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A woman who was accused of helping the MS-13 gang kill four young men on Long Island in 2017 has been found guilty on all counts, federal prosecutors said Monday. Leniz Escobar was convicted in connection with her participation in the April 11, 2017 murders of Justin Llivicura, Michael Lopez, Jorge Tigre & Jefferson Villalobos.
Escobar, now 22, faces up to life in prison when she is sentenced.
Escobar, also known as "La Diablita" or "Little Devil," allegedly lured five men to a park in Central Islip to smoke marijuana. When they got there, the victims were attacked by gang members with machetes, knives, an axe & wooden clubs.
One ran off, but the other 4 were killed. Prosecutors say the MS-13 members believed the victims were "members of a rival gang, at least two of whom had disrespected the MS-13 by posting photos on social media."
The 4 victims — who were between the ages of 16 and 20 — were found hacked to death with what police described as "significant trauma" wounds.
In the days following the murders, prosecutors allege Escobar "bragged to other MS-13 members about her role in the killings" & discussed the attack in detail in recorded calls with her boyfriend.
Prosecutors also say Escobar destroyed evidence of her involvement in the murders by disposing of a sweatshirt stained with a victim's blood and tossing her cell phone from a car while being followed by the police.
More than a dozen MS-13 members and associates have been charged in connection with the 2017 killings.
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