Transnational Escape of MS-13 Leader “Crook” Caught on Social Media

Images and videos that she uploaded to Instagram and Facebook substantiate Crook’s release late last year, a fact that the Salvadoran government has not publicly admitted. The images show parts of his face and tattoos that coincide with old photographs of him in prison. El Faro also confirmed his identity with four current and former gang members and a friend of Chávez, her cellmate when she was incarcerated in 2010 on charges of aiding Canales in a kidnapping.