thedutchiedutch Posted April 10, 2014 #1 Share Posted April 10, 2014 A suspected contract killer charged in Central California with killing nine people confessed to investigators that he carried out up to 40 slayings in a career spanning decades, a prosecutor said Wednesday. Errek Jett, the district attorney in Lawrence County, Ala., said that Jose Manuel Martinez, 51, told investigators he carried out the crimes working as an enforcer for a drug cartel. Jett said they believe Martinez because of the details he gave investigators. Martinez was arrested last year shortly after crossing the border from Mexico into Arizona and sent to Alabama, where he awaits trial on one murder charge. Once word got out, a steady stream of investigators from across the country came to question Martinez, Jett said. Defense attorney Thomas Turner, who represents Martinez in that lone case, said his client is eager to start a June trial in Alabama, so he can return to California. Turner said Martinez maintains his innocence to the charge there and doesn't seem to be a hardened killer. Link to full article : http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/09/jose-manuel-martinez_n_5121449.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pallidin Posted April 10, 2014 #2 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Dang.that's a lot of killings, be it 9 or 40 victims. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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