Juan Francisco Murillo Díaz, also known as "El Güero Jaibo" (

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slang: "Tampico Whitey"), was a member of the Tijuana Cartel (Arellano Félix Organization), believed to be one of the masterminds and shooters behind the

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of Cardinal Juan Jesús Posadas Ocampo in

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, in May 1993. Although he was never arrested, Murillo was identified as the actual shooter, along with Édgar Nicolás Villegas, AKA "El Negro" (The Negro). Murillo was killed in a shootout with judicial police in

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, in August 1993.Lopez Doriga, Joaquin. "Los Agujeros Oscuros en el Asesinato del Cardenal Posadas Ocampo." ''Radio Formula'', June 11, 2001.

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Murillo's nephew, Ulises Murillo Mariscal, also a member of the Arellano Félix Organization, was arrested in 1994 at his home in

, for possession of

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and several firearms. Still at large and unidentified is Murillo's other nephew, known only as "El Tiburón" (The Shark). He is believed to be living in the

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, in either

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. In August 2006 the

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and

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captured the suspected leader of the Arellano Félix Organization,

Francisco Javier Arellano Félix Francisco Javier Arellano Félix (born 11 December 1969) is a former Mexican drug lord who alongside his brothers founded and led the Tijuana Cartel (a.k.a. the Arellano-Félix Organization) until his capture by the United States Coast Guard ...

, AKA "El Tigrillo" (The Wildcat), along with his lieutenant Arturo Manuel Villareal Heredia, AKA "El Nalgón" (The One with Big Ass).

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Joaquín López Dóriga article on the murder of Ocampo
(Spanish) {{DEFAULTSORT:Murillo Diaz, Juan Francisco Year of birth missing 1993 deaths Mexican assassins Tijuana Cartel traffickers Deaths by firearm in Mexico People shot dead by law enforcement officers in Mexico

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