FATAL

Alleged Hitman: The Former CEO of Amazon Mexico Paid Me to Murder His Wife

Juan Carlos García allegedly fled Mexico after the murder and is currently on the run.

Juan Carlos García, former CEO of Amazon in Mexico, allegedly put his salary to a nefarious use—the murder of his late wife, Abril Pérez Sagaón. In a trial that began Monday over Pérez’s murder, a man testified that the former corporate commander paid two hitmen $9,000 to kill Pérez in 2019, as reported by the New York Post. A motorcyclist shot Pérez in the head while she was stopped at a traffic light and embroiled in a lawsuit with García, according to authorities. She filed the lawsuit earlier that year, accusing García of trying to kill her by beating her with a baseball bat as she slept. According to the alleged gunman’s testimony, García offered the hirees an extra $2,500 if they killed Pérez before the couple’s next court hearing. García fled to the U.S. a few days after the murder. He remains on the run, and there is a warrant out for his arrest in 190 countries.