Bruce Springsteen shines a light on Ciudad Juárez, reminding us of the real stories behind the headlines. This track hits deep, especially for those who know the city well.
In July, 1947, a UFO supposedly crashed during a thunderstorm near Roswell. The military investigated and identified wreckage as being from a "UFO" but then changed their story, claiming it was actually a weather balloon. Something similar happened in 1974 not far from Presidio, Texas in Mexico.
The section of the border between the United States of America and Mexico that runs alongside El Paso has been named the deadliest single place on the border. The El Paso sector runs almost 300 miles in west Texas and New Mexico.