14 h. ago Nazi death camp 'secretary of evil' dies just 2 years after facing justice for 10,000 murders

Irmgard Furchner, dubbed the 'Secretary of Evil', joined Stutthof concentration camp as a teenage shorthand typist and worked there from 1943 to 1945 as secretary to the SS commander Paul Werner Hoppe

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14 h. ago Nazi death camp 'secretary of evil' dies after conviction over role in 10,000 murders

Irmgard Furchner, dubbed the 'Secretary of Evil', joined Stutthof concentration camp as a teenage shorthand typist and worked there from 1943 to 1945 as secretary to the SS commander Paul Werner Hoppe

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18 h. ago Nazi death camp's 'secretary of evil' dies aged 99: Woman fled nursing home and went on the run before finally facing justice for aiding more than 10,000 murders

Irmgard Furchner, who was a secretary to the SS commander of the infamous concentration camp Stutthof, died aged 99, German outlet Bild reports.

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63 h. ago Mum of toddler, 2, in migrant camp says Channel dinghy journey is about 'life or death'

Juliana was seven months pregnant when she made the decision to leave Uganda - her daughter Clara has no idea of the risks she has taken to try and find an existence for them both

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3 d. ago Murderous cartel's brutal recruitment exposed after bones found at 'execution ranch'

An investigation into the Mexico's Jalisco Cartel after bones were found at one of its execution ranches, has exposed the sickening recruitment methods used by the murderous group

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5 d. ago Cruel Jalisco cartel's brutal recruitment methods exposed after bones found at 'death camp'

Jalisco was formed when it split from the Sinaloa Cartel in 2010, and the two trafficking organisations are now fighting a bloody turf war to control the supply of drugs through the south of Mexico

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1 week ago Fears of second Mexican cartel 'death camp' as grim odour leads to horror discovery

Specially trained experts and sniffer dogs were called to Macuspana, Mexico, after neighbours complained of a horrendous smell coming from a deserted house - there are fears it might be a cartel 'death camp'

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2 w. ago Cartel that ran 'death camp' say families of missing people 'planted' horror scene

A death camp in Mexico where hundreds of burnt bodies were found is thought to have belonged to the brutal Jalisco Nueva Generación Cartel (CJNG) - but the gang is claiming they have been set up

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3 w. ago Inside 'Mexican Auschwitz' cartel death camp as horrific 'last words' notes found

Hundreds of pairs of shoes and other discarded personal items were found at the cartel 'training' ground as well as human remains – charred bones, skulls, fingers and teeth

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3 w. ago Inside Mexican cartel death camp with piles of shoes where captives burned in ovens

The notorious Jalisco Nueva Generación Cartel is thought to be behind secret crematoriums discovered at a farm in Jalisco, Mexico, where thousands of people are missing

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4 w. ago Ecuador offers huge £780,000 for whereabouts of brutal drug cartel leader Fito after jail break

Adolfo Macias Villamar, alias El Fito, escaped from jail in Ecuador more than a year ago and an international hunt for the notorious drug lord is continuing with a $1million reward for information

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4 w. ago ‘Potential systemic failure’ at Highlands training camp may have contributed to soldier’s death

The incident took place in 2016

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