DISPATCHES FROM THE HOUSE OF DEATH

Dispatches from the House of Death tells the all-too true story of how and why a U.S.-paid Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) informant who had a leading role with the infamous Juarez Cartel was allowed to participate in mass murder in Mexico — with the knowledge of his U.S. law enforcement handlers and prosecutors. In the course of the carnage a DEA agent operating in Juarez as well as his family are nearly assassinated resulting in the evacuation of all DEA personnel from Juarez. When a DEA supervisor seeks to expose the informant’s role in the bloodshed he is silenced by his superiors while an effort is launched by ICE to deport the informant back to Mexico and certain death. In the end the entire bloody affair is whitewashed away in a coverup born of callous self-interest and indifference that reaches to the highest levels of the U.S. government“This book reads like a murder mystery because it is. The mystery which Bill Conroy explores with great determination is why the U.S. government allowed murders implicating law enforcement to go unrepented and unpunished.” — Bill Lueders journalist and author former editor of The Progressive. “Bill Conroy for years has launched himself at this story without fear. He did not shy away from the sword (the government). He is like ‘el mesquite verde no se rajo.’ He went above and beyond his call of duty.” — Cele Castillo former DEA agent author and Chicano artist. “Bill Conroy exists in that rarified air of those individuals who are willing to do whatever it takes to follow the truth wherever it leads. This book is not just a bombshell of a story it is also a timely reminder that investigative journalism is vital to any nation that seeks to hold itself accountable.” — Heather McCuen writer and social strategist. “Bill Conroy is among the highly valued investigative journalists. His diligence integrity and insight come through in this book.” — Richard Berg past president of Chicago Teamster Local 743 and host of the Fight Back! Radio podcast. “For Bill Conroy of narconews.com who stood his watch when others turned away and pretended none of this had happened.” — author and journalist Charles Bowden a dedication from his book Dreamland: The Way Out of Juarez. “It is a giant of a story. There is simply no way to understand the ‘war on drugs’ without reading this book.” — Al Giordano author journalist and the founder and publisher of The Narco News Bulletin [narconews.com]. “Bill Conroy is an indefatigable journalist a reporter pit bull who once he gets his teeth into a story refuses to let go until the truth comes out. He literally does know where the bodies are buried because he has doggedly reported on the United States’ failed drug policy for two decades and now he brings it all together in this important book.” — Megan Kamerick KUNM public radio news director; independent producer. Bill Conroy exists in that rarified air of those individuals who are willing to do whatever it takes to follow the truth wherever it leads. This book is not just a bombshell of a story it is also a timely reminder that investigative journalism is vital to any nation that seeks to hold itself accountable.” — Heather McCuen writer and social strategist. “The House of Death exposes the murderous underbelly of America’s war on drugs where ambition corrupts the rule of law and the American officials charged with pursuing it. It takes integrity of the kind Bill Conroy exercises to shine the light of truth on a failed policy and its devastating impacts.” — Vito De la Cruz civil rights attorney. . .