José Moisés Sánchez Cerezo

Year: 2015

Nationality: Mexico

Killed by: Government Officials

Location: Medellín de Bravo, Veracruz, Mexico

Press organization: La Unión

What's José Moisés Sánchez Cerezo 's story?

Sánchez’s decapitated and dismembered body was found early on January 24 in Veracruz state, according to a statement from the state attorney general’s office. The journalist and owner of the newspaper La Unión had been missing since January 2. On February 5, federal investigators said their DNA tests had confirmed the body was that of Sánchez, according to news reports.

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