Intimate Violence Deaths in the News

A compilation of daily news articles from around the United States about deaths (including both people and animals) that appear to occur in the context of a past or present intimate relationship, focusing on 2009-present. (NOTE: this blog is limited to incidents that appear in the media and are captured by our search terms. We recognize this is not an exhaustive portrayal of all deaths resulting from intimate violence.) When is society going to realize intimate violence makes victims of us all?

Saturday, July 23, 2011

El Paso, TX: U.S. Interpreter Killed in Plot by Girlfriend

Posted by Chace MurphyNewsFriday, July 22nd, 2011
EL PASO, Texas (AP) _ Officials say a federal court employee in West Texas was kidnapped and killed in Mexico in a failed ransom attempt masterminded by his girlfriend.
The death of Jorge Dieppa in neighboring Ciudad Juarez was confirmed Thursday by Olga Bashbush, spokeswoman for the U.S. consulate in Juarez, across the border from El Paso, Texas.
The prosecutor’s office in the Mexican state of Chihuahua says Dieppa, 57, was killed after he noticed that one of the kidnappers was a 22-year-old dancer he had been dating since meeting her in a Juarez bar five years ago.
Mexican officials say the kidnappers demanded $10,000 ransom, and the dancer and two other suspects were arrested Monday. A fourth suspect is still at large.

1 comment:

Jstanley01 said...: I knew Jorge, and I can guarantee you that the “girlfriend” claim by the woman suspect is a lie. For the Mexican authorities and the media to report bilge like that from a possible perpetrator is unconscionable.; August 19, 2011 at 3:59 PM