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the black hand the bloody rise and redemption of boxer enriquez a mexican mob killer
rene boxer enriquez grew up on the violent streets of east l.a. where gang fights robberies and drive by shootings were fueled by rage drugs and alcohol . when he finally landed in prison at the age of nineteen enriquez found an organization that brought him the respect he always wanted the near mythic and widely feared mexican mafia la eme.what the organization saw in enriquez was a young man who knew no fear and would kill anyone justifiably or not in the blink of an eye . that loyalty and iron will drove him up the ranks as a mob enforcer and ultimately to the upper echelons where he would help rule for nearly two decades.enriquez helped la eme become the powerful and violent organization that it is now with a base army of approximately 60 000 heavily armed gang members who control the prison system and a large part of california crime . arguably the most dangerous gang in american history its reach is growing.and now award winning investigative journalist chris blatchford with the unprecedented cooperation of rene enriquez reveals the inner workings secret meetings and elaborate murder plots that make up the daily routine of the mafia brothers . it is an intense never before told story of a man who devoted his life to a bloody cause only to find betrayal and disillusionment.after years of research and investigation blatchford has delivered a historic narrative of a nefarious organization that will go down as a classic in mob literature .
compact disc tantor media 2008 isbn13 9781400110483 isbn10 1400110483
abridged n isbn 13 9781400110483 number in series 11 publisher tantor media inc release date 62135769600000