Danger alert: Mexico spring break destinations to avoid, according to the State Department
On Christmas Day 2022, Ohio architect Jose Gutierrez, 31, vanished in Mexico with his fiancée, her sister and her cousin.
Gutierrez flew from Cincinnati to Zacatecas, a city known for its beautiful historic downtown, ancient silver mine and nearby wineries. The four dined at a nice restaurant. As they were getting into the family vehicle, witnesses reported hearing screams as a group of men grabbed them.
Their killers were likely the last people to see the four alive. Last month, Mexican prosecutors notified the Gutierrez family to tell them Gutierrez's DNA matched the body found next to a bullet-riddled van and with his betrothed and her two relatives. His employer, Champlin Architecture, has established a scholarship in honor of Gutierrez who was working on a hospital and a university when he was murdered. ...