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Diana was an anonymous Mexican vigilante who killed two bus drivers in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, in 2013.
Background
[edit]Juarez is a dangerous place.
Description
[edit]Diana was described by eyewitnesses as a middle-aged woman with blonde hair.[1][2]
Killings and investigation
[edit]At 07:45 AM, on 28 August 2013,[1] Diana boarded a bus on Line 4A of Ciudad Juárez's public bus network and shot its driver, Jose Roberto Flores Carrera, to death. The next day, she boarded another bus on the same route and fatally shot its driver, Fredy Zarate Morales.[3]
The killings intimidated enough bus drivers into staying home that there was a public transit crisis in the city.[4][3]
"You guys think you're real tough, don't you?"[5]
Legacy
[edit]There have been a number of musical tributes to Diana. In September 2013, the El Paso Times reported on the existence of a folk song (corrido) dedicated to Diana in northern Mexico.[9] American bands The World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die and Less Art released tributes to Diana in 2015 and 2017 respectively.[10][11]
Academic study
[edit]See also
[edit]- Gulabi Gang, a women's vigilante group in Uttar Pradesh, India
References
[edit]- ^ a b Herrera, Yuri. "Diana, Hunter of Bus Drivers". This American Life. Archived from the original on 29 November 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ Morales 2020, p. 85.
- ^ a b Romo, Rafael (5 September 2013). "'Diana, the Hunter' slayings frighten Ciudad Juarez bus drivers, commuters". CNN. Archived from the original on 21 March 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ a b c Tuckman, Jo. "Diana Huntress of Bus Drivers instils fear and respect in Ciudad Juárez". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 18 April 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ "Mexico police seek killer vigilante 'Diana: the hunter of bus drivers'". The Guardian. Associated Press. 3 September 2013. Archived from the original on 25 January 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
- ^ O'Connor, Maureen (3 September 2013). "'Diana, Hunter of Bus Drivers' Says She's Murdering Rapists in Juarez". The Cut. Archived from the original on 27 October 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ Walker, Tim (4 September 2013). "Ciudad Juarez killer 'Diana the Huntress' targets bus drivers in Mexico". The Independent. Archived from the original on 3 May 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ Álvarez, Camila (29 May 2021). "Diana, cazadora de choferes: la mujer que causó terror tras "asesinar hombres" vengando femicidios". Radio Bío-Bío (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 22 November 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ Washington Yaldez, Diana (15 September 2013). "Regarding "Diana la Cazadora de los Choferes" in Juarez, Mexico". El Paso Times. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ Presley, Katie (10 August 2015). "A Goddess Takes Revenge In Vigilante-Inspired Video". NPR. Archived from the original on 17 November 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ Gotrich, Lars (12 July 2017). "Vigilante Rage Courses Through Less Art's Post-Hardcore Elegy 'Diana The Huntress'". NPR. Archived from the original on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
Sources
[edit]- Morales, Helen (2020). "Diana the Hunter of Bus Drivers". Antigone Rising: The Subversive Power of the Ancient Myths. PublicAffairs. pp. 83–97. ISBN 9781568589367.