The Black Hand
The Bloody Rise and Redemption of "Boxer" Enriquez, a Mexican Mob Killer
by Chris Blatchford · first published 2008
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An astonishing and groundbreaking look at the Mexican Mafia, The Black Hand is an unprecedented story of depravity, violence, and redemptionRene "Boxer" Enriquez grew up on the violent streets of East L.A., where gang fights, robberies, and drive-by shootings were fueled by rage, drugs, and alcohol. When he finally landed in prison—at the age of nineteen—Enriquez found an organization that brought him the respect he always wanted: the near-mythic and widely feared Mexican Mafia, La Eme.What it saw in Enriquez was a young man who knew no fear and would kill anyone—justifiably or not—in the blin
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