Summary

The man who has confessed to the assassination of Mexican presidential candidate Luis Donald Colosio had lived and worked illegally in Los Angeles And surprisingly, he was a registered voter His family lives in the area and in an interview, Ruben Abuerto says his son, Mario Aburto Martinez could not have masterminded the crime to which he has confessed The 23 year old is in the custody of Mexican police -- and he has confessed to the murder Days before the assassination, Aburto told a young girl that he was a member of an opposition party and that he had decided to solve the party's problems

Source CONUS Archive
Record ID 84298
Story Slug COLOSIO ASSASSIN FAMILY REACTION
Location LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
Format PKG
Date 03/29/1994
Archive Time 58:46
TRT 1:20
Supers Los Angeles, California Carlos Baine, Reporting Dean Dana, County Supervisor Ruben Abuerto, Alleged Assassin's Father (voice of translator) Rafael Abuerto, Alleged Assassin's Brother
Video Description (ALL INTERNATIONAL FOOTAGE CONTAINED WITHIN THIS PACKAGE IS NOT LICENSABLE) SOTS, FILE OF ASSASSINATION SCENE, SLOW MOTION PICTURES OF SHOOTING TAKING PLACE
Description The man who has confessed to the assassination of Mexican presidential candidate Luis Donald Colosio had lived and worked illegally in Los Angeles And surprisingly, he was a registered voter His family lives in the area and in an interview, Ruben Abuerto says his son, Mario Aburto Martinez could not have masterminded the crime to which he has confessed The 23 year old is in the custody of Mexican police -- and he has confessed to the murder Days before the assassination, Aburto told a young girl that he was a member of an opposition party and that he had decided to solve the party's problems
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