''Little Old Ladies Killer" Caught

Julie Watson
Associated Press
Miami Herald
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Mexico City (Mexico):
A former female wrestler caught fleeing a murder scene has been linked to the slayings of at least 10 elderly women in Mexico City, police said Thursday -- a banner day for the much-maligned force, which also announced the capture of a former soldier in the serial killings of gay men.
Prosecutors say they have enough evidence to believe that Juana Barraza, 48, is the notorious ''Mataviejitas,'' or ''Little Old Ladies Killer,'' who has been terrorizing elderly residents here for two years.
Authorities also announced the arrest in another string of killings: a former soldier who lured gays away from bars and killed them.Both suspects confessed to killing at least some of their victims when they were paraded in front of the media, a tradition in Mexico City, where police and prosecutors have faced withering criticism for failing to investigate, let alone solve, most crimes.
In a news conference Thursday, Raúl Osiel Marroquín, 29, coldly described killing four gay men.
Jan 27, 2006