The Mystery of St. Toribio Romo (El Padre Pollero, El Santo Coyote)
Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
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The Border Patrol Ghost
In episode 164, we heard the story of Border Patrol Agent Luis Santiago's ghost. He was killed in the line of duty when a smuggler known as a poyero or chicken farmer apparently caused him to fall to his death. Afterward, his ghost appeared multiple times and stopped illegal border crossers. St. Toribio is unofficially regarded as a patron saint of migrants. In Spanish slang, smugglers that crosser higher to bring them across the border are known both as coyotes and boyeros.
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Transcript
St. Toribio Romo was born to a poor family in Mexico and became a priest in a time when the Church was being persecuted. He was eventually martyred. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli explore the saint's life and death and the strange mystery that surrounds him today.
