Wednesday, August 12, 2015

American lawyer stabbed to death in Venezuela kidnapping attempt


John Ralston Pate, a well-known American lawyer, was found stabbed to death in his apartment in Caracas, Venezuela, in an apparent robbery and kidnapping attempt. Pate, 71, was a member of the Editorial Board of the Caracas Daily Journal, the predecessor of the Latin American Herald Tribune. Two or three suspects reportedly entered through a bathroom window of the Vista Real apartment complex in the Lomas de San Román district of Caracas Sunday evening. Police believe the suspects knew the building well, stating it is difficult to access common areas of the complex.
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