American author Stephen King said,
"In some places, humans create inhumane monsters."
Hello and welcome to<i> Case Closed</i> .
Yes, mankind is the only animal
with the capacity to create inhumane monsters.
Let's see how this reflects on today's case.
Please bring out the litigants.
This man is a criminal.
He killed my family
and won't give me back their bodies.
Whoever crosses my property line
should be prepared for the consequences.
They'll have to face me.
Hello and welcome.
Hello.
Gonzalo, you're suing Fabio.
Tell me how you know him, why you're suing him,
and what you demand in order to resolve this issue.
First of all, thank you, ma'am,
for allowing me to bring my case here.
I've decided to come here because I know
you're a good person who will serve justice.
I'm here to sue Fabio for $10,000
so I can give my sister and mother proper burials.
They're on his property.
I also want to bring my father here to the U.S.
so he can attend my mother's and sister's funerals.
Your mother's and sister's bodies
are on this man's property.
Yes.
And you haven't been able to recover them.
No, they're strewn about his property...
-You killed them. -...practically rotting.
You killed them when you paid...
Explain yourself please.
I'm from Honduras.
I came to this country two and a half years ago
to work.
I left my country to flee the wave of crime
taking over at the moment.
I couldn't come through Mexico for financial reasons
and out of fear that Immigration would repatriate me.
I met someone in Mexico who was able to cross me over.
-A coyote. -Exactly.
In the process of crossing over from Mexico,
we crossed onto this man's property.
Which is where?
In Texas.
One night while were crossing,
we passed by a vacant lot,
full of mud, shrubs, and thorns.
Suddenly, we heard gunshots.
We thought it was Immigration,
but the coyote told us not worry and to just run
because it was the property owner doing that.
We managed to get here.
I've been living and working hard here now
for a year-and-half.
A month ago I decided to bring my mother
and sister over.
I was able to contact the person who brought me over.
About a week and a half ago the coyote calls me
and says that my mother and sister died.
Because of you!
This man shot and killed them.
On my property. You paid for their death.
It was very painful.
As you know, without a good standing Immigration status
everything is difficult here.
With a lot of sacrifice,
I managed to get to his house in Texas.
As I was talking to him,
he told me there was nothing I could do
because my family were murderers
or immigrants carrying drugs.
He said so many negative things about my family
and then ended up calling Immigration and the police.
I took off running because I'm here illegally
and I could get caught and repatriated.
So all you want
is to recover your mother's and sister's bodies
so you can give them a proper burial.
-That's right. -And $10,000 in damages.
And to also hire an immigration lawyer
so I can bring my father over.
So he can attend the funerals.
Fabio, how do you respond?
I was protecting my property.
From what?
The laws of Texas support me.
I'm familiar.
We're allowed to defend our property.
It's been years of immigrants trespassing on my property.
Where is your property?
I'm near El Paso, TX.
I have a large property there with a lot of acreage.
Unfortunately, people like this man here
think they can cross on to whatever property they want.
That's not the case, though. Not in Texas.
In Texas, we like to defend ourselves.
So you're saying that you're defending your property
because the people who cross
aren't all harmless Immigrants chasing their dreams
without guns or bullets.
You're saying people pass by there that put your property
-at risk. -Yes, ma'am.
They've started placing gallons of water
and lots of canned food, which...
Generates more traffic.
Exactly.
People think they can freely cross through there,
but that's not the case.
Have you ever had a confrontation with anyone?
Unfortunately, yes.
A year and a half ago my men and I were riding
and we decided to confront a group of people
I very calmly explained to them
that they couldn't pass through my property.
"This is my fence and you can't cross this line."
They didn't listen, got a little feisty,
pulled a gun out, and shot at me.
They shot my foot.
I've suffered a lot.
I can no longer ride or get on my horse,
not with this thing on.
Okay, I get it. That's your property.
Now... I want you to answer this after the break.
If I allow this man to enter,
everyone will want to do the same.
Plus, those bodies are in a dry area.
They're like fertilizer.
I can grow plants, tomatoes, peppers...
Listen to me, Fabio.
That level cynicism is so disgusting and twisted.
We're talking about human beings here.
It's my property.
I'm sorry, but people are above properties.
If you kill someone because a family member is in trouble
due to their presence, I understand.
You're defending your property
and a human being's life.
But to kill someone because they step on a piece of land...
I don't understand how the Texas police don't intervene.
There's a corpse on the ground.
Why aren't they investigating?
It's not necessary.
It's my property. I pay bills and taxes.
So what?
That doesn't give you a license to kill.
He brought his family!
Okay!
As much as you may try to demonize him,
I'm sure anyone with a heart won't see things like you.
A piece of land isn't more important
than a human being's life.
What if something happened to my family?
That's something else.
We're not talking about constant confrontation
between your family and immigrants.
I'm talking about one case!
Fabio, I'm not saying you should let everyone in.
I'm saying you should give him his family's bodies back
so he can bury them.
-That's all. -I can't.
I don't understand. Do you have a witness?
Yes.
Bring them in.
I don't get why you can't do that.
Are you going to open an investigation?
We don't have to go that far.
Got it.
Good afternoon.
What's your name?
Vivian.
You're here on behalf of Mr. Fabio.
Yes, he's my father.
I'll tell you what happened, ma'am.
I was riding my horse one night
and people were walking by.
What if one of them was to rape me?
-What would happen then? -I understand.
That would be justified.
I was riding my horse and saw some people I didn't know.
I thought they might have guns
so I pulled out my .38 and...
She had every right.
I'd do it again if I had to.
I don't know if she's confessing
to killing your mother and your sister.
Ma'am...
What scares me about all this
is the way they're talking about it
as if it were some heroic act.
As if they were killing drug traffickers...
or cartel guys, or El Chapo...
I'd be happy if you killed all those people,
but we're talking about innocent people in need,
in hunger.
He basically killed his family.
It was you!
I understand your point of view.
It's just very cynical.
We're talking about an imbalance of power.
You have to think things through.
Bring in the defendant's witness, please.
It's an imbalance of power.
I think it's unjustifiable to use a firearm
on an innocent person.
It's very unfair. There's an imbalance.
Good afternoon, sir.
Hello, ma'am.
What's your name?
I'm a coyote and a Good Samaritan.
What's your name?
Carlos.
Alright, Carlos, I already know you're a coyote.
You're here to support the defendant.
I'm a Good Samaritan.
I don't like unfairness.
This a--hole has to give the bodies back.
Do you pass through this man's property?
Yes, but he's a savage.
He shoots at us like livestock.
Of course. It's his property.
Isn't there anywhere else you can pass through?
No.
This is the second time this happens.
What about human rights?
This man keeps at it. He's a savage!
What human rights are you talking about?
You treat human beings like cattle.
If coyotes weren't around,
there may be less deaths, less loss.
You're no tour guide, sir.
This will keep happening if he doesn't go to jail!
Why would he go to jail? He has every right.
Sir!
You killed your mother!
With all due respect,
Mexico should do what they have to for their citizens
and provide work opportunities.
So should Honduras, El Salvador,
and all the places people migrate from.
Cuba, etc.
That's what we need.
Let's take a short break. Any more witnesses?
founder of a foundation called Desert Angels.
Let's welcome Ms. Monica Bedoya,
director of Desert Angels
and Eduardo Soto, an immigration attorney.
Good afternoon.
How are you?
I'm so glad you're here.
Thank you, ma'am.
Mr. Rafael, tell us when you founded this organization.
How long have you been involved?
Thank you.
It'll be 20 years this March.
-Congrats. -Thanks.
We started it because we noticed that when the fence
started being built, our people were dying
because of the great lengths they went through
over miles and miles of desert land.
You brought some pictures of a recent rescue.
Let's see them, please.
Unfortunately, this young man was on private property.
I tried to get permission to enter so we could get him.
However, I couldn't get it
so we had to jump the fence to get him.
You had to break the law and trespass private property
so you could get this young man.
After finding him, we had to face justice
and the property owners, who weren't happy at all
with what we'd done.
We're forbidden from entering private property
without permission.
We've used planes and helicopters
in order not to trespass on land
and find our brothers and sisters.
Monica, as director of Desert Angels,
how are you funded?
Good afternoon, ma'am.
People make donations.
We have a PayPal account.
We also have a fundraising team.
Aren't there other pro-immigrant organizations
that can help you?
At the moment, no.
We're asking for help so we can keep helping
our immigrant brothers and sisters.
People are going through a lot right now to get in.
Temperatures are very extreme.
Unfortunately, many times we don't have money for gas
or any way to get to Texas, for example.
You have a website, right?
Yes, we do.
I'm going to invite the audience to visit your site.
Let's help this organization.
They've been open for 20 years.
You can also go to telemundo.com.
You'll find their information there.
Let's help them to continue doing this difficult job
that helps so many and provides so much relief.
Mr. Soto, I'm so pleased you're here.
How are you?
Very good. Thank you for inviting me.
Happy to have you.
This young man has this issue with his father.
He'd like for his father to come
so he can bury his family's remains
if they can somehow be recuperated.
Do you think there's some type of visa available
to help bring this man from Honduras?
Due to this tragedy, yes.
People who can establish blood ties,
such as his father,
can come here with a tourist visa.
Even though he's undocumented?
The thing is, a very significant tragedy occurred
and this merits legal entry into this country.
Speaking of that tragedy,
these people died because they trespassed
onto private property.
They committed the crime of entering the country illegally,
but this was a very violent death.
I would question the laws in Texas.
It's one thing to shoot at someone who trespasses
with the intention of hurting you or the property,
but it seems so harsh to be able to justifiably murder someone
who's simply passing through.
Is this man is the victim of a "legal crime?"
In this case, a criminal process
would need to be established against the person.
There's no crime, though.
He's completely within his rights to kill
whoever trespasses onto his property.
I'm not so familiar with the laws in the state of Texas,
but to kill a person in order to defend land...
I don't find it justifiable.
You have no soul! You should be in prison!
I would look into that more carefully in the future.
You're a murderer!
My ruling.
This decision is for this case.
It's not for every case.
My ruling does not apply to every similar case.
It doesn't work that way.
The decisions I make specifically
and exclusively correlate to the cases presented to me.
Give him his family's remains immediately.
Thank you, ma'am.
Even if it's just a hair, give it back to him
so he can bury them the right way.
And, brother, I hope that your family never has to face
what his did on your property.
Don't forget that the blood that runs through your veins,
my veins, and the veins of everyone here
is immigrant blood.
That's final. Case closed!
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