A well-known Mexican singer stood alongside FBI agents Thursday to appeal for the public's help in finding an alleged hitman who authorities believe killed her son and was involved in the torture and murder of a San Diego private investigator.
Ranchera singer Beatriz Adriana Flores clutched a portrait of her 21-year-old son, an American citizen whose body was found in Tijuana, Mexico in July, as she spoke at a news conference.
"Please, help the authorities," said Adriana, her voice quavering with emotion.
The FBI enlisted the singer's help to publicize their search for Humberto Iribe Monroy, an alleged hitman who authorities believe might be hiding in San Diego or Tijuana.
"He's almost within the grasp of law enforcement and he still hasn't been brought to justice," FBI special agent Leland Speth said.
The FBI is not investigating the death of Adriana's son, Leonardo Martinez Flores, because he was kidnapped and killed with a friend while in Tijuana and the U.S. agency has no jurisdiction in the case, said special agent Jeff Thurman.
Adriana, who now lives in Corona, was a well-known Mexican actress and singer in the late 1970s and early 1980s and recently revived her career. Her son, born in the United States, was visiting Mexico on vacation when he was kidnapped.
Investigators in Mexico at the time said the friend was the target of the kidnapping and Martinez was seized because he was with him. Adriana told reporters she first learned from Mexican authorities that Iribe was a principal suspect in her son's death.
Mexican and U.S. authorities believe Iribe was involved both in the case of Adriana's son and an unrelated case, the kidnapping and torture death in 1998 of San Diego private investigator Richard Post.<
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