by Jack Lee
A San Carlos man was sleeping with his family in their time-share condo in the heart of old town in Puerta Vallarta near Los Muertos Beach (english meaning “the dead”). He heard a noise and sat up in bed, he saw a shadowed figure in their room and yelled, “Get out of here!” He was stabbed in his stomach and then he started swinging. His wife and sister watched horrorified, unable to do much except throw a few things and yell at the intruder. Timmothy Conner was repeatedly stabbed and slashed until he crumpled and went silent laying in a pool of blood that slowly oozed across the white tiled floor. The unidentified hispanic male fled and the chances are good he won’t be caught.
A lot of Americans love this spot and it’s why it’s becoming a magnet for the criminals who prey on them. Timmothy Conner was 47, he was employed by DHL.
Being a tourist and murdered in your bed is unusual, even for Mexico. However all manner of thefts are common, especially purse snatches. Another danger is parasites and germs. Because of the low hygene standards in Mexico you run a very high risk of contracting a serious infectious disease. Should you have a serious accident and need emergency care chances are an ambulance will not arrive within the golden hour and there goes your chances for survival.
The best thing for tourists to do right now is just avoid Mexico. It’s a dirty, disease riddled nation, full of criminals who prey on tourists. Drug violence has Mexico’s government on the verge of collapse.
No, no, no, don’t go to Mexico.