Police in Colombia have arrested a suspected serial killer, known by the nickname “La Muneca,” or “The Doll,” in connection with a string of gang killings, including the recent killing of her ex-boyfriend.
Karen Julieth Ojeda Rodriguez, 23, was arrested this week along with a male suspect and 24-year-old Paula Valentina Joya Rueda — who reportedly goes by the name “Gorda Sicaria,” or “Fat Hitwoman” — according to a social media video. shared by the Magdalena Medio regional police.
Police described Rodriguez as a “dangerous woman.” Local media outlet Diario del Norte says Rodriguez was the second in command of the feared “Los de la M” gang, which fights with other gangs to control drug trafficking in the country’s northern Santander region.
The Spanish-language company Libertad Digital reports that Rodriguez was rising in the ranks of the gang, allegedly leading a group of carjackers to kill people before he was arrested.
Karen Julieth Ojeda Rodriguez, 23, was taken into custody this week along with a male suspect.
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This action, the source said, is suspected to include the killing of her ex-lover, Deyvy Jesus – a man known as “Orejas,” or “Izindlebe” – who was killed in an ambush on July 23 after he asked her to meet to resolve. dispute over money. It is reported that he was shot by two men who were riding a motorcycle.
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Police said Rodriguez and a male suspect, identified as “Leopoldo,” were taken into custody for possession of a 9mm handgun. Authorities say they will test the gun to see if it was used in a crime in the town of Barrancabermeja.
Lt. Col. Mauricio Herrera described the arrests as “important results in the fight against genocide.”
“With the capture of La Muneca and Leopoldo, a period of calm has been created in the region,” Herrera continued, according to Infobae.
Diario del Norte reports that Rodriguez has reportedly been in a relationship with an underworld criminal since he was 18.
Authorities have not yet announced the charges Rodriquez and his co-accused will face.
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