467:. Sharif purported to have met him in a bar and heard Alejandro boasting about raping and murdering girls with the help of his cousin Melchor. The authorities did initial inquiries into that information. Sharif also claimed that Maynez's father had paid the authorities off so they won't need to pursue the investigation further. Alejandro was never bothered again to give his version of the facts regarding the details alleged by Sharif. Sharif began to talk constantly with the media, a situation deemed inconvenient by the Attorney General's Office in Chihuahua, so they had him relegated to Chihuahua prison, regarded as a most dangerous prison inmate. On several occasions and with all sorts of possible pretexts, they denied him the right to speak to his defense attorney.
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a sole perpetrator. This claim reassured the families of the murdered women of the impending justice. The international press focused on the fact that although Sharif did not speak
Spanish, he was a foreigner with no family and a history of sexual assault charges. For them, he was the right person to point to as the killer. Hoping to spare himself from prison time, Sharif requested an audience with the media. It would be at this point he would reveal knowledge of the real murderers and despite his scarce Spanish, he conveyed the names of
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contrary to her claims, there were no signs of sexual abuse. However, the
Chihuahua government was being pressured to find the perpetrator of the Ciudad Juárez femicides in Lote Bravo. Sharif, with his criminal background, was the ideal suspect for the serial killings. The Chihuahua Attorney General's Office actively sought to establish him as responsible for the series of homicides.
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In Ciudad Juárez, Sharif was known as a rapist with a long history of assaulting women, so it wasn't that difficult to suspect that he was also responsible for the murders that were occurring in the area. In addition to the prosecution and the
Chihuahuan government, the people believed that there was
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Sharif was born in Egypt as an only child. Growing up, he suffered constant sexual abuse from his father and several male relatives. Although his father was opposed to him attending school, Sharif showed signs of above-average intelligence. He also liked spending his time training carrier pigeons and
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Sharif's first murder was alleged to have occurred in Mexico in March 1995. But there were indications that suggest he was molded into the serial killer profile by the
Chihuahua Attorney General's Office merely as a scapegoat. There were some suspicions that he may have begun killing while residing
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and was hired by the transnational company, Benchmark
Research and Technology. In 1991, he was arrested for drunk driving, and in 1993, he committed sexual assault again. His fee for the defense was provided by Benchmark Research and Technology. He was released on parole with the condition that he
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According to official accounts, Sharif, as a person, was promiscuous. He was also thought to be an alcoholic and a pedophile. He purportedly tortured animals during hunting expeditions and had sexual fetishes like collecting girls' clothes. However, other sources say that these behaviors were mere
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and found work in cosmetics, paint, and skin-care companies. He was thought to be attractive and was found to be successful in his chosen field of profession. He somehow became quite obsessed with women during his 21-year stay in the United States. He married twice and had five other partners with
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and got employed in a company called Cercoa, Inc. It was here that he committed his first sexual assault. In 1982, he got married but quickly got divorced as a result of his violent behavior toward his wife. He became prominent as a chemist, and during a stay in Mexico he kept patents on various
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On 3 October 1995, Sharif was once again reported to authorities by a sex worker for sexual assault. Nineteen-year-old Blanca Estela DĂaz was kidnapped and held for three days, during which time she was beaten, raped, and threatened with violence. The charges were dismissed on the grounds that,
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Upon his arrival in Mexico in 1994, Sharif stayed in the luxurious and exclusive
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Sharif's defense attorney, Irene
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Susan Wait is a student who lived in Sharif's home. She accused him of assault and the police arrested him for this and for transferring his parole from a previous incident. He was found guilty and sentenced to 12 years in prison for only five years and four months. While imprisoned he taught
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A dead woman who matched Castro's description was found buried in the desert of Lote Bravo. Elizabeth Castro Garcia was later found alive and the body was that of Silvia Rivera Salas, who had disappeared in March 1995. Eyewitnesses said Salas had been kidnapped by two people in a van.
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Within 20 minutes of his release, Sharif was apprehended for the disappearance of
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In August 1981, right after leaving prison, he assaulted another woman and received a sentence of 45-day incarceration. The defense was once more financed by Cercoa. Peculiarly, Sharif was not dismissed by the company until 1982.
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Cercoa, Inc, his place of employment, paid for his defense. Despite having argued that the sex was consensual, Sharif was convicted on charges of assault, rape, and unlawful deprivation of liberty. He was eventually released on
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conviction. However, the judge also knew that there aren't any satisfactory facts to warrant the case in Sharif's favor, and that by some strange circumstances Sharif may meet his untimely demise inside prison.
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going fishing in the river. When he was 12 years old, at his father's behest, he agreed to marry his 10-year-old cousin. Three years later Sharif reneged on the idea of marrying to instead travel to the
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Sharif emigrated legally to the United States in 1970. In New York, he had a job where he remained employed for eight years. He was later fired in 1978 because of his alcohol problems. He then moved to
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In 1996, Sharif faced 17 counts of aggravated material homicide, 24 counts of intellectual homicide, dozens of charges for kidnapping, sexual assault, organized crime and illegal human trafficking.
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Joanne Collins Poldesmink (3 March 1981 in North Palm Beach, Florida), to whom he was verbally abusive. Collins filed legal charges against Sharif, which she later dropped.
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never set foot on American soil again. This was the prompt for him to move over to Ciudad Juárez but he still remained as an employee of Benchmark Research and Technology.
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854:JosĂ© Manuel GarcĂa-GarcĂa (23 March 2005).
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