Church Pastor, Child Trafficker: The Crimes of Elsa Cuellar in a Border Town

Elsa Cuellar, a notorious underground baby seller, operated since the early 90s by posing as a pastor, doctor, or lawyer to lure young girls into her clutches. She promised them a better life, citizenship, and education, but her true intention was to ensure they got pregnant. Cuellar delivered the babies at her home without medical records, making it easier for her to sell them to older men. After the babies died during birth, she told the girls the baby had died. She never saw a day in prison, and after the mysterious re-assigning of the lead prosecutor, she was only convicted of one count of tampering with documents. This project sheds light on Cuellar's crimes and the damage she caused to her victims, who may still be unaware of their true biological parents.

Format: Hardback
Length: 272 pages
Publication date: 05 March 2024
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Since the early 1990s, Elsa Cuellar has been able to operate with impunity, leaving no trace behind her. She would pose as a pastor, doctor, or lawyer to gain the trust of her young victims, promising them a better life, citizenship, and education. These young girls were lured into Cuellar's clutches, where they became the source of her wealth. Her numerous family photos were just one piece of evidence that revealed her true intention: to advertise her young victims to older men. While this itself made her money, the ultimate motive was to ensure these young girls got pregnant.

To achieve this, Cuellar would pose as a doctor or midwife, convincing the young girls that having the baby at her home was the most sanitary and natural way to give birth. Unknown to the girls, the objective was to have a delivery that would not be recorded at a hospital, making her underground baby-selling enterprise easier. After all, who would look for a baby that no one knew existed? Once Cuellar delivered the sad news to the young girls that the baby had died during birth, her mission was complete.

The research for this project dates back to 2013, and for nearly nine years, I have searched for victims, people who know Elsa, interviewed law enforcement, and gained possession of documents that are not accessible to ordinary citizens. Hundreds of hours have been invested in scholarly research and hunting down the truth of how Elsa Cuellar never saw a day of prison. Today, the extent of Cuellar's damage cannot be ascertained. There could be hundreds of men and women who are now in their thirties who were raised believing their guardians are their true biological parents.

Photos, documents, interviews, and stories from sources close to Cuellar will assist in putting together the pieces of this amazing puzzle. The purpose of this project is to shed light on the case of Elsa Cuellar and to bring attention to the harm she has caused. It is important to remember that the victims of Cuellar's crimes are still affected by her actions, and they deserve justice and closure.

Weight: 544g
Dimension: 237 x 160 x 25 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781538185063