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The shocking murder of Spain’s most flamboyant politician – podcast

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The brazen killing of Isabel Carrasco scandalised the nation. But when police began to investigate, they uncovered an even darker story of power, corruption and betrayal.

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SPAIN-POLITICS-CRIME<br>ALTERNATIVE CROP Police officers and rescue workers stand next to the covered body of Leon provincial council chief Isabel Carrasco in Leon on May 12, 2014. An assailant shot dead a Spanish ruling party politician in public in the northern city of Leon in an apparent "act of vengeance" today, officials said, and a woman was detained over the killing. Half a dozen police covered the body of Leon provincial council chief Isabel Carrasco with a white sheet at the scene on a pedestrian bridge over the Bernesga River in the university city. AFP PHOTO / ICAL / CARLOS CAMPILLO (Photo credit should read CARLOS CAMPILLO/AFP/Getty Images)
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