A trooper, who is part of a regional drug task force, recognized the statue of Santa Muerte, a skeleton figure resembling the Grim Reaper who some people believe protects people involved in drug ...

The eerie statue of a skeleton shrouded in a cape — a scythe in her right hand and a globe of Earth in her left — is the latest in a fast-growing number of Santa Muerte shrines found in ...

Santa Muerte statues are sold openly in downtown Juarez markets. They also have been found in the homes of suspected drug cartel members accused of murdering and dismembering rivals. In mid ...

EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS) — Statues and posters of Santa Muerte were found inside an El Paso home that was housing migrants. The discovery was made March 27 during an "Operation Lone Star ...