Arrest warrant issued in Ianiero killings

Readers may remember this bizarre story where two Canadians were fingered by the Mexican police for reasons that are unclear -- a lesson though, the police can make mistakes... .

Of course, whether the real killer will ever be caught is another matter. The victims mustn't be forgotten.


Arrest warrant issued in Ianiero killings

A Mexican judge has issued an arrest warrant for a suspect in the grisly slaying of a vacationing Canadian couple that took place in 2006.

Nancy and Domenic Ianiero were found brutally murdered, their throats slashed, in their hotel at the Barcelo Maya Beach Resort. The arrest warrant is for a security guard, Blas Delgado Fajardo, who worked there but disappeared shortly after the incident.

The warrant should put to rest any fears that two Thunder Bay, Ont., women might have had about being linked to the crime, as authorities are finally clearing them as suspects, their lawyer said Thursday.
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The Thunder Bay women, who were also at the resort, left for Canada the day the couple were found murdered. A few days later, Mexican police linked the murders to them.

One Mexican official went so far as to call the single mothers, "professional assassins."

Mexican police did attempt to issue warrants for the women in March 2008, but that was shot down by a court.

Delgado was a bodyguard to the governor of Quintana Roo, and local papers say he was a trained commando. He has not been seen since the killings.

The Ianieros travelled to the resort for their daughter's wedding. After dinner on Feb. 19, they went to their room, where at some point over the evening they were killed by a "professional" who slit their throats in a single slice, so that they couldn't even scream for help.