More from the Daily Mail: . About two-dozen FBI agents' arrived in La Mora, an FBI statement's describing the agency's aim as working "alongside our international partners to help bring justice to the perpetrators of this heinous act of violence. They're bleeding, they're shot. Less than 20km down the road, police found the other two mums and some of their dead children. This is the time for Mexico, with the help of the United States, to wage WAR on the drug cartels and wipe them off the face of the earth. Picture: Herika Martinez/AFPSource:AFP. [2] According to Alfonso Durazo, the federal secretary for security, the location of the attack was in the municipality of Bavispe. The cartel has since been identified by Mexican military as La Linea (The Line), a drug cartel based in Chihuahua. A group of male relatives set out to try to rescue the youngsters but turned back when they heard gunfire ahead. Six of their children, including infant twins, were also brutally murdered. [9][10] In addition, perhaps a few thousand individuals remain aligned with these religious communities who reside in various places within the United States. The cars, filled with their children, had been travelling from the Mormon community of La Mora in the Mexican state of Sonora down to Pancho Villa in Chihuahua. The vehicles of the LeBaron and Langford families came under heavy gunfire and were torched during the attack, with security experts saying evidence suggested at the time that the massacre … ... She gave her life to try and save the rest”. 9 memorials. Seventeen members of the LeBaron and Langford families were travelling in three cars when gunmen sprayed their vehicles with bullets. [47], On January 12, 2020, Mexico's president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, and Sonora Governor, Claudia Pavlovich Arellano, visited LaMora. Galeana, Galeana Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico Dawna Ray Langford 19 Jun 1976 – 4 Nov 2019. He went on to say that some people who survived the attack were being taken to Phoenix, Arizona, for medical treatment. The gunmen had riddled the vehicle with dozens of bullets and apparently hit the gas tank, causing it to explode. Christina Langford Johnson was found a few metres from her van after trying to leave her driver’s seat and wave her arms to show she wasn’t a threat. Christina Langford was killed but her baby survived.Source:Facebook, An infant's car seat stained with blood inside a bullet-riddled vehicle. Mexican police and heartbroken relatives said three mums, all with dual US-Mexican citizenship and living in a Mormon community just south of the border, had been travelling in the north of Mexico in a convoy when they were targeted. Surviving family members have been forced to grab onto the burnt-out, bullet-ridden hulk of a car as they broke down after visiting the place where their relatives were murdered. The LeBaron family has a dark past in Mexico, including a cult-like murder spree. Addressing the investigation, Obrador said, "There is information already, but I can't provide that," although offering to meet with the victims' families to provide them additional information. The last surviving child; the girl who went for help, was discovered at 9:45 PM. Dawna Ray Langford, 43, and her sons Trevor, 3, and Rogan, 2, were killed. 2019 LeBarón and Langford families massacre. Find out more about our policy and your choices, including how to opt-out. His sister, McKenzie Rayne Langford, was eventually rescued after getting lost in the mountains. Rhonita LeBaron and her family were murdered around 18km away from the two other families after she fell behind, forced to change a flat tyre. The victims' religious affiliation is not related to that of another Mormon group, the amorphous Church of the Firstborn, headquartered Colonia Le Barón, Chihuahua, yet they have intermarriage ties with the latter. The victims had dual U.S.-Mexican citizenship and were all believed to be part of the Le Baron family. [15] (According to the BBC's Will Grant, one possible explanation for the atrocity is that "La Línea were targeting the Mormons...for having a relationship with their rivals, Los Salazar..."[14] A senior Mexican general told the Wall Street Journal he believed La Linea sent gunmen to curtail Los Salazar infiltration into Chihuahua and not with the intent to victimize the settlement's members. The families of nine women and children killed in an ambush in Mexico have filed a lawsuit against the Juárez drug cartel that accuses it of the massacre last year. This year, they … Prior in the day the area of the massacre had also been the scene of a shootout between rival cartel gangs. Picture: Herika Martinez/AFPSource:AFP. "[1][2] Nine people were killed with some burned alive in a car (three women and six children, all of whom held dual US–Mexican citizenship). She continued to claim that Mexico "refused to overcome their pride" and accept help from a neighboring country or international coalition. Eight young children survived by hiding. Ms Langford's 13-year-old son Devin walked 23 kilometres back to their hometown of La Mora to seek help. [45], The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints issued a statement expressing its "love, prayers, and sympathies" but also noting its understanding that the victims were not members of the church. Seventeen members of the LeBaron and Langford families were travelling in three cars when gunmen sprayed their vehicles with bullets. US protests, Inauguration Day: Lonely picture shows Donald T... Donald Trump letter: Note left for Joe Biden before inaugura... Coronavirus NSW, Vic, Qld live: Queensland restrictions to e... Joe Biden executive orders: Rejoining Paris Agreement, trigg... Find out more about our policy and your choices, including how to opt-out. [21] Relatives stated that the girl had taken the wrong road and was tracked by her footprints, when she was found she told them, "We have to go back. Devin is the son of Dawna Ray Langford. [24], Two children, a 13-year-old boy and a 9-year-old girl, walked away from the scene to get help from relatives, the boy walking fourteen miles over six hours before arriving at the family compound. [31] All survivors' injuries were caused by gunfire, not from fire or escaping the vehicles. [21], The gunman reportedly killed Christina Langford Johnson after she jumped out of her vehicle and waved her hands to display she wasn't a threat. Among the hundreds of dual-national and bilingual residents within the sibling communities of rancho La Mora and C… In last night’s massacre, Rhonita Maria LeBaron was traveling to Phoenix when her car broke down, according to relatives. Three mums — Christina Langford Johnson, Dawna Ray Langford and Rhonita LeBaron — were shot to death by a Mexican cartel on Monday afternoon local time. The vehicle reportedly had broken down due to a flat tire, and was caused to explode by the amount of bullets fired into the vehicle. A short distance away, their 43-year-old mum lay dead in the front seat of an SUV, along with the bullet-riddled bodies of her sons, ages 11 and two. She said the family was devastated and emotional and all they could do was "start thinking positive and praying" when they heard about the tragedy. The massacre came a decade after two members of the LeBarón family who confronted local drug cartels were kidnapped and murdered. “When he took too long to return, his 9-year-old sister left the remaining five to try again.”. The lawsuit by relatives of the well-known LeBaron family of Chihuahua says they were targeted for their activism and publicly speaking out against the cartel and corruption in Mexico. The LeBaron community was one of the many Mormon settlements that persists in Mexico. [17]), In a pair of attacks, gunmen opened fire on three SUVs, first upon a Chevrolet Tahoe and subsequently two Chevy Suburbans, that were carrying American Mexican independent fundamentalist Mormons[18][1] of the extended LeBarón family,[19] en route to a wedding in Le Barón, Galeana, Chihuahua, from their hometown of La Mora, Bavispe, Sonora, about 70 miles (110 km) south of the Mexico–United States border. 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[6][13], Reportedly the La Mora community had achieved a type of understanding with the area's currently dominant outlaw band, Los Salazar, del Cártel de Sinaloa, who allegedly have enjoyed some history of influence with Mexico's federal government and are renowned for their overlordship by its narco-mafiosi célèbre El Chapo, who is imprisoned in the US. Hodgson's secret garden: I appreciate the closer to the truth change of the title...there are other inaccuracies...I tried changing them before but I'm not exactly a Wikipedia expert...I am a resident of LaMora and can go through detail by detail with you what is and is not accurate. Burn it! Some practice plural marriage and others believe in the principle but don’t currently practice it, though they all trace their history to it.”, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "The Church of the Firstborn of the 'Fulness' of Times (The LeBarons)", "US victims in Mexico attack from Mormon offshoot community web", "9 members of American family, including babies, killed in Mexico", "Mormons were attacked near the US-Mexico border. Picture: Christian Chavez/APSource:AP, Members of the Lebaron family look at the burned car where part of the nine murdered members of the family were killed and burned during an ambush in Bavispe, Sonora mountains, Mexico, on November 5, 2019. [3][20] The first vehicle reportedly left carrying Rhonita Miller and her four children close to 10 AM in the morning. Mexico unveils monument to the Mormon massacre victims including three mothers and six children who were assassinated by cartel gunmen. Three mums — Christina Langford Johnson, Dawna Ray Langford and Rhonita LeBaron — were shot to death by a Mexican cartel on Monday afternoon local time. At the end, [...]the jefe guy says, 'Burn it! U.S. President Donald Trump offered Mexico military support to assist with defeating the drug cartels. Seventeen members of … Footage has emerged from inside the hospital where 8 surviving children are recovering after their mothers were killed. Picture: Christian Chavez/APSource:AP, One of the SUVs full of bullet holes. A member of the Lebaron family, Julian LeBaron, described the attack as a "massacre", saying some of those targeted were burnt alive. Kendra Miller, a relative, wrote that the baby’s car seat “seemed to be put on the floor by her mother to try and protect her. "Mexico isn't the principal human rights violator now, like it was before. They were “burnt to a crisp,” the relative said. Five of the surviving children were badly wounded including one child shot in the face. [1] Among the hundreds of dual-national and bilingual residents within the sibling communities of rancho La Mora and Colonia Le Barón and other settlements, are independent fundamentalist Mormons, members of the Church of the Firstborn, and members of the mainstream Latter-day Saints. He states that there can be no mistaken identity as the surviving children claimed that one of the female victims had attempted to identify herself to stop the attack. The LeBaron family has a violent past. They have a monopoly on security, and they get paid a wage for protection, and later we find out that they participate in the murder of women and children. In … Police have arrested three people in connection with the depraved massacre, a source told Milenio Televisión earlier today - while US super cops in the FBI have also offered to help Mexican authorities. [3][4] A drug cartel is believed to be behind the attack. Inside, they saw the charred remains of Ms LeBaron, 30, her 10-year-old daughter, a son, 12, and her eight-month-old twins. [22] Phone messages between family members showed the progression of discovering the incident. Burn it! [29], Search efforts for the survivors began between 6 and 7 PM, with the surviving children being discovered at 8:30 PM, except for the children who walked for help. [45] The offer was declined by Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, but said that he would speak with Trump over security cooperation between the two nations. Would you be willing to work with me to make sure the the … Her grandfather, Alma Dayer … Campo Santo de Galeana de la Santa Cruz. [5][6][7], All the victims were from rancho La Mora, Sonora, containing 30 to 40 homes on about a thousand acres, and with a full-time population of about 150 people. 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Christina Marie Langford Johnson 23 Nov 1989 – 4 Nov 2019. Picture: Herika Martinez/AFPSource:AFP. My siblings, my brothers and sisters are dying. Heartbroken relatives have been forced to grab onto a bullet-riddled car after visiting their family’s murder site. [34], On 5 November, Mexican authorities announced the arrest of a suspect in relation to the massacre, but reported the next day that the suspect was not involved. She had been shot to death but her seven-month-old daughter, Faith Marie Johnson, was discovered uninjured in her car seat. "[40][41], A man identified as "Alfredo 'L'" and a "likely participant in the events that occurred on November 4, 2019," was detained in Ciudad Juárez on November 4, 2020 and subsequently arrested on homicide charges by Mexican authorities. Dawna Ray Langford had been traveling with her nine children when she was shot and killed. "What I can say to them, and to all Mexicans, is that we're working on the investigation. [23] The burned out vehicle was discovered to hold the bodies of Miller, her 10-year-old daughter, 12-year-old son and infant twins, eleven miles from where the other two women were killed. [16] Transpiring immediately preceding the massacre was a shootout between Los Salazar and rival drug-route enforcers La Línea, said to have been formed originally by municipal peace officers from Ciudad Juárez, who are dominant in Chihuahua and were an outgrowth of the Juárez Cartel, and which has been warring with Sinaloa over control of the smuggling routes toward San Diego. McKenzie and Devin’s 14-year-old sister had been shot in the foot leaving her stuck to sit in the bushes. 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