Propublica & Audible Present: The Making of a Massacre

In an investigative oral history for ProPublica and National Geographic, reporter Ginger Thompson unveiled the story of a Mexican ranching town near the Texas border that was besieged by unspeakable violence. Gunmen from the Zetas drug cartel – seeking vengeance against an alleged informant – swept through the quiet town, kidnapping and killing men, women and children. Thompson's reporting also revealed a scandal: the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and its botched operation had triggered the massacre in the first place.

Now ProPublica, Audible, National Geographic and the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) are coming together for an event with the families of victims. Three women who lost loved ones in the massacre will share their stories of the brutality they witnessed nearly seven years ago, the people they lost, the aftermath of speaking out, and their continued search for accountability and justice.

The event will also preview excerpts of The Making of a Massacre, a five-part Audible series developed from ProPublica’s reporting and interviews from both sides of the border. Guests will get an exclusive first listen of this gripping new production.

A panel of experts – Sergio Aguayo, a human rights investigator at the Colegio de Mexico; Eric Olson, deputy director of the Latin American Program and senior advisor to the Mexico Institute at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars; and Maureen Meyer, director for Mexico and migrant rights at WOLA – will put the Allende massacre in context of the drug war, US-Mexico relations and accountability when DEA missions cost lives.

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Artists / Speakers: Ginger Thompson, Sergio Aguayo, Eric Olson, Maureen Meyer

Category: Attractions | Talks & Lectures