PA trial begins over death of Mexican illegal
April 27, 2009
Shenandoah, PA (AP) -- Though she'd never been to Mexico, Crystal Dillman somehow felt at home the moment she stepped inside the small concrete house in Iramuco. She ascended the stairs to the third floor and crossed the threshold of a spare, blue-tiled bedroom.
Luis' bedroom.
Dillman sank into a chair and began to cry. Luis is here, she thought, and just like that, the sadness was replaced by a feeling of joy. For the first time since that horrible day in Pennsylvania, Dillman felt the presence of her fiance, Luis Ramirez, the father of her children, the immigrant who slipped into the United States illegally to work, only to return to Mexico in a coffin.
The Associated Press
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