Six TdA members charged with RICO Act crimes. According to court papers, Tren de Aragua maintained its power through murders, assaults, robberies and threats of violence.

THE PARKWAY MURDERS. Oct. 12, 1986: Cathleen M. Thomas, 28, left, and Rebecca A. Dowski, 21, were found strangled with their throats slit in the back seat of Thomas' car along the Colonial Parkway.