Alejandro Zenón Fonseca Estrada
Year: 2008
Nationality: Mexico
Killed by: Criminal Group
Location: Villahermosa, Mexico
Press organization: EXA FM
What's Alejandro Zenón Fonseca Estrada's story?
On theevening of September 23, 2008, four unidentified men in a van shot Fonseca ashe hung anti-crime posters on a major street in the capital city of Villahermosa, in the southern Gulf coast state of Tabasco, according towitnesses and local police. One of the posters read: “No to Kidnappings,” andanother declared support for the Tabascogovernor. Fonseca, 33, died from chest wounds at a local hospital the nextmorning. Fonseca,known by the affectionate Mexican nickname “The Godfather,” was the charismatichost of a popular morning call-in show “El Padrino Fonseca” (The GodfatherFonseca), geared toward young listeners. On his show, Fonseca had announcedplans to hang the posters in line with his anti-crime campaign, according toCPJ interviews.
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