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West Ala. man sentenced for killing man, victim believed there was voodoo curse Zosimo Hernandez (Source: Pickens County Sheriff) By WBRC Staff | May 6, 2021 at 8:16 AM CDT - Updated May 6 at 10:10 AM
PICKENS COUNTY, Ala. (WBRC) - A West Alabama man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to shooting and killing a man.
Herman Diaz Diego of Mexico City, Mexico was shot and killed in April of 2019. His body was left in the middle of a Pickens County Road.
Authorities say Zocimo Hernandez and Diego knew each other and got into an argument.
“This was purportedly Diego believing that Hernandez had placed a voodoo curse on him,” said 24th Judicial Circuit District Attorney Andy Hamlin.