By Hector Martinez on May 8, 2012
crime, gay rights, LGBT, murder
General Honduras News
The body of gay journalist and LGBT activist Erick Martinez has been found in a ditch near the side of a road in the village of Guasculile, outside of Tegucigalpa, Honduras. The exact circumstances of his death are under investigation. Police said the social activist’s body had neither injuries nor bruises; however, homicide is being […]
By Catracha Hondurena on April 23, 2012
crime, murder
Human Interest
The Associate Producer of Maya TV and anchor of the entertainment program “El Tecolote”, Leonel Alexander Valladares (28), was shot and killed at 10 am this morning, after leaving work. His two assistants, Marco Adrain Gutierre (27) and Renan Valladares (46) were also killed, and his girlfriend, Nelly Jorleny Pavón, was injured by several bullets […]
By gringa on March 28, 2012
crime, judo, martial arts, murder
General Honduras News
In January 2010, Gandhi Espinal Raudales, the Central American judo champion, was arrested and sent to the National Penitentiary near Tegucigalpa. Gandhi Espinal Raudales was accused of five homicides, but he escaped four months later.
By Jennifer Catracha on March 20, 2012
crime, murder
Human Interest
Seven people were killed Sunday night in the Honduran Caribbean port city of La Ceiba when gunmen burst into a pool hall and opened fire with high-caliber weapons, police confirmed. Maynor Mena, the local police chief, told the news media the attack was a personal vendetta. The assailants were described as about 30 unknown persons, […]
By Jennifer Catracha on January 12, 2012
crime, murder
General Honduras News
Eight people were massacred in the rural town of Sabá, in the Northern Department of Colón, over a land conflict police authorities reported. The Chief of Police of Colón, Osmín Bardales, said their investigation found that the deaths occurred when members of the same family boarded a vehicle and were slain with machetes and AK-47 […]