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ON FILM: El Sicaro

  Writer Charles Bowden, who frequently wrote about border issues including drug cartel violence in Juarez, died Aug. 30 at age 69.  In 2011, Bowden made a film that featured a frank discussion with a Mexican hitman who did unspeakable acts before deciding to abandon his profession and live his life on the run with a price on his head.  This interview originally aired October 22, 2011, and we re-air it as a tribute to Charles Bowden.

Aired Sept. 13, 2014.

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