Case Breakers

“On Sunday, Mexican authorities announced that the bodies of the three tourists, found at the bottom of a well with gunshot wounds to their heads, had been identified by their families. The men had been killed in a carjacking gone wrong, the authorities said, and suspects had been detained within days of the men’s disappearance. More people are being investigated. It was a tragic yet somewhat fast resolution to a case that had drawn international attention.” What shocked Mexicans wasn’t necessarily that the crime had occurred, but rather how quickly the investigation has moved. NYT (Gift Article): Where 3 Dead Tourists Were Found Fast, Thousands Remain Missing. “The message those of us who work on these issues get is that there are lives that matter, and there are others that don’t.”

+ Part of the urgency to solve the crime is that it happened in place that attracts a ton of tourists. “Today, [Ensenada is] the third biggest city in the state with both a booming tourist industry and a thriving ex-pat community. Thousands of foreigners – from silver-haired retirees to digital nomads – have settled in the city to enjoy its beachfront properties, warm climate and relaxed atmosphere amid the rising cost of living in the US. And, of course, it attracts huge numbers of surfers every year.” Surfer murders shock peaceful Mexico community.