November 17, 2025internationalCriminal JusticeMilitaryForeign Policy
BBC Investigation Implicates Two Unprosecuted Marines in 2005 Haditha Massacre
A BBC Eye documentary podcast "No Justice, Just Kills" released new forensic evidence implicating two US Marines — including Lance Cpl. Humberto Mendoza, never charged — in the 2005 Haditha massacre that killed 24 Iraqi civilians. Forensic analysis showed two shooters in one room, contradicting the single-shooter narrative. Only one Marine was ever convicted (Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich), serving no prison time.