Alleged MS-13 gang members accused in Houston woman's 'Satanic' murder
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Two alleged MS-123 gang members, Diego Hernandez-Riversa, 18, and Miguel Alvarez-Flores, 22, were charged Wednesday in a case involving the killing of a Hispanic woman in Houston as part of a "Satanic" ritual.
The pair had been arrested Monday and charged the following day with aggravated kidnapping in a different case.
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The MS-13 gang, also known as the Mara Salvatrucha, has roots in El Salvador and a violent record in several countries. The MS-13 first reached into the U.S. in the 1980s and has become a notorious international street gang.
According to court documents, a 14-year-old girl was kidnapped by the men, forced to ingest drugs and alcohol and sexually assaulted.
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In the other case, Hernandez-Rivera and Alvarez-Flores allegedly kidnapped a male victim around Feb. 2 with the intent to inflict bodily injury, sexually abuse and terrorize him, according to court documents.
According to the teenage girl's testimony to police, inside the apartment was a shrine dedicated to the gang member's Satanic beliefs.
At one point, the girl whose body was discovered -- known as 'Genesis' in court documents -- spoke out of turn in anger against the gang members' devil worship.
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When the teen awoke the next morning, Genesis was gone.
Court documents chronicled what appeared to be Genesis's final moments.
The men then took her to a field, where Hernandez-Rivera was alleged to have shot the young girl in the head; Alvarez-Flores allegedly went back and shot her in the torso shortly thereafter.
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The woman's body was discovered on the southwest side of Houston by police on February 16.
Both men are being held on $150,000 bond in the Harris County jail.