Murder of presidential candidate in Tijuana 30 years ago still obsesses Mexico
Like the assassination of President Kennedy in the United States, the 1994 slaying of Luis Donaldo Colosio — a charismatic presidential candidate who vowed to reform Mexico's historically autocratic political culture — has long generated doubts and conspiracy theories. Many Mexicans have rejected the official finding that a lone gunman, Mario Aburto Martínez, a seemingly nonpolitical factory ...
Like the assassination of President Kennedy in the United States, the 1994 slaying of Luis Donaldo Colosio — a charismatic presidential candidate who vowed to reform Mexico's historically autocratic political culture — has long generated doubts and conspiracy theories.
Many Mexicans have rejected the official finding that a lone gunman, Mario Aburto Martínez, a seemingly nonpolitical factory worker, was solely responsible for the shooting death of Colosio during a campaign rally in the border city of Tijuana.
The killing has generated tens of thousands of pages of testimony from hundreds of witnesses, along with books, documentaries, a highlighting widespread mistrust of Mexico's legal system.
