International News Safety Institute

08 July 2025  |  RSF

Melvin García

Incident

Investigative journalist's body found dead in an advanced state of decomposition

Cause of death

Unknown

Details

On 8 July, in Cozumel, in the state of Quintana Roo, the body of investigative journalist Melvin García was found dead in an advanced state of decomposition. García had returned to the region just a few months earlier, having been forced to relocate after being severely persecuted due to his book on a former state governor's involvement in a crime committed in 1999.

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