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THE SOURCE: The Twisted Tale of How an LA Kingpin Paid the Jalisco Price

ON DECEMBER 12, 2011, an assassin fired four rounds into Jose Parra’s head. Moments later his wife and three children found him lying in a crimson pool on the floor. By all outward appearances Parra was a successful businessman; nothing indicated he operated an L.A. based wholesale distribution cell for the Sinaloa Cartel. A professional, coldblooded murder that, to this day, has not been solved.

Cristiano Silva is a “jailhouse lawyer” serving a hefty sentence in federal prison. In 2013, while litigating a fellow inmate’s case, Juan Garcia—a big-time drug trafficker—Chris learned that Garcia believed Parra was, not only an informant, but also responsible for his arrest. Eventually, Garcia admitted that he’d convinced the upper echelon of the cartel to have Parra murdered. The admission embroiled Chris into the ongoing homicide investigation. Worse still, while marshalling the evidence connected with Garcia’s case, Chris uncovered the fact that Parra was never an informant. In an astonishing twist, Garcia had had an innocent man executed.

Now, both the Los Angeles homicide unit and the FBI want to speak with Chris concerning the murder. Unfortunately, he is caught between the potential murderous reprisal of the cartel and an unscrupulous federal prosecutor who is thwarting the investigation.

THE SOURCE: The Twisted Tale of How an LA Kingpin Paid the Jalisco Price’s Barbed-Wire backstory is currently unraveling. Regardless, the 14,000 word synopsis is available on the site, right now, as well as the exhibits.

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