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attention. >> but way off the radar south of mexico is a region thats even more violent. >> in fact, its been called the deadliest place in the world. >> the homicide rate in honduras alone has more than doubled in five years. kaj larsen journeyed to the heart of the violence. >> reporter: in the past year over 17,000 people have been murdered in guatemala, el salvador and honduras. in honduras, over 90% of crimes like murder are never solved. they call it the impunity rate. i asked th...

even more violent. >> in fact, its been called the deadliest place in the world. >> the homicide rate in honduras alone has more than do you believed in five years. kaj larsen journeyed to the heart of the violence. >> reporter: in the past year over 17,000 people have been murdered in guatemala, el salvador and honduras. in honduras, over 90% of crimes like murder are never solved. they call it the impunity rate. i asked the chief of police in san pedro, the second biggest city here, ...

>> can the violence be stopped? kaj larsen travels not front lines of a war few people know about. twisted justice? >> i just saw him up with the bat and he started to swing, and thats when i reached for the gun. >> this new york city cop says he fired to save his fathers life. >> i was convicted of second-degree murder. >> but he would walk free after that conviction was overturned. so how did he end up back in prison. >> you must have been crushed? crushed when they told you you ha...

here. >> can the violence be stopped? larson travels to the frontlines of a car few people know about. twisted justice? >> i reached for the gun. >> i was convicted of second-degree murder. >> he would walk free after the convict was overturned. how did he end up back in prison. >> you must have been crushed when they told you you had to go back. . >> revealing investigations and fascinating characters. stories with impact. this is cnn presents. with your host tonight, brooke baldwin a...

kaj larsen travels not front lines of a war few people know about. twisted justice? >> i just saw him up with the bat and he started to swing, and thats when i reached for the gun. >> this new york city cop says he fired to save his fathers life. >> i was convicted of second-degree murder. >> but he would walk free after that conviction was overturned. so how did he end up back in prison. >> you must have been crushed? crushed when they told you you had to go back. >> revealing inves...