A Violent Streak In A Cali Cartel - May 10 2025

May 10th: John Mena Sentenced (1996) Acting against dangerous individuals could potentially put a target on your back. So can standing up for what is right. On May 10th 1996 one in a list of many was sentenced for the part he played in the murder of a journalist who, though doing what he thought was right, put his life on the line for his work. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_de_Dios_Unanue, https://www.nydailynews.com/1999/12/09/manuel-de-dios-unanue-cambios/, https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-05-11-mn-33825-story.html, https://www.nytimes.com/1993/05/11/nyregion/seven-indicted-in-1992-slaying-of-a-journalist.html, https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1995/03/27/violent-streak-raises-cali-cartels-us-profile/aa19920f-ff62-42db-b453-762a95eb03b2/, https://www.heroism.org/class/1980/manuel.htm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices