16 November 2006
José Manuel Nava Sánchez
Knife attack
Jose Manuel Nava Sánchez, 53, had been the Washington, DC, correspondent of the Mexican daily newspaper Excélsior for 22 years.
His body was found in his apartment in Mexico City by his maid. He had been stabbed 12 times. According to the police, the murder occurred early in the morning. They reported that a laptop computer and other belongings of his were missing.
Neighbors said they had heard sounds of an argument coming from his apartment. Nava Sánchez, who was Excélsior's editor from 2002 to 2005, on November 6 launched a book he had written titled "Excélsior, el asalto final" (Excélsior, The Final Round), in which he criticizes the sale of the newspaper, saying it had been done in conditions of "extreme irregularity."
