Crime & Safety

Houston Police Arrest Two Alleged MS-13 Gang Members For Girl's Satanic Killing

Victim, who was allegedly kidnapped and raped by gang, shared chilling details of satanic worship that included girl's murder.

HOUSTON, TX -- Two men who are accused in the satanic ritual killing of a young teenage girl, and the kidnapping and torture of another, appeared in court Wednesday.

According to police, Miguel Angel Alvarez-Flores, 22, and Diego Alexander Hernandez-Rivera, 18, are members of the infamous MS-13 gang members from El Salvador. (For news updates on this story and other Houston news, just click here to get Patch's daily newsletter and free, real-time news alerts).

Police arrested to the two men on Monday, based on the allegations of a 14-year old girl who told investigators she was held involuntarily for more than two weeks, and fed a combination of drugs and alcohol while gang members routinely sexually assaulted her.

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According to court documents, the victim told prosecutors she ran away from school on Feb. 2, and was held at an apartment on Glenmont Street for four days before she was given to another MS-13 gang member who was staying at an apartment on Gessner Road , where she was held for 14 days, where she was drugged and raped repeatedly, until she was able to escape.

Another girl, who the 14-year old victim identified as Genesis, was also being held at the Gessner apartment location.

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The girl told prosecutors that during her captivity, that Alvarez-Flores the leader of the gang who is also called "Diabolical," in court documents, held her down and tattooed an image of the Grim Reaper on her leg, from her kneecap to her toes, and that gang members had also erected a satanic shrine at the apartment.

The victim told prosecutors that during one of the satanic rituals, Genesis spoke out against the devil worship, and the next day Genesis was gone.

According to court documents, Rivera allegedly admitted to killing Genesis, because he was directed to to commit the murder y Alvarez-Flores.

Court documents reveal that the two took Genesis to an unknown location, and sat here down on the side of the road, where Rivera allegedly admitted shooting her once in the head, and once in the chest.

On Feb. 16, the body of a young girl was found lying in the street in the 9900 block of Sharpcrest in Chinatown, and police believe that young girl is Genesis

See Also: Teenage Girl Found Shot To Death In Chinatown.

Alvarez-Flores and Riveraโ€™s are being held in the Harris County Jail.

Their bond was set at $150,000 each.

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