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28 Apr, 6 tweets, 4 min read
NEW: As part of an effort to uncover the truth behind the murder of Mexican journalist #ReginaMartinez — who was killed on this day 9 yrs ago — OCCRP is releasing 1000s of records related to the investigation.

Here’s a look at what we’ve made public 👇 1/
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Reporters obtained these docs via #FOIA requests in 2020 as part of the #CartelProject, an award-winning investigation led by @FbdnStories.

What they found raised serious questions about the official narrative claiming that Martínez's murder was unrelated to her reporting. 2/
Pages 1 to 820:

➡️ Forensic analysis
➡️ Notes relating to the official “crime of passion” narrative that we discredited. 3/ Image
Pages 1121 to 1130:

➡️ Investigators begin to focus on “El Silva,” the drug-addicted vagrant sentenced for killing Martinez.

El Silva later retracted his confession, saying he was tortured into admitting guilt. 4/
#ReginaMartinez was one of the few journalists in Veracruz to shine a light on the creeping influence of cartels in local gov't.

This #CartelProject story details the impact of her reporting and the problems with the investigation into her murder. 5/
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The Zetas cartel had long been accused of having an in with the Veracruz government, including its former governor. It turned out Spanish authorities had the same suspicion.

Read our #CartelProject story into Fidel Herrera. 6/
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