by Lucio R. for Borderland Beat
Veracruz attorney
general Luis Bravo, issued a statement saying Juan Manuel Gomez Fernandez and
Juan Manuel Gomez Monteverde, father and brother of Miss Landry’s Mexican film
maker husband ("Bella", "Little Boy"), Alejandro Gomez Monteverde, had both been killed by blows to the
head, and left for dead several days before being discovered. [photo of the couple at left]
The son, who lives in McAllen a Texas border city, was visiting his father at his Tampico livestock ranch.
The vehicle was found abandoned in Veracruz after the
kidnapping.
Tortured and killed after 5000 dollar ransom was paid
In-laws of actress and
former Miss USA, Ali Landry, were kidnapped in Tampico, Tamaulipas and found
dead in ejido El Chachalaco, Pueblo Viejo, Veracruz.
The son, who lives in McAllen a Texas border city, was visiting his father at his Tampico livestock ranch.
The kidnappers, using a
stolen car with Tamaulipas license plates, abducted the two victims as they exited
the ranch. A second report in the Mexican press says; after they left the ranch
and were accosted in an area of Huasteca which is identified by authorities as
a point of high risk.
Tampico is at the southernmost
tip of Tamaulipas, sharing a border with the state of Veracruz.
A 17 minute drive separates the two cities involved in the kidnapping.
It was on September 4th
when the victims were reported missing, but the news was not made public for
over 2 weeks. The bodies were discovered
on September 16th .
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