Thursday, June 08, 2006

Mr. Benitez answered a knock at the door to find a gunman, Francisco Perez, waiting for him.

The Attempted Capital Murder of Mr. Benitez

31. On the morning of August 9, 2003, Mr. Benitez was getting dressed in preparation for a trip to Mexico. To his surprise, Elizabeth Reynolds arrived at his house and stated that she was coming with him. A few minutes later, Mr. Benitez answered a knock at the door to find a gunman, Francisco Perez, waiting for him. Perez chased Mr. Benitez through the house, shot him seven times, and left him for dead. Reynolds would later claim that Perez kidnapped her and then released her in a deserted area.

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