Michelle Malkin » Newark execution murders update: The MS-13 connection

Newark execution murders update: The MS-13 connection

By Michelle Malkin • August 13, 2007 03:23 PM

On Friday, former prosecutor Remi Spencer and I discussed the arrest of illegal alien Jose Carranza in the brutal murders of three young Newark students and the attemped murder of a fourth. I reported on the discovery of a fingerprint found on a liquor bottle in the schoolyard where the murders took place…and questioned how Carranza could have been fingerprinted and NOT been known to immigration authorities. As I reported in Invasion in 2002, there are several criminal alien databases that are neglected, outdated, unused, and not shared between agencies.

There is also renewed outrage over the multiple times illegal alien Carranza was released on bail for multiple heinous crimes, including an alleged four years of sexual abuse of a girl beginning at age 5.

Hey, if you’ve been reading my reporting, you know this is standard operating procedure.

In the latest developments, the NYPost reports on the suspects’ illegal alien gang ties:

As Newark cops yesterday continued hunting for three people suspected in a grisly schoolyard massacre there, residents said several of the men were part of a notorious street gang.

It also emerged that one of the fugitives, Rodolfo Godinez, obtained a green card in 2001 and was allowed to stay in the United States despite later robbery and assault arrests, immigration authorities said yesterday.

Godinez pleaded guilty to lesser charges.

His fellow fugitives include his 16-year-old brother and another youth, both of whom attended Mount Vernon School, the scene of the Aug. 4 triple slaying.
Recently, Godinez’s brother and another youth already nabbed in the murders “started bragging on how they were part of this gang, MS-13,” said a classmate of the duo.
Also known as Mara Salvatrucha, the ruthless MS-13 gang operates in the United States and Central America.

As I’ve reported over the last several years, MS-13 has thoroughly penetrated every major metropolitan area of the country. Just doing the gang-banging no one else will do. The Newark Star-Ledger has more on the MS-13 penetration of Newark’s Ivy Hill neighborhood. And in the latest issue of City Journal, John Robb writes on urban terrorism waged by foreign criminal enterprises.

Dan Riehl has more. Lawhawk has a good round-up.

This case also reminded me of my reporting during the D.C. Beltway-area sniper murders. We still haven’t learned the lessons of Lee Malvo’s fingerpint. Read it and weep.

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#1

On August 13th, 2007 at 3:33 pm, geminicontender said:

HELP!!!!!! Time for a serious ‘crackdown’ throughout the States. Screw the Dems, the ACLU, La Raza and all other sypmathy idiots. Time to crack the whip…..tired of this crap.
#2

On August 13th, 2007 at 3:34 pm, twoninerkilo said:

I hope someone wakes up soon, but I doubt it.
#3

On August 13th, 2007 at 3:41 pm, ajmontana said:

Interoperability is a no brainer. When are these nit-wits going to get it together, geez….
#4

On August 13th, 2007 at 3:42 pm, gregorystephens said:

I’ve said it before and I still believe that we will continue with our open borders without any real enforcement unless something tragic happens to a politician’s family member by an illegal alien. To them, it’s not a big problem, but to the families of the victims, it’s HUGE.
#5

On August 13th, 2007 at 3:57 pm, terrig said:

You know Gregory, you’re spot on about your comment in #4.
#6

On August 13th, 2007 at 4:02 pm, AlohaGuy said:

We’re all sick of it, but DC is deaf. Paging Michael Chertoff, your lettuce salad is ready. Hold - I mean Catch-and-Release the dressing…
#7

On August 13th, 2007 at 4:39 pm, On-my-soap-box said:

I still want the answer to one simple question. If this was a law abiding, white (sorry), male who raped a 5 year old, he would not see the light of day (and he should not). How is this guy walking the streets?
#8

On August 13th, 2007 at 4:53 pm, leepro said:

Arrrgggghhhhh, Michelle! I offer a correction on your headline for this story:

Newark ~~exection~~ execUtion murders update: The MS-13 connection

Sorry, just had to do that. See my comment in the “Misspelling” thread earlier today.
#9

On August 13th, 2007 at 5:01 pm, On-my-soap-box said:

She will own up to it!
#10

On August 13th, 2007 at 5:06 pm, leepro said:

soap

I know. I was just ribbing her a little. Almost hated (can I use that word?) doing that to her, she’s so fantastic as a journalist. Couldn’t resist, is all.

Sorry, Michelle!
#11

On August 13th, 2007 at 5:15 pm, 24Klady said:

We hear and read so much about MS-13, how they have been found in most of the continental U.S., their initiation practices, supposed ties to Islamists sneaking in over the border, the stagering amount of drug smuggling and illegal activities, and their membership totaling in the thousands. Yet, I don’t recall seeing any of them prosecuted in a high profile case? Are they flying so far below the radar law enforcement misses them?
#12

On August 13th, 2007 at 5:17 pm, nbarry said:

I heard on the radio that at least one Newark city father has had enough of “sanctuary” and is demanding a crackdown on illegals.
#13

On August 13th, 2007 at 5:26 pm, Gabe said:

Are they flying so far below the radar law enforcement misses them?

No, they are just completely clueless in combatting them. The police in sanctuary counties like Fairfax, VA (run by Democrats) in the Washington area set up “gang task forces,” prevention programs in schools, and all sorts of other ineffective wastes of taxpayer dollars. . .but don’t do the one thing that would be effective: immediately deport gang members AND their families. The police in Fairfax are not even allowed to ask legal status. School vouchers that parents could use to send their kids to Catholic schools would be effective, but Democrats will have none of that.
#14

On August 13th, 2007 at 5:28 pm, Regulus said:

If it’s so easy for MS-13 types to come here - and stay - it makes me wonder who else has made it to the Promised Land?

In Chuck Norris’ closet classic, “Invasion USA,” a small army of terrorists literally come to our shores via landing craft. How quaint. In reality, all they really need is a pair of walking shoes…

On a side note: there’s something strangely comforting about seeing that “exection” typo in the post headline; The Goddess is not so far removed from her acolytes, after all! Or as I heard it said in my Japan expat days:

“Even monkeys fall from trees.”
#15

On August 13th, 2007 at 5:37 pm, orlandocajun said:

Where are the personal injury lawyers when you need them? I would suggest that the families of these poor kids sue every government official that ever touched the rap sheet of this scumbag. Then, maybe they’ll do their jobs instead of pandering for votes and campaign cash. Everyone of those bastards are personally responsible for the deaths of those kids. Something has to stop this lunacy.
#16

On August 13th, 2007 at 6:41 pm, josetheguerilla said:

The illegal aliens are laughing at us, because our government does not know its cranium from its gluteus maximus!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
#17

On August 13th, 2007 at 7:25 pm, Defector01 said:

la la la nothing to see here la la la just Bushitler not caring about blacks la la la
#18

On August 13th, 2007 at 7:31 pm, gayle said:

What’s even more tragic is that the legal system will do NOTHING to help these victims - surviving families.

It costs money to get legal counsel, not to mention court costs, paperwork,etc.

What people need to do is have a CLASS ACTION SUIT. Maybe some of the stalwart lawyers who love the glory of celebrities should OFFER their services to truly help a cause.

Most are liberals however and they love the money too much to lower themselves to give back to the community.

I am so angry that this nation UNDER GOD is now UNDER SATAN.
#19

On August 13th, 2007 at 8:36 pm, DesertLover said:

simple solution to this madness … but the feds will never do it …

you want to be a sanctuary city … fine … kiss every federal tax dollar “GOOD-BYE” …

no more food stamps, no welfare, no school funds, no medicare, no WIC, no highway funds, no postal service, no federal law enforcement help, no air traffic controllers, no military protection …

and … since that all means effetively seceding from the USA … export and import taxes will be levied on all USA goods shipped into your “sanctuary” …

you think gasoline is expensive now … just wait …
#20

On August 13th, 2007 at 9:08 pm, Alphonse said:

I try to see this from the perspective of Washington politicians, but this is difficult as their thought processes are as alien to us as those of reptiles or rodents.

Being a senator or president must be one of the the ultimate ego trips for the ambitious, so their prime concern must be maintaining power and fending off the opposite party. Since both parties are totally corrupt on illegal infiltration, Democrats for the cheap votes and Republicans for the cheap labor, they are totally unconcerned about the will of the people on the subject since the people have no choice. From their perspective, it reduces then to a simple matter of competing for the Hispanic bloc vote. In addition, a surefire way to limbo is getting trentlotted by the lib media, so it is best to play it safe by always pretending that chamberpot immigrants are a godsend. What we racists see as a “criminal” may be part of someone’s familia.

I note that Washington announces “plans” to do something from time to time, but never follows through while they plot to bring in hundreds of millions more immigrants.
#21

On August 13th, 2007 at 9:10 pm, ajmontana said:

Gayle, Was that you’re letter on Oreilly tonight?
#22

On August 13th, 2007 at 9:18 pm, DesertLover said:

ajmontana

beat me to that one partner … same thought crossed my mind when I saw that letter … now we anxiously await Gayle’s answer … lol
#23

On August 13th, 2007 at 9:43 pm, Speakup said:

Not enough people here understand the incredible evil, integration and violence of MS13, if they did the outcry to enforce every immigration law would be 24 hours a day until everyone of these monsters has been routed out.

Our police departments do not even come close to having the tools or even the databases needed to approach this very serious national problem.

MS13 loose and free to operate is like two weasels and a chicken discussing what to have for dinner.
#24

On August 13th, 2007 at 10:02 pm, ajmontana said:

DL, Had to be, is my guess, see ya in the am..
#25

On August 14th, 2007 at 7:52 am, Viper1 said:

When will we learn, not until its too late I fear.
#26

On August 14th, 2007 at 8:59 am, HeatherRadish said:

In reality, all they really need is a pair of walking shoes…

They tie carpet around their shoes so law enforcement can’t see the tracks.

This’ll warm your heart this morning: Three hacks from Reuters pretend they’re illegal border crossers. These noble, desperate people, blah blah blah.
#27

On August 14th, 2007 at 9:32 am, taylork said:

Didn’t the 9/11 commission report say one of the most important things we needed to change was to increase interopability and information sharing? This is ridulous. It’s like we have a dike that has six leaking holes, but we refuse to use the other hand to plug the leaks for fear of offending the water.
#28

On August 14th, 2007 at 9:44 am, Schweggie said:

Wow, Greta was in rare form last night, covering this story with some fire…I might have to take back some of the things I said about Greta lately if she keeps this up!

My illegal immigration barometer is reading that overall awareness is really starting to pick up some steam now…let’s keep it to continue!
#29

On August 14th, 2007 at 11:05 am, Mr_Conservative_Cat said:

Not trying to go OT here, but just to throw out an additional aspect to this equation: anyone who is familiar with Newark, NJ (besides having grown up in NJ, a few years ago I worked on a very large project at IDT there) knows that except for a tiny oasis (housing companies like IDT) it’s as bad a case as urban blight as exists in the US; there’s a particular nastiness to some aspects, like crime and grafitti, that you find only on the worst street of Harlem. Yes, the world has always had the homeless and bad underground situations (the greeks wrote about the beggars and smell of urin in the tunnels 2,000 years ago), but just as you need to keep a clean house to help keep out the rats, if we’re going to fight groups like MS-13 and the terrorists, we need to make a solid, successful effort in reversing urban blight. Guliani did it in Times Square/42nd street, and while there were advantages in that situation (location, location, location, as they say in realty) it’s been done well enough that we know we really have the resources in 2007 to go after this problem.

Take away the hiding places where such groups can walk freely on the streets and still remain “invisible”, and you’ve made a huge stride in eliminating the problem entirely.
#30

On August 14th, 2007 at 11:33 am, ajmontana said:

Just read a article from Newt humaneventsonline.com

“:Either Congress will pass a bill to establish a new system for winning the war here at home and protecting Americans from criminal illegal aliens or Congress will fail to act and we would know we need a new Congress.”

I’m thinkin Newt, we need one now.
#31

On August 14th, 2007 at 12:13 pm, taylork said:

Take away the hiding places where such groups can walk freely on the streets and still remain “invisible”, and you’ve made a huge stride in eliminating the problem entirely.

I don’t know if that cures the illegals committing crimes problem. There are way too many instances of something like this happening in suburbia where blight is minimal.
#32

On August 14th, 2007 at 12:49 pm, John Ansell said:

http://www.ajc.com/news/content/news/stories/2007/08/14/newt0814.html

This is a great idea.