My father was murdered south of Mulege!!!

[gtx510]

My father was murdered south of Mulege

I was informed by the US consulate in Tijuana Sunday night that my 73 year old father, Lloyd Duane Curtis, had been stabbed three times and his Jeep was stolen. This happened sometime between Thursday and Saturday (9th-11th) of last week at Playa Armenta (Armento?), south of Mulege. An American couple(?) discovered his body on Sunday and then the police remembered seeing the Jeep on Friday(?) in Custiad Constitution. The police have no suspects and the detective's invesigation seems motivated by a desire to buy the Jeep from us. Naturally I am horrified by all this.

PLEASE look for this Jeep!!!

It is 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. 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

[lokosvt]

Sorry about what happened, post the theft info here www.baja4x4.org

[gtx510]

I'm trying to figure out how to post on the blog right now.
If you can do it I'd appreciate it.

[steveG]

That's terrible news Daniel. I'm so sorry for your loss. I'll keep you and you and your family in my prayers.

[BigBro]

Our Condolences from the entire Johnson Family.

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[E&S Racing]

So sorry for your loss

[yellowranger1]

I'm sorry to hear about this happening to your dad...i can't imagine what you and your familiy must be going through. I'll keep your family in my prayers. I hope they find whoever did this to your family.

[Boston Mangler]

Very Sorry For Your Loss!

I hope they find and punish the SOB's!

[sidekicker]

desert assassins will pray for Lloyd Duane Curtis

[gtx510]

I appreciate the sentiment guys, thank you. I can't even begin to describe the pain and anger that I feel right now.

My bro-in-law is telling me that I should edit this a little. Sorry if it seems graphic.


I was informed by the US consulate in Tijuana Sunday night that my 73 year old father, Lloyd Duane Curtis, had been murdered. He was stabbed three times, his lung punctured, he drowned in his own blood, the fatal blow was so forceful that it also broke his ribs. All this to steal his Jeep, a crappy portable DVD/TV, and a portable battery charger/jumper box. This probably(?) happened sometime between Thursday and Saturday (9th-11th) of last week at Playa Armenta, south of Mulege. An American couple(?) discovered his body on Sunday and then the police remembered seeing the Jeep on Friday(?) in Custiad Constitution. The police have no suspects and the detective's investigation seems motivated by a desire to buy the Jeep from us. Naturally I am horrified by all this and their incompetence in general. They told me that an American citizen, Jim (or John?) Perry left a message on the US consulate hotline on Thursday or Friday reporting a lone trailer sitting on the beach and asked if the local police would investigate it. The police didn't so until Sunday after another American couple reported the death. My family and I are of the opinion that the police are lying about the time of death to hide their incompetence. The medical examiner told us "off the record" that the police were not telling the truth about this and that it most likely occurred 24hrs before the police were saying. When we arrived to claim the body and fill out paperwork the Santa Rosalia DA was "fishing" so we waited a few hours for him. And then he was most concerned about showing us that he was the bigshot in town and nothing happened without his ok. He even started talking back to me in Spanish after I questioned why it took them so long to find my father and that it appeared he had been dead for longer than they were saying. Their "investigation" consists of about 10 pictures and a coroner's report. And it seems like they feel that they won't find the killer so why even bother.

SO...

PLEASE look for this Jeep!!!

It is a WHITE 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 model?
California License Plate # 5NRK826

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