A trooper, who is part of a regional drug task force, recognized the statue of Santa Muerte, a skeleton figure resembling the Grim Reaper who some people believe protects people involved in drug ...

"It's a statue that announces curses ... the curse of death ... the Grim Reaper with the sickle," Dixon said. Dixon called it an attack on not only the church but all believers of Christ.

"It's a statue that announces curses ... the curse of death ... the Grim Reaper with the sickle," Dixon said. Dixon called it an attack on not only the church but all believers of Christ.

A small religious group that worships the grim reaper and is fighting for government ... sanctuary in downtown Mexico City to see the statue in a flowing golden dress and veil, clutching a rose.