55 Bodies Found in Mexican Mine Shaft

The bodies continue to stack up south of the US border: Mexican authorities have recovered 55 bodies from a mine ventilation shaft in Taxco over the last week. The makeshift dumping ground held bodies in all states of decomposition, some bound or blindfolded, indicating it could be the work of a drug cartel, reports CNN. Only a few have been identified, one of those being area prison warden David Bravo Mota. Officials plan to explore the mine's 10 other shafts as well. Read the full article.

Yesterday's mine-shaft announcement comes just one day after six bodies were found in a cave, three with their hearts missing. Click here for that story.
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