Murder of former Miss Venezuela spotlights country's rampant crime
Monica Spear, the 2004 Miss Venezuela and an international Spanish-language soap-opera star, was shot along with her companion Henry Thomas Berry on the road between Valencia and Puerto Cabello.
They were awaiting a tow truck after their car broke down, according to local news reports. Their five-year-old daughter was hurt in the suspected robbery, but is in stable condition.
Many took to social media to lament Spear’s slaying and share condolences. But take away the famous name and the deaths were all too familiar in a country where “express” kidnappings – in which victims are driven around town and forced to drain their bank accounts at gunpoint – are reported weekly and crime rates are notoriously high.
The murder of former Miss Venezuela Monica Spear and a companion in a roadside robbery was only unusual for the famous name in a country that suffers one of the world's highest murder rates.
This
May 23, 2005 file photo released by Miss Universe shows Monica Spear,
Miss Venezuela 2005, posing for a portrait ahead of the Miss Universe
competition in Bangkok, Thailand. Venezuelan authorities say the
soap-opera actress and former Miss Venezuela and her husband were shot
and killed resisting a robbery after their car broke down.
Monica Spear, the 2004 Miss Venezuela and an international Spanish-language soap-opera star, was shot along with her companion Henry Thomas Berry on the road between Valencia and Puerto Cabello.
They were awaiting a tow truck after their car broke down, according to local news reports. Their five-year-old daughter was hurt in the suspected robbery, but is in stable condition.
Many took to social media to lament Spear’s slaying and share condolences. But take away the famous name and the deaths were all too familiar in a country where “express” kidnappings – in which victims are driven around town and forced to drain their bank accounts at gunpoint – are reported weekly and crime rates are notoriously high.
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