Suspect claims he killed 40 as hitman for drug cartel
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="suspected">suspected</span> <span word="contract">contract</span> <span word="killer">killer</span> <span word="charged">charged</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="California">California</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="killing">killing</span> <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="confessed">confessed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="investigators">investigators</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 40 <span word="slayings">slayings</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="spanning">spanning</span> <span word="decades">decades</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="prosecutor">prosecutor</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Errek">Errek</span> <span word="Jett">Jett</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="district">district</span> <span word="attorney">attorney</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Lawrence">Lawrence</span> <span word="County">County</span>, <span word="Alabama">Alabama</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Jose">Jose</span> <span word="Manuel">Manuel</span> <span word="Martinez">Martinez</span>, 51, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="investigators">investigators</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crimes">crimes</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="enforcer">enforcer</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="drug">drug</span> <span word="cartel">cartel</span>. <span word="Jett">Jett</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="Martinez">Martinez</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="details">details</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="investigators">investigators</span>.</p><p><span word="Martinez">Martinez</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="arrested">arrested</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="shortly">shortly</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="crossing">crossing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="border">border</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="Arizona">Arizona</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Alabama">Alabama</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="awaits">awaits</span> <span word="trial">trial</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="murder">murder</span> <span word="charge">charge</span>. <span word="Once">Once</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="out">out</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="steady">steady</span> <span word="stream">stream</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="investigators">investigators</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="Martinez">Martinez</span>, <span word="Jett">Jett</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Defense">Defense</span> <span word="attorney">attorney</span> <span word="Thomas">Thomas</span> <span word="Turner">Turner</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="represents">represents</span> <span word="Martinez">Martinez</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="lone">lone</span> <span word="case">case</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="client">client</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="eager">eager</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Alabama">Alabama</span> <span word="trial">trial</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="June">June</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="California">California</span>. <span word="Turner">Turner</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Martinez">Martinez</span> <span word="maintains">maintains</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="innocence">innocence</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="charge">charge</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hardened">hardened</span> <span word="killer">killer</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="polite">polite</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="likable">likable</span> <span word="individual">individual</span>," <span word="Turner">Turner</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="He">He</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="personality">personality</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="him">him</span>."</p><p><span word="Prosecutors">Prosecutors</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="California">California</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="otherwise">otherwise</span>.</p><p><span word="Martinez">Martinez</span> <span word="targeted">targeted</span> <span word="victims">victims</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Tulare">Tulare</span>, <span word="Kern">Kern</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Santa">Santa</span> <span word="Barbara">Barbara</span> <span word="counties">counties</span> <span word="between">between</span> 1980 <span word="and">and</span> 2011, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Tulare">Tulare</span> <span word="County">County</span> <span word="Assistant">Assistant</span> <span word="District">District</span> <span word="Attorney">Attorney</span> <span word="Anthony">Anthony</span> <span word="Fultz">Fultz</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="filed">filed</span> <span word="charges">charges</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>.</p><p><span word="Investigators">Investigators</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="details">details</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="case">case</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="victims">victims</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Tulare">Tulare</span> <span word="County">County</span>, <span word="two">two</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Kern">Kern</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Santa">Santa</span> <span word="Barbara">Barbara</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="ranged">ranged</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="from">from</span> 22 <span word="to">to</span> 56, <span word="investigators">investigators</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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