June 30, 2008, 7:13PM
Texan found dead in car trunk in Mexico


© 2008 The Associated Press

MEXICO CITY — A Mexican police official says a Texas man has been found beaten to death in the trunk of a car in a Mexican border town.

Tamaulipas chief homicide investigator Fernando Miranda says 25-year-old Ramiro Torres Hernandez was found dead Friday on a back road in Reynosa.

Guerrero said Monday that Torres was a resident of Pharr, Texas, but it was unclear if he was a U.S. citizen. He was identified by a sister who lives in Mexico.

The U.S. Embassy had no information on the case.

The Tamaulipas investigator said a cousin told police he was with Torres at a store when two armed men forced him into a car Wednesday. Police were investigating why the cousin did not report the abduction.

Miranda said the motive was unknown but could involve drugs.



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