Mario Aburto Martínez

Mario Aburto Martínez
Born July 8, 1971
Zamora de Hidalgo, Michoacán, Mexico
Nationality Mexican
Criminal charge
 Murder of presidential cadidate Luis Donaldo Colosio

Mario Aburto Martínez (born July 8, 1971) is a Mexican man who was convicted for assassinating presidential candidate Luis Donaldo Colosio in 1994.[1] He confessed to the murder and was sentenced to 42 years in prison.[1] Despite the confession and conviction, the New York Times reported that there was widespread belief within Mexico that the conviction involved a conspiracy and coverup mainly by Carlos Salinas de Gortari (the president at that time) and Manuel Camacho Solís.[1][2] A later Mexican film called "Colosio, el asesinato" alleged that the Salinas government was behind the crime.[3]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Mexican Candidate's Assassin Is Sentenced to 42 Years, The New York Times, Nov 1 1994
  2. ↑ The Slain Man Who Haunts Mexico, The New York Times, Aug 2 1997
  3. ↑