Mexican official may have lied about Ianeiro case




Domenico Ianiero, 59, and his wife, Annunziata, 55, of Woodbridge, Ont. are shown here in this undated handout photo. (CP / Toronto Star)

CTV.ca News Staff

Updated: Fri. Apr. 13 2007 5:52 PM ET

A Mexican attorney general may have distorted facts in the case of Domenic and Nancy Ianiero to protect the country's tourism industry, an upcoming investigative report by CTV's W-FIVE reveals.


The report suggests a hotel employee may have killed the couple, and also features exclusive interviews with the victims' children, Domenic and Nancy.


The episode airs Saturday at 7 p.m. ET, and will be available on CTV.ca that night.

W-FIVE suggests the attorney general for Quintana Roo, the Mexican state where the couple were killed, has contradicted police reports about the case.


The Ianeiros were staying at the luxury Barcelo Maya beach resort near Cancun, when they were found with their throats slashed on Feb. 20, 2006.


Mexican officials argued that other Canadians had likely killed the couple.


Two single mothers from Thunder Bay, Ont. remain as persons of interest in the case. But although they were staying at the same resort, there is a noticeable lack of evidence linking them to the crime.


Neither woman has been charged and they have asked Ottawa to help clear their names.


W-FIVE suggests Mexican authorities purposely blamed Canadians for the deaths to protect country's the tourism industry.


The victims' family and their lawyer, Edward Greenspan, have blamed the Canadian government for doing little to ensure proper handling of the case, and to protect Canadians abroad.


While the U.S. has a mutual legal assistance treaty with Mexico that allows officials to investigate murders on Mexican soil, Canada has no such deal.




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