FBI Joins Investigation Into Killing Of 9 Members Of Mormon Family In Mexico

FBI Joins Investigation Into Killing Of 9 Members Of Mormon Family In Mexico Enlarge this image toggle caption Marco Ugarte/AP Marco Ugarte/AP The FBI has joined an investigation into the killing of three women and six children last week along a mountain road in northwest Mexico, an ambush that has shaken the Mormon community that has lived near the border for decades. Latin America Mexican Authorities Say Mistaken Identity Is Strongest Theory In Highway Killings Mexican Authorities Say Mistaken Identity Is Strongest Theory In Highway Killings Listen · 2:33 2:33 Some local reports highlight the family's dispute with Mexican farmers over water well drilling as a potentially important backdrop for understanding the massacre. "What may be problematic is that the Mexican authorities were first on the scene — which makes perfect sense as it's their sovereign territory — but the crime scenes may be forensically compromised with law enforcement, medical and military personnel, as well as the press, entering them," Bunker told NPR. Sponsor Message "I don't think I will ever come back unless something drastically changes, and it's really sad because we have lots of family down here that we love and they're amazing people, wonderful people," said Emily Langford, a relative of the victims.