Cartels, Conspiracies, and Camarena
An in-depth analysis of the 1985 murder of DEA Agent Enrique Camarena and the various conspiracy theories relating to his death, as well as the rebuttal to many of those theories in the newly published true crime novel Someone Had to Die. Subsequent seasons will also discuss other conspiracies, historical anomalies, and peculiar events and occurrences.
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Episodes
Sunday Mar 27, 2022
Sunday Mar 27, 2022
The allegations and assertions in The Last Narc are almost entirely based on statements from three former law enforcement officers from Mexico, each with questionable histories --Jorge Godoy, Rene Lopez Romero, and Ramon Lira. This episode looks at each of these men, their testimonies and allegations, and the circumstances surrounding those allegations, from which their motives and veracity can be evaluated.
Monday Mar 21, 2022
Monday Mar 21, 2022
This episode critically examines the Amazon Prime series The Last Narc, the book of the same name, and other public comments by Hector Berrellez and presents a Top 10 list of the things that are wrong, misleading, or simply implausible.
Sunday Mar 13, 2022
Sunday Mar 13, 2022
This episode discusses the new creative non-fiction, true crime novel, Someone Had to Die. We discuss the background of the author, the nature of the book, the major themes and issues discussed, and set the stage for next week's critical analysis of The Last Narc and the primary allegations in that program made by former DEA Agent Hector Berrellez.
Sunday Mar 06, 2022
Sunday Mar 06, 2022
This episode explores the drug traffickers responsible for the so-called Guadalajara Narcotics Cartel and their roles in the Camarena case, the investigation following Camarena's abduction, and the U.S. trials of Camarena defendants.
Friday Feb 25, 2022
Friday Feb 25, 2022
Stage setting for the podcast with a basic introduction to the 1985 kidnapping and murder of DEA Agent Enrique "Kiki" Camarena in Guadalajara, Mexico.