the fact that the case has gone cold.
[14:58] Personally, I think that the key to the case is the so-called
[15:01] boyfriend. I suspect he knows exactly who
[15:04] did it and why. The summer of 1988 found Keith
[15:09] Reinhardt at a crossroads. The 50 year old sports writer
[15:13] from Chicago's suburbs had grown restless with the predictable
[15:16] rhythm of his daily existence. Seeking transformation, he
[15:21] arranged a three month hiatus from his position at the Daily
[15:25] Herald. He ventured W to Silver Plume
[15:29] Co, a picturesque mountain community tucked away in the
[15:32] Rockies. Reinhardt arrived with an
[15:35] ambitious agenda. Conquering his lifelong fear of
[15:39] heights by tackling mountain peaks and rebuilding his
[15:42] physical fitness were top of mind.
[15:45] But there was something much more he wanted to do.
[15:48] He wanted to finally pen the novel he'd been thinking of for
[15:51] years. To sustain himself financially
[15:54] during this reinvention, he established an antique shop in a
[15:58] space that carried an eerie history.
[16:00] It was the former location of a bookstore operated by Tom Young,
[16:05] a local resident who had vanished without explanation the
[16:08] previous year. The mystery of Young's fate
[16:12] quickly captivated Reinhardt's imagination.
[16:15] On September 7th, 1987, Young had disappeared alongside his
[16:19] beloved dog, Gus. The puzzle remained unsolved
[16:23] until July 1988, when hunters stumbled upon their remains
[16:28] scattered across the mountainous terrain surrounding Silver
[16:32] Plume. Both had suffered fatal bullet
[16:35] wounds to the head. With a weapon discovered at the
[16:38] scene. Officials determined Young's
[16:41] death to be voluntary. Yet this verdict stirred
[16:44] controversy among townspeople, who knew the man's devotion to
[16:47] his canine companion. Many found it inconceivable that
[16:52] he would harm Gus, even if he was set on doing himself in.
[16:58] The circumstances surrounding Young's demise became the
[17:01] foundation for Reinhard's literary project.
[17:04] He crafted A protagonist named Guy Gypsum, weaving together
[17:08] elements of his own identity with Young's story.
[17:12] And yeah, that's a real Chad Tier detective name if I've ever
[17:15] heard one. His research consumed him as he
[17:20] interviewed locals gathering fragments of Young's life and
[17:24] character. The boundary between Reinhard's
[17:27] emerging fiction and his daily reality began to dissolve as he
[17:31] delved deeper into the case. Then came August 7th, 1988,
[17:39] exactly one week after the grisly discovery of Young's
[17:42] remains. Reinhard shuttered his antique
[17:45] shop and announced to friends his intention to scale Pendleton
[17:48] Mountain Summit. This is a demanding expedition
[17:51] that typically requires several hours of arduous hiking.
[17:56] What made his decision particularly alarming was the
[17:59] timing. He departed around 4:30 PM, far
[18:03] too late for such an undertaking, and his preparation
[18:06] was woefully inadequate. Observers noted his casual
[18:10] attire, tennis shoes and everyday clothing, along with
[18:14] his complete absence of hiking supplies.
[18:18] He promised to return by 10 that night, a deadline that came and
[18:22] went without his return. The response was swift and
[18:27] comprehensive. More than 100 search personnel
[18:30] mobilized, supported by helicopters and specially
[18:34] trained canines, combing the unforgiving landscape for any
[18:38] trace of the missing rider. The operation faced constant
[18:42] obstacles from the treacherous terrain, yielding no clues about
[18:46] Reinhard's whereabouts. Tragedy compounded the mystery
[18:50] when a Cessna aircraft participating in the search
[18:53] crashed, claiming the pilot's life.
[18:56] After 7 days of fruitless efforts, the authorities
[18:59] abandoned the search. Multiple theories have emerged
[19:03] to explain Reinhard's vanishing. One possibility suggests he
[19:07] encountered violence. It's been speculated that after
[19:10] discovering dangerous information related to Young's
[19:13] death, this made him a target, and I must place emphasis on the
[19:18] word speculation here, since there's no evidence whatsoever
[19:22] that indicated that he had any special knowledge of what
[19:25] happened to Young and Gus. An alternative explanation
[19:29] proposes that he orchestrated his own disappearance, drawing
[19:32] inspiration from his fictional character and seeking to escape
[19:36] into a new existence. Yet those closest to Reinhard
[19:41] reject this notion, emphasizing his satisfaction with life and
[19:45] his consistent communication with family and friends.
[19:49] An accident remains another viable explanation for his fate.
[19:54] Considering his documented fear of heights and the perilous
[19:57] mountain conditions, a fatal fall seems entirely possible.
[20:02] The puzzle deepens, however. With the thorough search's
[20:05] failure to uncover any physical evidence supporting this theory,
[20:11] some suggest that Reinhardt had become so obsessed with Young's
[20:14] case that he ended up following in his footsteps.
[20:18] To those who believe this theory, the parallels between
[20:21] these two cases create a clear, unsettling pattern.
[20:25] Young and Reinhardt occupied the identical commercial space, and
[20:29] both vanished in the mountains surrounding Silver Plume.
[20:33] Reinhard was, of course, also actively developing a novel
[20:37] centered on Young's story when he himself disappeared.
[20:42] Despite persistent investigative efforts, no definitive answers
[20:46] have surfaced regarding Reinhard's ultimate fate.
[20:49] His case files remain active, perpetuating an enduring enigma
[20:54] that continues to cast shadows over silver plumes.
[20:57] Tranquil Facade. It seems to me that the depth of
[21:02] Reinhard's fixation with Young's case can't be understated.
[21:06] He had become so thoroughly absorbed in the mystery that he
[21:09] constructed A fictional alter ego blending their identities.
[21:13] This obsession potentially destabilized his judgement,
[21:17] possibly driving him toward the fateful I'll conceived mountain
[21:21] expedition that sealed his own mysterious fate.
[21:25] He just doesn't seem to have been in a good place mentally
[21:28] and his decision to go hiking at that hour and that attire
[21:32] indicates to me he may not have wanted to have come back.
[21:39] On a bright winter morning in 2019, an Icelandic tourist
[21:43] stepped out of his Dublin hotel and vanished without a trace.
[21:48] Jan Jansen, a 41 year old father of four, walked away from the
[21:53] Bonnington Hotel on February 9th, 2019 and was never seen
[21:58] again. His phone, wallet and passport
[22:02] were left behind in his room, turning a fun poker holiday into
[22:06] a completely baffling mystery that remains unsolved.
[22:11] Yawn was a taxi driver from Iceland, described by family as
[22:15] a reliable, caring man and devoted father.
[22:18] He was engaged to his fiance Yana, and the couple traveled to
[22:23] Dublin for both leisure and competitive poker.
[22:26] As an avid poker player in a country where casino gambling is
[22:29] mostly illegal, Jan was excited to join the Dublin Poker
[22:33] Festival at the Bonnington Hotel.
[22:36] He had planned to play in a three day tournament and then
[22:39] tour Ireland with Jana, a trip he had looked forward to for
[22:42] weeks. Nothing in his background
[22:45] suggested he would simply disappear.
[22:48] He had no history of impulsive behavior and it even recently
[22:52] renewed his taxi license back home.
[22:54] Anticipating his future plans, Jan arrived in Ireland on
[23:01] February 8th, 2019, one day ahead of his fiance.
[23:05] Due to a passport mix up, he spent that first night at the
[23:09] poker tables in the hotel. Witnesses said Jan lost a
[23:13] significant sum of money, several €1000, but didn't seem
[23:18] visibly upset. He drank heavily yet remained in
[23:22] good spirits, socializing with other players late into the
[23:25] night. The next morning, Yana met Yawn
[23:29] at the hotel around 10 AM and went downstairs briefly to get a
[23:33] coffee. In that short window of time, at
[23:36] approximately 11 O 5:00 AM, Yawn abruptly left the hotel on foot.
[23:42] He took only his jacket and possibly a key card, leaving his
[23:46] passport, phone, wallet and even his luggage behind in the room.
[23:52] Security cameras captured Yawn walking calmly down Swords Rd.
[23:56] minutes later, heading north through the Whitehall district
[23:59] of Dublin. He was last seen on CCTV outside
[24:03] a nursing home adjacent to the hotel around 11 O 7:00 AM, after
[24:08] which the trail went cold. In the footage, Yon appeared
[24:12] relaxed and unhurried, smoking a cigarette as he walked.
[24:16] He didn't seem to be fleeing or in a hurry to meet anyone, a
[24:20] fact that deepened the confusion about why he left and where he
[24:23] went. When he failed to return that
[24:26] day, Yana grew alarmed. By the next morning, with still
[24:32] no sign of him, she reported him missing.
[24:36] Yon's family flew to Dublin immediately to assist in the
[24:39] search, utterly perplexed at how he could vanish in a busy city.
[24:46] Irish authorities and volunteers launched extensive searches of
[24:49] the area in the days after Jan's disappearance.
[24:53] Police scoured CCTV from traffic and businesses, and they
[24:57] appealed to the public for any sightings.
[25:00] Over the following weeks, dozens of possible sightings and tips
[25:04] were investigated, but none LED anywhere concrete.
[25:09] Notably, his bank accounts and credit cards saw no activity
[25:13] after he went missing, and there were no records of him leaving
[25:16] the country via airports or ferries.
[25:20] Detectives determined that all his personal effects left in the
[25:23] hotel suggested he intended to return, deepening this true
[25:28] crime mystery further. Years went by with little
[25:33] progress until some ominous leads emerged.
[25:36] In 2022 and 2023, two anonymous letters were delivered 1 to a
[25:42] Dublin police station and another to a local priest.
[25:47] They claimed that Yon had been slain and buried in a park
[25:49] called Sentry Domain. The letters mentioned that his
[25:53] remains would be found among trees near water in that park.
[25:58] Acting on this tip, the cops launched a major search of the
[26:01] park in February 2024, using cadaver dogs and dive teams to
[26:07] probe the parks, lake and wooded areas.
[26:10] For a moment, hope flickered when search dogs indicated a
[26:14] spot of interest near the water and parts of the ground were
[26:17] excavated. However, after days of effort,
[26:21] nothing was discovered and the search concluded without
[26:24] answers. One hypothesis has pointed to an
[26:29] unconfirmed underworld connection as being behind his
[26:32] fate. This rumor suggests Yawn may
[26:35] have crossed paths with dangerous individuals over the
[26:38] poker money. It was reported that the €4000
[26:42] he lost might have belonged to an Icelandic criminal present in
[26:45] Dublin, and that Yawn met with this person to obtain more cash
[26:49] before violence broke out. An even more startling theory
[26:54] from early 2025 claims that he was an unintended victim of a
[26:57] contract killer. In this scenario, a hired hitman
[27:02] from Eastern Europe came to the poker tournament targeting a
[27:06] different Icelandic player, but mistakenly killed Yawn instead.
[27:11] Disturbingly, since the theory initially came forward,
[27:15] according to The Irish Times, multiple independent sources
[27:18] have come forward with similar information.
[27:23] As of today, Jan Jansen's fate is still unknown.
[27:28] His loved ones continue to push for answers, refusing to let the
[27:32] case be forgotten. They hold on to hope that
[27:35] someone, somewhere, will come forward with the missing piece
[27:39] of the puzzle. Personally though, I suspect
[27:43] that if the Hitman theory is true, we're never going to have
[27:46] any meaningful resolution to this case.
[27:52] In the pre dawn darkness of January 15th, 2013, shots
[27:57] erupted near Mexico's northeastern border.
[28:00] By sunrise, whispers spread that a notorious cartel boss had been
[28:04] slain, yet no official confirmation came.
[28:08] The fallen figure was Hector David Delgado Santiago, better
[28:12] known by his alias El Metro Cuatro, or simply M4.
[28:18] His death would soon plunge the Gulf Cartel into turmoil as
[28:22] everyone from the authorities to the cartel itself tried to
[28:26] figure out who was behind this Major League hit.
[28:31] Delgado was a high-ranking leader of Mexico's Gulf Cartel,
[28:35] born and raised in Matamoros. He earned his alias as a member
[28:39] of Los Metros, a highly feared and violent enforcement wing of
[28:43] the cartel. Rising through the ranks over
[28:47] the years, Delgado became the local boss of Reynosa, a key
[28:51] border city. From there, he worked his way up
[28:55] to being the right hand man of the Gulf Cartel boss Mario
[28:59] Ramirez Trevino. Unlike flashier cartel figures,
[29:04] Delgado kept a low profile, working in the shadows and
[29:08] staying off law enforcement radar.
[29:11] Nevertheless, he gained A grim reputation as a ruthless
[29:15] enforcer who was even willing to attack American government
[29:18] agents directly. As 2013 began, a storm was
[29:24] brewing in the cartel underworld.
[29:26] In the early hours of January 15th, 2013, violent clashes
[29:31] broke in Matamoros and Reynosa. Amid the chaos, M4 was
[29:36] reportedly caught in a firefight with an unknown band of bad
[29:39] hombres. Initial reports indicated that
[29:42] he was shot and gravely wounded in the fray.
[29:46] According to local accounts, he was rushed into surgery at a
[29:50] Reynosa hospital around 3:30 AM but succumbed to his wounds.
[29:55] During the operation, convoys of Gulf Cartel vehicles poured into
[29:59] the streets in a show of force as gunmen loyal to Delgado
[30:03] prowled the city. Panic and uncertainty gripped
[30:07] Reynosa's residents, many sheltered in place as rumors of
[30:11] a fallen kingpin swirled. Confusion reigned supreme in the
[30:17] immediate aftermath, and Mexican authorities remained
[30:19] conspicuously silent. No official statement was
[30:23] released about Delgado's death, a stark contrast to the usual
[30:27] publicity that follows A cartel boss's demise.
[30:31] Within a day, trusted sources confirmed what many suspected
[30:35] Delgado Santiago was indeed dead and swiftly buried in Matamoros.
[30:42] With official silence came rampant speculation about who
[30:45] took out this top Gulf cartel leader on his home turf. 2 main
[30:49] theories soon emerged in both media reports and according to
[30:53] later underworld chatter that would leak out in the years that
[30:56] followed. 1 theory holds that Los Zetas, the Gulf Cartels
[31:01] former paramilitary wing turned bitter enemies, infiltrated
[31:05] Reynosa and targeted Delgado for assassination.
[31:11] Reynosa was traditionally a Gulf stronghold, and there's reason
[31:15] to believe the Zetas may have had a reason to penetrate into
[31:18] this territory. In fact, months before, Gulf
[31:22] enforcers had pushed into the Zetas territory around Monterey,
[31:26] dealing heavy blows to the Zetas.
[31:29] If their operatives managed to hit a top boss in Reynosa, it
[31:33] may have been a retaliatory strike, a message that even in
[31:37] his own territory he wasn't safe.
[31:40] Observers at the time noted that a Zeta's LED attack would fit a
[31:44] larger pattern of tit for tat violence between the cartels.
[31:48] This scenario paints his death as part of the ongoing war for
[31:51] Turf, an outside enemy seizing a chance to eliminate a key member
[31:56] of the Gulf Cartels leadership. The alternative theory is far
[32:01] more insidious. Delgado was betrayed and
[32:04] eliminated by his own compatriots within the Gulf
[32:07] Cartel. At the time the cartel was
[32:10] embroiled in a fierce internal feud.
[32:13] Delgado himself had been a key player in a split that pitted 2
[32:16] heavily armed rival factions against one another.
[32:20] Ultimately, given the internal power structures of these
[32:23] operations, this has been the conclusion that many observers
[32:28] have reached in the years following the slaying.
[32:33] In the end, perhaps to the surprise of absolutely no one,
[32:37] this case has gone unsolved, and I have a sneaking suspicion that
[32:41] it'll remain that way.

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