Miroslava Breach – Status: Solved

On March 23, 2017, Miroslava Breach Velducea, 54, a journalist exposing political corruption and cartel ties, was shot outside her Chihuahua home. Her work, including a recent corruption investigation, made her a target. She wrote for La Jornada and other outlets. FEADLE launched an investigation into her killing.

Journalist Information:

Name: Miroslava Breach

Age: 54

Gender: Female

DOB: 02/08/1962

Nationality: Mexican

Last company worked for: El Meridiano

Family: Miroslava left behind her two children.

Incident Information:

Date of incident – 23 March 2017

Location of incident – Chihuahua, Mexico

Offense victim of: Assassination

Weapons included – Firearm

Miroslava was shot eight times by a gunman at the intersection of Rio Aros and Jose Msaria Mata as she drove her Renault Duster SUV away from her home in the Granjas neighborhood, Chihuahua City, to take her 14-year-old son to school. The perpetrators had shot her with 9mm rounds.

Suspect(s) Information:

Perpetrator Identified: Yes

Name: Juan Carlos Moreno Ochoa

Proof of Targeting the Journalist: “Breach had previously accused schultz of protecting Los Solazres, and he did not help with his case when he delivered the audiotapes to Los Solazares to clear his name. the tape was presented as evidence as the hearing of Juan Carlos Moreno Ochoa, captured on the 25th of December 2017 in Bcaobampo, Sonora, for his role in Breach’s murder, and the prosecutors established that he oversaw the murder, committed by Ramon Andres SZavala Corral, who killed himself near chinipas on 19 December. It is believed that Moreno Ochoa had planned on killing Breach as a birthday gift for Adan Solazar Zamorano, leader of Los Salazares.”

Reason for Killing: Miroslava Breach was assassinated due to her Journalistic Investigations, ruled the federal judge Nelson Pedraza, who issued on Aug. 21 a 50-year prison sentence for one of the material co-perpetrators of the murder, Juan Carlos Moreno Ochoa.

Progress of the Case: A federal judge sentenced Juan Carlos “EL Larry” to 50 years in prison, the intellectual responsible for the murder of journalist Miroslava Breach Velducea in the city of Chihuahua, the judge sentenced the only person charged with the crime for 50 years, who is the mastermind behind the murder of the journalist that occurred on March 23, 2017. On March 19, federal judge Nestor Pedraza found “El Larry” guilty of co-authorship of the homicide, and on August 22, he was sentenced to half a century in prison. During the trial, 50 people testified, along with expert and documentary evidence, about how the criminals planned and executed the deadly attack.

Success Factor in Miroslava’s Case: The success in Miroslava Breach’s case came from independent investigative journalism and strong international advocacy, which pressured Mexican authorities to act. This led to the rare conviction of Juan Carlos “El Larry” Moreno, who was sentenced to 50 years for ordering her murder.

Read More: https://www.pen-international.org/news/mexico-the-case-miroslava-breach-must-be-completely-clarified