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Fisherman Shot on Falcon Lake

According to this story on KRGV in Texas, a fisherman was hit by a stray bullet on the same lake where David Hartley of Colorado was murdered while jet skiing with his wife Tiffany. David's body and the jet ski were never found, and the investigation into his murder… Continue

Added by Jeff Dunsavage on January 24, 2011 at 12:07am — No Comments

KRGV: More Travelers Flying to Avoid Dangerous Mexican Roads

A lack of tourists from across the border prompted McAllen, Tex., officials at the McAllen-Miller International Airport and GID Express to offer round trip flights to Mexico, according to this story from KRGV.

Added by Jeff Dunsavage on January 21, 2011 at 4:30pm — No Comments

Missing in Mexico: Pastor Jesus Falcon & Family

A Belizean pastor, the Rev. Jesús Falcon, a volunteer missionary visiting Monterrey, has been reported missing in Mexico. He travelled to the City of Monterrey on Dec. 14 to visit family for the Christmas holidays. Reports say he was met by his mother, Roalva Falcon Asevedo and his stepfather, Arueo Cervantez. All three have disappeared.…

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Added by Jeff Dunsavage on January 21, 2011 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Arturo Aviles Story Gets More Coverage on KRGV

Here's the story. Please share widely.

Added by Jeff Dunsavage on January 14, 2011 at 12:31pm — No Comments

Police in Texas Find 15 AK-47s on the Way to Mexico

When police in Texas stopped a truck, the two Mexican men inside appeared nervous. The police also suspected the gas tank had been tampered-with. They removed one of two tanks and found 15 AK-47s crammed inside. Several other rifles had been taken apart and stuffed in the false tank. … Continue

Added by Jeff Dunsavage on January 12, 2011 at 9:54pm — No Comments

Needed: Houston-Area Journalists to Cover Missing-Persons Story

Looking for a reporter in the Houston, Tex., market who is interested in covering an emerging story about a family trying to find out what happened to their husband/father/grandfather, who disappeared in Matamoros, Mexico, in November. Not only interesting from the perspective of human interest but for all the practical complications and issues, as well as the indifference of the U.S. government to the plight of these families and the lack of standard operating procedures in the consulates for… Continue

Added by Jeff Dunsavage on January 12, 2011 at 4:51pm — No Comments

51 Dead in Mexico Drug Violence Over the Weekend

Read the article.

Added by Jeff Dunsavage on January 11, 2011 at 1:04am — No Comments

12-Year-Old Georgia Girl Believed Abducted & Taken to Mexico

Investigators believe a missing 12-year-old girl was taken to Mexico by a 20-year-old man. Isabeth Yanez was last seen at home a week ago and was reported missing by her parents last Tuesday morning.On Monday, the Sheriff's Office said it believes Simon Quintana Guiterrez took Isabeth to a city near Acapulco. Now investigators are working with Mexican authorities, the U.S. Marshals Service and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

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Added by Jeff Dunsavage on January 9, 2011 at 2:30am — No Comments

KGRV in Texas Gives MAP More Visibility

For the third time in as many days, KRGV has given prominent play to the Missing Americans Project. Once again, on behalf of all our families -- especially those with loved ones missing in Mexico -- we… Continue

Added by Jeff Dunsavage on January 8, 2011 at 4:37pm — No Comments

15 bodies found in Acapulco, Mexico

Fifteen bodies, all but one of them decapitated, were found early on Saturday in the Pacific resort city of Acapulco, local media reported. The victims, all male, were discovered at dawn near a shopping mall along with several, threatening hand-written messages that are typically left as a calling card by drug cartels.The tourist destination of Acapulco has been plagued in recent years with drug violence as the country's cartels fight for drug transport routes.… Continue

Added by Jeff Dunsavage on January 8, 2011 at 2:59pm — 2 Comments

KRGV TV in Texas Stays on Top of Missing Persons Cases

KRGV TV in Texas, which yesterday highlighted the plight of John Parks and his family, today raised the profile of the disappearance of Arturo Aviles. KRGV reporter …

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Added by Jeff Dunsavage on January 6, 2011 at 9:00pm — 1 Comment

MAP Traffic Spikes on Texas TV Coverage

More than 100 people (most of them new visitors and most from Texas) visited the Missing Americans Project community after KRGV TV in Texas ran this story about John Parks' disappearance in Matamoros, Mexico.

It's not the biggest one-day spike we've had (over 500 people from all over…

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Added by Jeff Dunsavage on January 6, 2011 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Missing Americans Project Featured Prominently in Texas TV News Spot

The Missing Americans Project is featured prominently in this spot about John Parks' disappearance on KRG TV in Texas. Thanks, Deb and Renee for the plug -- I just heard from someone else missing a person from Texas in Mexico, likely as a result of this media attention (will say more when I know more). Please keep spreading the… Continue

Added by Jeff Dunsavage on January 6, 2011 at 1:30am — No Comments

Interesting Take on Trends in Costa Rica

The following is reprinted with permission from Costa Rica Krav Maga:

Several announcements have been made by the U.S. government in the past few months stating Mexican cartels are moving into Costa Rica. Why? Maybe as a result of stepped up policing in other countries. This includes crackdowns on known air trafficking routes and a much more aggressive Cost Guard. This has resulted in increased overland…

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Added by Jeff Dunsavage on December 30, 2010 at 1:00pm — No Comments

TV story on JOHN PARKS, US citizen legally living and working in Mexico MISSING

I'm not sure what all to repeat in this blog post.. my MissingInMexico group gives the whole story....

Deb and I spoke with Farrah Fazal of Channel 5 News (an ABC affiliate station) on Monday, 12/20/2010. The report ran Tuesday with a brief teaser at 6, and the full story at 10 p.m. The printed story appears in part at

this URL, the full broadcast version is on the video block to the right

of the story.…

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Added by Renee Vorbach on December 22, 2010 at 11:43pm — 1 Comment

7 Killed in Blast at Mexico Resort

Seven people, including five Canadian tourists, were killed Sunday in a powerful explosion that was thought to have been triggered by a mix of swamp gases beneath a large resort hotel south of Cancún, the authorities said. Read full story.

Added by Jeff Dunsavage on November 15, 2010 at 12:37am — No Comments

Gunmen in Mexico Drug War Getting Younger

Mexican police on Friday detained a minor accused of working as a gunman for a drug cartel after videos and photos surfaced online of fresh-faced boys mugging for the camera with guns and corpses. One video, briefly posted on YouTube, showed a youth, apparently in his teens, confessing to working for a branch of the Beltran Leyva cartel. The youth tells an unseen questioner that his gang was paid $3,000 per killing. "When we don't find the rivals, we kill innocent people, maybe a construction… Continue

Added by Jeff Dunsavage on November 14, 2010 at 10:30am — No Comments

4 U.S. Citizens Killed in Mexico Over Weekend; 92 Since June 2009

Mexico authorities say they are probing the deaths of four U.S. citizens who were shot to death in separate attacks in the border city of Ciudad Juarez over the weekend, according to this Associated Press article. Furthermore, State Department officials say 92 Americans have been… Continue

Added by Jeff Dunsavage on November 2, 2010 at 1:00pm — 2 Comments