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Journalist Gunned Down in Colombia
May 11, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Colombian journalist Alberto Lazaro Del Valle died after being shot in the southwestern city of Cali, officials said. Authorities said the motive for Friday night's homicide would have nothing to do with his profession as a radio announcer and disc jockey, according to the latest investigations into the killing of the director of Cali's Radio Planeta. continue reading »
Sons of Journalists Murdered in Northern Mexico
May 5, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The sons of two journalists were murdered by gunmen early Sunday in Chihuahua city, the capital of the like-named northern Mexican state, officials said. continue reading »
Honduran Prosecutor’s Murder Shakes Country
April 19, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Even in a country that suffers an average of 20 murders a day, the assassination of a veteran prosecutor has left Honduras stunned. continue reading »
Highly Regarded Journalist Murdered in Ecuador
April 13, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Ecuadorian broadcast journalist Fausto Valdiviezo was fatally shot in his car, authorities said Friday. "We are dismayed by the murder of Fausto Valdiviezo. An embrace of solidarity for his family and the commitment that the murder will not go unpunished," the country's president, Rafael Correa, said on Twitter. continue reading »
George Zimmerman’s Mother Rips Media, Says Arrest was ‘Solely to Placate the Masses’
April 12, 2013 | by The Celebrity Cafe | Latino Daily News
The mother of George Zimmerman, the man being charged with the shooting death of Florida teen, Trayvon Martin, has written a letter to the public on the anniversary of her son’s arrest. In the letter, Gladys Zimmerman slams the media and says that Zimmerman’s arrest was “solely to placate the masses.” continue reading »
Blog del Narco: Authorities Uncover Drug Grave in Southern Mexico
March 28, 2013 | by HS News Staff | El Blog del Narco
The bodies of four people, three men and a woman, in various stages of decomposition were found yesterday morning in Guerrero State in a narcofosa (drug grave). According to reports, an anonymous call tipped off police as to the location of the bodies. continue reading »
Ex-Police Officer Arrested for Killing Teen, Raping Another in Mexico
March 28, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A former police officer has been arrested in connection with the murder of a 16-year-old boy and the rape of his 15-year-old girlfriend last month, Mexican officials said. continue reading »
Blog del Narco: Taxi Driver’s Body Discovered With More Than 16 Bullet Wounds (Photo Warning)
March 27, 2013 | by HS News Staff | El Blog del Narco
A man was found dead with more than 16 bullet wounds inside the taxi he was driving, his neighbors reported to the proper authorities, after hearing the gun shots. The murder occurred during the early hours of Tuesday in San Cristobal Jáltipan Township of Morelos, where the body was located inside the cab 220 of the town of Jáltipan, with more than 16 bullets, and a message. continue reading »
Puerto Rico Sentences Murderer to Life in Prison, Passes on Death Penalty
March 24, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Alexis Candelario Santana, found guilty of the 2009 murders of eight people in a bar in Puerto Rico, and responsible for 14 other killings, will spend the rest of his life in prison because the jury was unable to reach a unanimous verdict on whether to impose the death penalty. continue reading »
Puerto Rican Jury Weighs Death Penalty Sentence for Convicted Murderer
March 23, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The possible death sentence for Alexis Candelario Santana, found guilty of the 2009 murder of eight people at the La Tombola bar, is dividing the people of Puerto Rico, a U.S. commonwealth whose constitution bans capital punishment. continue reading »
Crime Journalist Gunned Down in Guatemala
March 22, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A journalist with Nuestro Diario newspaper was fatally shot in the eastern Guatemalan province of Jutiapa, the publication said Thursday. Jaime Napoleon Jarquin Duarte, 63, was a former schoolteacher who joined the paper three years ago, Nuestro Diario said. continue reading »
53 Lawyers Murdered in Honduras Over 2-Year Period
March 16, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Fifty-three attorneys were murdered in Honduras during the period 2010-2012 and more than 95 of the crimes remain unsolved, the Central American nation's human rights commissioner said Friday. continue reading »
Police Find 6 Bodies Showing Signs of Torture in Mexico
March 1, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Police in the central Mexican state of Zacatecas on Thursday found the bodies of six people, including a 13-year-old boy who had been arrested on Feb. 4 as a presumed murderer but was released a few hours later due to his age, a government official said. continue reading »
Violence in Acapulco Continues as Belgian Tourist is Gunned Down
February 24, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A Belgian tourist was gunned down by several men who attempted to steal his luxury car in the Mexican Pacific resort city of Acapulco, prosecutors said. continue reading »
Spanish Woman Accused of Murdering Husband to Appear in Pennsylvania Court
February 24, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Spanish citizen Maria Reyes Garcia-Pellon, who allegedly murdered her husband - former pro basketball player Matthew White - two weeks ago, is to appear at a preliminary court hearing in the city of Media, Pennsylvania, where a judge will determine if judicial proceedings should commence. continue reading »
South African Court Grants Oscar Pistorius Bail
February 23, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The judge at the Pretoria Magistrates' Court on Friday granted the bail application of South African track star Oscar Pistorius, who is accused of murdering his girlfriend. continue reading »
9-Year-Old Boy Murdered in Mexico
February 17, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A 9-year-old boy was murdered in the western Mexican state of Jalisco, officials said. Elpidio Vega was reported missing last Wednesday and was found two days later in a field in his hometown of Acatic with a gunshot wound to the back of the head, the Jalisco Public Safety Secretariat said. continue reading »
South Africa’s “Blade Runner” Charged with Murdering Girlfriend
February 14, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
South African Olympic track star Oscar Pistorius was indicted Thursday in his homeland on charges of murdering his girlfriend, who was found dead of four gunshot wounds at the athlete's home in Pretoria, police said. continue reading »
Suspected Gang Members Kill Police Chief in Western Mexico
February 10, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A police chief in the western Mexican state of Jalisco was killed in an attack by suspected members of an organized crime gang, officials said. continue reading »
Mexican Authorities Investigate Whether Homophobia Played a Role in Murder
February 7, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Investigators are looking at homophobia as a possible motive in the slaying of a young man whose body was found in Puebla, a state in central Mexico, prosecutors said. continue reading »
