Ex-Amazon executive wanted over the murder of his estranged wife in Mexico fled the country on foot through a Tijuana checkpoint - just days after she was shot dead in a suspected hit job
- Abril Pérez Sagaón was shot in the head and neck by a man on a motorcycle who opened fire through the passenger-side window where she was seated in a car
- The woman, her lawyer and two of her kids were being driven through Mexico City at the time of the fatal shooting on November 25
- She was trying to prove that her husband had attempted to kill her in January with a baseball bat after a court downgraded the attack to domestic abuse
- The husband, Juan Carlos García, former head of Amazon Mexico, went missing after what is suspected to be a hit job.
- After contacting Interpol, authorities believe Garcia crossed through a checkpoint in Tijuana into the United States days after the slaying
A former Amazon executive who is the key suspect in his estranged wife's hit-style murder is believed to have crossed the border into the United States just days after the slaying.
Juan Carlos Garcia went missing after Abril Pérez Sagaón was shot in the head and neck by a man on a motorcycle who opened fire through the passenger-side window where she was seated in a car driving through Mexico City on November 25, authorities said.
Authorities, after contacting Interpol, the international police organization, now believe he crossed the border on foot at a check point in Tijuana near San Diego into the U.S. days after she was murdered, reports La Jornada.
Juan Carlos Garcia went missing after Abril Pérez Sagaón was shot in the head and neck by a man on a motorcycle who opened fire through the passenger-side window where she was seated in a car driving through Mexico City on November 25, authorities said
At the time she was fatally shot, Sagaón was travelling with two of her three children and her lawyer. She had been in Mexico City trying to prove that Garcia had tried to kill her in a savage baseball bat beating in January
Authorities, after contacting Interpol, the international police organization, now believe Garcia crossed the border on foot at a check point in Tijuana near San Diego (pictured) into the U.S. days after his estranged wife's murder
Garcia, who became the key suspect in his wife's death after her slaying, is wanted on a warrant issued after he failed to show up for a recent hearing, La Jornada reports.
At the time she was fatally shot, Sagaón was travelling with two of her three children and her lawyer.
She had been in Mexico City trying to prove that Garcia had tried to kill her in a savage baseball bat beating in January.
The attack, however, was downgraded to domestic violence, sparking outrage over the abuses women regularly face in Mexico.
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Sagaón's daughter, Ana Cecilia, later shared horrendous photos of the assault her mother suffered, to show that she had been beaten close to death.
The mother had filed for divorce from Garcia following the attack.
He had been the CEO of Amazon Mexico from 2014 to 2017, and more recently was Global eCommerce and Ominchannel Director at Elektra, a Mexican tech company.
The above map shows where Garcia is believed to have walked across the border at Tijuana into the Untied States days after his estranged wife's murder
Sagaón, who was seeking custody of the couple's three children and had moved from Mexico City to Monterrey when she died, was appealing a ruling to to prove Garcia had attempted to kill her.
While in Mexico City on November 25, she was seeking a psychological evaluation that would have bolstered her case.
Although Sagaón was beaten, the attack was bumped down to domestic violence, sparking outrage in Mexico over the abuses women regularly face
Sagaón's daughter, Ana Cecilia, tweeted horrendous photos of the assault (pictured ), to show her mother had been beaten close to death
A family member, who did not want to give their name in a telephone interview with El País, said Garcia's lawyers were informed she was in the city, so it was possible Garcia also knew.
Doctors were unable to save Sagaón after she was wounded and she passed away six hours after the shooting, the family member tells the Spanish news outlet.
'The attack was totally directed at her', says the relative. 'And the only enemy she had in her life was him'.
Sagaón accused Garcia of femicide, which is when a man kills a woman, and does so on account of her gender. She had a restraining order placed against him, but a family member insists that Garcia had the resources to carry out the murder.
'He had enough money to hire a hitman', the relatives tells El País. 'We have no doubt it was him. The way things unfolded, because he already had shown intent, and because we know the way he is'.
Garcia had been the CEO of Amazon Mexico from 2014 to 2017, and more recently was Global eCommerce and Ominchannel Director at Elektra, a Mexican tech company
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