elpasotimes.com / Braxton-Andrew was killed Oct. 28, 2018 two days after he arrived in the mountain mining village of Urique, about 450 miles southwest of Juárez, Chihuahua Attorney General Cesar Peniche Esquivel said.
Peniche said that Braxton-Andrew was on a hike in an area known as La Playita when he reportedly encountered members of a Sinaloa cartel drug-trafficking cell allegedly run by Jose Noriel Portillo Gil, alias “El Chueco,” or “the crooked one.” Urique, about 450 miles southwest of Juárez, Chihuahua Attorney General Cesar Peniche Esquivel said. Read Article
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GOLDEN, CO – A 25-year-old man was sentenced to prison for murdering an Illinois tourist in Sept. 2017, leaving his body in a remote campground in Gilpin County and stealing his van. Jeffrey Mason Maynard appeared in Gilpin County District Court Friday, where he was sentenced to 44 years in prison for the murder of […]
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Israeli tourist killed in Thailand; said to hit his head jumping into waterfall 28-year-old man was vacationing with friends on the island of Koh Samui An Israeli tourist was killed in Thailand after apparently hitting his head on a rock after jumping into a waterfall on the island of Koh Samui, Hebrew-language media reported Saturday. […]
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An American shot dead in a Mexican beach resort has been identified as an official from a Southern California city. The city of Imperial Beach says in a statement that its Administrative Services Director Doug Bradley was killed Thursday while vacationing in Zihuatanejo, Mexico. The township includes the neighboring resort of Ixtapa. The death came […]
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RT.COM – A tourist and two women died after a mudslide plummeted into the small southern Chilean village of Villa Santa Lucia, located near the Corcovado National Park. The area is known for volcanoes. At least three others were injured and airlifted to a hospital. It is expected the number of deaths will climb as […]
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The authorities are investigating the robbery of the two foreigners and the murder of the Cuban citizen. Medellin – Burundanga Attack elmundo.com (machine translated) – The Cuban engineer identified as Víctor Ignacio Cuerdo, 49, died in Medellín after suffering an overdose of scopolamine together with a friend and partner, identified as Óscar Cruz, a Honduran […]
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Tourist killed by falling masonry/debris at famous Florence church theguardian.comDeath of Spaniard struck in Basilica di Santa Croce raises questions about state of Italy’s ageing and fragile monuments A 52-year-old tourist from Spain has been killed by falling masonry in one of Florence’s most famous churches, the Basilica di Santa Croce. The fatal accident at […]
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The incident occurred during a morning of heavy rains and hours after a shootout between police and alleged narco-traffickers in the favela of Rocinha RIO DE JANEIRO BRAZIL. – novedadesaca.mx (machine translated) A Spaniard who visited one of the largest favelas in Brazil as part of a tourist trip was killed by military police […]
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theguardian.com reported a British woman, believed to have been mauled to death by a pack of wild dogs in northern Greece, has been identified as Celia Lois Hollingworth. Greek police investigating the incident confirmed the dismembered body of the 63-year-old Briton were found at the weekend. “A shoe, bag, hat and passport were discovered by […]
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mirror.co.uk / A topless tourist has been killed in a horror accident while she was hanging out of a car window. Natalia Borodin, wearing only a pair tiny white bikini bottoms, was filmed playing around on holiday as her female friend drove and filmed the action on a mobile phone. But the video ended with […]
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