Mexico
Columnist kidnapped and murderedPosted Apr 16 2010
Enrique Villicaña Palomares, teacher and columnist for La Voz de Michoacán, was found dead April 10 in Morelia after he had been kidnapped five days earlier. The motive for the murder is not known, but Villicaña was discovered with stab wounds, and his throat was slit. AP reports state authorities knew about threats made against Palomares more than two weeks before he went missing.