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Family of murdered migrant retrieves his body; set to return to Durango

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EL PASO, Texas -- The body of Jesús “Chuy” Sepúlveda Martinez, 22, has been returned to his family.

Martinez was killed on Sept. 27 in Sierra Blanca while with a group of other migrants. A former warden and his twin brother were charged with manslaughter in Martinez's death.

Martinez's mother and father traveled from their hometown, Durango, Mexico seeking answers to their son's death.

The family was set to leave Juarez and return to Durango after a quick funeral service.

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