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TheHouse of Deathrefers to aserial killingsite in theMexicancity ofCiudad Juárez,Chihuahua,where executions were committed by members of theJuárez Cartel,some allegedly with the knowledge and participation of aUnited Statesundercover informant known by the pseudonym "Lalo", who had infiltrated the cartel. According to policy of theUnited States Department of Justice,undercover informants are not permitted to participate in acts of violence.[1]

Guillermo Eduardo Ramírez Peyro, a.k.a. "Lalo", was a formerMexican Highway Patrolofficer and a paid informant ofU.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement(ICE), which is part of theDepartment of Homeland Security."Lalo" also reported to theDEA.After infiltrating the Juárez Cartel,[2]he worked with Heriberto Santillán Tabares and helped him murder people in Mexico. "Lalo" had foreknowledge of planned killings and claims that he informed his US handlers of the intended crimes.[3]It has been asserted that US officials, includingJohnny Sutton,theUnited States AttorneyofUnited States District Court for the Western District of Texas,were aware of the murderous activities of the informant, but failed to intervene.[3][4]Juanita Fielden, Assistant US Attorney, is a defendant in a lawsuit forwrongful deathbrought forward by families of victims of the "House of Death".[2]

Torture and executions of suspected rivals and suspected informants took place until January 2004. When the Mexican government became aware of the activities, amass gravecontaining at least twelve bodies was found in a house at 3633 Calle Parsioneros, Ciudad Juárez, which came to be dubbed the "House of Death."[3]Santillán was convicted of trafficking by Johnny Sutton, but in aplea bargainingagreement, he was not accused of murder, and "Lalo", the former informant for the US government, now sits in a high-security prison awaiting extradition to Mexico, which will be according to him tantamount to a death sentence.[3]"Lalo" also claims that the United States Government still owes him money.[2]

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  1. ^Ricardo C. Ainslie - 2013 The Fight to Save Juárez: Life in the Heart of Mexico's Drug War 029274871X "The term" house of death "had been coined in Juarez back in 2004 by neighbors of a house in which a grisly discovery had been made. A dozen bodies had been found there, buried in the back yard of a modest house in a residential subdivision. Most showed signs of torture. Although it would become clear that there were many" houses of death, "the 2004 case had attained special notoriety..."
  2. ^abcDave Montgomery (2007-05-20)."Questions linger about the" House of Death "".Retrieved2007-05-24.[dead link]
  3. ^abcdThe Observer (2006-12-11)."The House of Death".The Guardian.London.Archivedfrom the original on 2013-01-17.Retrieved2010-06-05.
  4. ^Bill Conroy (2005)."Ex-DEA El Paso Chief Slams U.S. Attorney Johnny Sutton Over" Murders Gov't Could Have Prevented "".Archivedfrom the original on 2012-05-19.Retrieved2007-05-24.
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