Rafael Trujillo's Dominican government employed a death squad, known as "la 42" and led by Miguel Angel Paulino, that tooled around in a stylish red Packard called the Carro de la Muerte (Death Car). During the 12-year regime of Joaquín Balaguer, the "Frente Democrático Anticomunista y Antiterrorista", most known as "la Banda Colorá", continued the practices of "la 42". He was also known for having the SIM to kill haitians in the Parsley massacre.