Sergio Gomez, who was the lead singer of the Grupera band K-Paz de la Sierra was kidnapped Sunday, December 2. His body was found on Monday, December 3, 2007.
Fast Facts:
- Cause of death: Strangulation
- Latest in a series of murders of Grupera Singers in Mexico
- Kidnapped after performing in Morelia, the capital of Michocan
- Had been warned not to appear at the concert
- Posthumously nominated for a Grammy
Sergio Gomez News
- Google News: Sergio Gomez
- Time: "Who Is Killing Mexico's Musicians?" (December 24, 2007)
- IndyStar.com: Hundreds mourn musician (December 13, 2007)
- Daily News: "Murdered Singers Among Grammy Noms" (December 7, 2007)
- IndyStar.com: Singer Sergio Gomez slain in Mexico lived in Avon since '03 (December 6, 2007)
- FOX News: 2 Popular Mexican Singers Killed (December 4, 2007)
- "Gomez allegedly got into a car with three other people after the concert and headed for Puerto Vallarta, said Magdalena Guzman, a spokeswoman for the attorney general's office. His body was found Monday, showing signs of choking and severe bruising on the thorax and abdomen _ as well as burns on the legs."
- BBC News: Abducted Mexican singer strangled (December 4, 2007)
- "The motive for the attack is unclear but Michoacan has been the scene of gruesome drug-related violence. Several musicians have been killed over the year, including performers of the popular "narcorrido" music whose lyrics recounts tales of drug-trafficking."
- Billboard.com: K-Paz De La Sierra Singer Gomez Murdered (December 3, 2007)
- Reuters: Singer abducted, strangled to death in Mexico (December 3, 2007)
- WOAI San Antonio: 2 Popular Mexican Singers Killed (December 4, 2007)
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