My father was murdered south of Mulege!!!

[arias1772]

What a terrible situation to be in. I hope everyone that reads this realizes that this could happen to any one of us, and we as american have our hands tied behind our backs. Mexico is a great place, but remember it is filled with bandits,marauders and opportunists, and I'm only speaking of the government that runs it.

I hope the killer(s) are found, but if ther'e not I hope they live the rest of their pathetic lives in horror.

Sorry for the anger I'm spewing out here, but when will the BS against Americans ever stop?

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[mustafa]

Deepest condolences to you and your family.

[9rocky]

You and your family are in our thoughts, our deepest condolences.

[gtx510]

It must also be dawn in Baja. My thoughts are with the drivers who were also awake all night. I hope they're travelling safely. I can't believe I used to think the worst that could happen would be my dad getting in a car wreck or dying naturally. I can't shake the images of the police photos from my mind. The shear horror on his face. It's all I see. When I blink I can change the image to the next picture. And I sit there and think that the killer or killers will never be found. That I can't be there to look for them. That I wasn't there to protect him, or at least maybe make him less of an easy target. And this was a person who would stop and leave food for the junkyard dogs. Bring candy down for the local kids. He'd even pickup hitchhikers, and who knows, maybe that lead to his death?


PLEASE look for an ALL WHITE (grill, bumpers, everything) 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4x4 4.7L V8, with tan leather and a sunroof.
The windows are slighty tinted (from the factory). It may be the Laredo or Limited model?
California License Plate # 5NRK826

It has a black roof rack that is easily visible and a large dent on the rear liftgate.
It also has a large adjustable tow hitch
The radiator core support is also bent and you can see where it was cut off and welded back on.
It has Bilstein shocks and a Rancho Steering Stabilizer

If you see this Jeep please contact the local authorities.
Or call the Santa Rosalia DA Sergio Villareal (011 - 52) 615 - 153 - 0804
Or the U.S. Consulate's office in Tijuana (011 - 52) 664 - 622 - 7439

If you have other information and would like to contact me I can be reached at
951 - 587 - 3842
619 - 933 - 1396 cellphone
gtx510@gmail.com gtx510 @ gmail.com

[errege]

First of all, my prayers are with you and all of your family.

May God helps alleviate your feelings and thoughts.

PLEASE forward this info to ANYONE currently in Baja.
And if you know of other sites/forums please post this there.

My Spanish isn't very good so I'm having trouble posting on www.baja4x4.org
Could someone do that for me? Thanks.

I´ll try to translate your posting in order to be published in any Spanish forum. I was born Mexican, so my Spanish is better than my English. I´ll also post this on the Offroad.Com.Mx Forum. So here´s the translation, I hope it works:

"Mi padre fue asesinado al sur de Mulegé.

Fui informado la noche del domingo por el Consulado en Tijuana, que mi padre, Lloyd Duanne Curtis, de 73 años, ha sido asesinado. Fue acuchillado tres veces, lo que causó que su pulmón fuera perforado, muriendo ahogado por su propia sangre; el último estertor fue tan grande que quebró tres de sus costillas. Todo esto fue por robarle su auto Jeep, una destartalada TV/DVD y un cargador recargable de batería portátil. Esto sucedió probablemente entre el jueves y el viernes (9 y 11 de noviembre) de la semana pasada en Playa Armenta, al sur de Mulegé. Una pareja norteamericana descubrió su cuerpo el domingo y la policía reportó haber visto el auto Jeep el viernes en Ciudad Constitución. La policía no tiene sospechosos del crimen y la investigación de los detectives parece más bien motivada para comprarnos el auto. Naturalmente estoy horrorizado por todo esto y por su incompetencia en general. Ellos me dijeron que un ciudadano norteamericano, Jim (o John) Perry dejó un mensaje en la línea telefónica de emergencias del Consulado Norteamericano el jueves o viernes, reportando un remolque solitario estacionado en la playa, y solicitando que la policía local investigara el asunto. La policía no lo hizo sino hasta el domingo, después que la otra pareja norteamericana reportara la muerte. Mi familia y yo opinamos que la policía está mintiendo acerca de la fecha real de la muerte, todo para ocultar su incompetencia. El médico forense nos informó "extraoficialmente" que la policía no estaba diciendo la verdad acerca de la situación y que seguramente todo ocurrió 24 horas antes de lo que dice el informe de la policía. Cuando llegamos a reclamar el cuerpo y completar toda la documentación requerida, el Ministerio Público de Santa Rosalía andaba "de pesca", así que tuvimos que esperar unas horas hasta que llegara. Además, parecía más preocupado por demostrarnos que él era el personaje más importante de la ciudad y que nada se hacía sin su consentimiento. Incluso llegó a contestarme en español luego que le cuestioné por qué les llevó tanto tiempo encontrar a mi padre y que parecía que él había estado muerto por tiempo de lo que decía el reporte policial. Su "investigación" sólo consiste en cerca de 10 fotografías tomadas y el reporte del forense. Todo parece indicar que ellos no tienen la menor esperanza de encontrar al asesino, así que para qué tomarse la molestia.

Así que, por favor ayúdenos a encontrar este auto Jeep...!

Es una Jeep Grand Cherokee Modelo 2000 blanca, 4x4 4.7lt en V8, con tapicería de cuero color beige y quemacocos. Los vidrios están ligeramente oscurecidos (de fábrica). No estoy seguro si es el modelo Laredo. Las placas son de California con No. 5NRK826. Tiene una parrilla en el techo de color negra y un golpe muy visible en la carrocería de la puerta levadiza trasera. El soporte del radiador está también golpeado y se puede ver fácilmente dónde fue cortado y soldado de nuevo. Trae amortiguadores Bilstein y un Estabilizador de Manejo marca Rancho.

Si ven este auto Jeep, por favor contacten a las autoridades locales y repórtenlo, o llamen al Ministerio Público de Santa Rosalía, Sergio Villarreal, al 01 615 153 0804 desde México, ó 01152 615 153 0804 desde los Estados Unidos. También pueden contactar al Consulado Norteamericano en Tijuana al 01 664 622 7439 ó 01152 664 622 7439 desde los Estados Unidos.

Si tienen cualquier otra información y les gustaría contactarnos, me pueden localizar en el tel. 951 587 3842 ó 619 933 1396 (Celular) en los EU o al correo electrónico: gtx510@gmail.com"

[JESSE_at_TLT]

So sorry to hear about this. You might want to edit the part about the general incompetence of the mexican police before posting this on any mexican forums though if that's anything people might be offended by.

[ATRacing]

I am so sorry to hear about your loss, and you & your family are in our thoughts and prayers at this most difficult time.

I have posted your message in a local off road racing site www.elpatorojo.com in hope that someone can trace down your dad's Jeep, and thus, help track down the culprites.

It is sad that we live in a world where we see more & more violents deaths, for something as trivial as a Jeep, or in some case a pair of sneakers. However, unfortunately, this seems to be worldwide, and with all due respect, not necessarily Mexicans targeting American victims.

With deepest regret

Andrea

[Doug]

That is horrible! Our thoughts and prayers go out to you and your family. Will keep my eyes peeled for the Jeep.

[gtx510]

A pre-runner sent me this link to a pic of my dad. I can't look at it without breaking down.
I don't know what day it was taken but I'm trying to find out. The site says it was uploaded on the 8th.
It's taken from Highway 1 heading north, looking down on Playa Armenta.
You can clearly see the roof rack on the Jeep and you can barely make out the dent to the left of the license plate.
You can't really make out the big tow hitch, but that's the big black thing on the rear bumper.
The roof rack is a simple round tube rack painted flat black. Made by Iron Horse? The wingnuts to it are a PITA so it might still be on there?

http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne...57594366666018

PLEASE forward this to as many forums and people as you can think of. I got in touch with SCORE's attorney down in La Paz so hopefully he is spreading the word. But he didn't seem too concerned after he found out my father was not on a race team. And he didn't seem to care that someone could have killed my father and then gone to watch the race. Or at least be in the same area. I'm sure it's out on the dirt roads.

By the way, I talked to a local pilot while we were down there, there's also a downed plane. I think in the Loreto/Mulege area. Went down on Sunday. Sounded like a smaller, private plane. Keep an eye out for that too.

I need to meet with my family. Can you please forward this.

[ChuckH]

From the EXIF data the pic was taken on 6/11/06 at 1:56 pm

My condolences

Edit. that should have been 11/6/2006