{"id":2128486,"date":"2023-12-18T19:35:01","date_gmt":"2023-12-19T00:35:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/american-abducted-and-murdered-in-south-america-photos-posted-before-death-may-hold-critical-details\/"},"modified":"2023-12-18T19:39:01","modified_gmt":"2023-12-19T00:39:01","slug":"american-abducted-and-murdered-in-south-america-photos-posted-before-death-may-hold-critical-details","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/american-abducted-and-murdered-in-south-america-photos-posted-before-death-may-hold-critical-details\/","title":{"rendered":"American kidnapped and killed in South America &#8211; Pre-death photos may contain vital information"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Famerican-abducted-and-murdered-in-south-america-photos-posted-before-death-may-hold-critical-details%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2128486&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>American Abducted and Murdered in South\u2062 America &#8211; Photos \u2064Posted Before Death May Hold Critical Details<\/h2>\n<p>Columbian \u200dauthorities\u200d have arrested an unidentified woman in connection\u2064 with the Dec. 10 kidnapping and subsequent murder of an Asian-American activist and comedian.<\/p>\n<p>Tou Ger Xiong of St. Paul, Minnesota,\u2063 suburb\u2064 of Woodbury, Minnesota, frequently\u200c visited the South American \u200bcountry and\u2062 may have been lured \u2064by the woman into being abducted by a group \u2064of men demanding $2,000 in ransom, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/woman-arrested-murder-american-comedian-activist-abducted-colombia-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>His stabbed, bludgeoned body was found in \u2062La Corcovada near Medellin. He reportedly had been \u200cdropped 60 feet.<\/p>\n<p>Xiong, 50, liked to post on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-man-posted-pic-with-rifle-creepy-caption-as-sick-joke-say-police\/\" title=\"Florida Man Posted Pic With Rifle, Creepy Caption As \u2018Sick Joke,\u2019 Say Police\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media<\/a> pictures<\/a>\u200b of himself with beautiful women in Columbia.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s no reported link between the women \u2063whose pictures \u2064he\u2062 posted and the woman arrested, although police say they were led \u2062to her by\u2064 photos on Xiong\u2019s phone, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/12\/15\/news\/tou-ger-xiong-posted-pics-with-colombian-girls-before-demise\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New \u2062York Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">US comedian Tou Ger Xiong knew woman who\u200b lured him to his death \u2064in Colombia <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XuDyO1cc11\">https:\/\/t.co\/XuDyO1cc11<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9gXlu94jFx\">pic.twitter.com\/9gXlu94jFx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 New York Post (@nypost) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nypost\/status\/1735397723300397499?\">December 14, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Xiong had communicated with what The Post described as a \u201cmystery\u2063 woman\u201d prior to his most recent trip to Columbia. They were planning to meet for a date, according to his brother, Eh.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe had \u2063been in contact with this woman before and she \u2063was part of the \u2018new friends\u2019 he \u2063made on his trips down there,\u201d according to Eh\u200d Xiong.<\/p>\n<p>On the evening of Dec. 10, Xiong phoned an American friend to say he\u2064 had been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-new-hampshire-woman-young-daughter-kidnapped-caribbean-us-government-issues-not-travel-order\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">kidnapped<\/a> at \u200dgunpoint and the\u200b kidnappers demanded the $2,000 ransom, which totaled 8 million Columbian pesos, according to \u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elcolombiano.com\/medellin\/secuestro-y-homicidio-de-asiatico-americano-en-robledo-medellin-FD23319815\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">El Columbiano<\/a>, a \u2064Columbian newspaper.<\/p>\n<p>By the next day, the \u2063local prosecutor\u2019s office had determined that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/illegal-alien-accused-kidnapping-attempt-guess-protecting-deportation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">kidnappers<\/a> had \u2063received no \u200dmoney and that Xiong had \u2064been murdered. Authorities were investigating whether his killing \u200bwas linked to an\u200d escape\u2063 attempt, El Columbiano reported.<\/p>\n<p>Born in Laos in 1973, Xiong \u200dand his family of the ethnic \u200bHmong people had fled the\u2063 1975 communist takeover, ending up in a refugee camp in Thailand for four years. The family then came to the St. Paul area, which has the largest U.S. population of the Southeastern Asian Hmong, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/asian-america\/artist-activist-minn-kidnapped-killed-colombia-remembered-beloved-lead-rcna129978\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Xiong attempted to\u2064 provide education about Hmong culture, and \u200dhad 20,000 followers on Facebook, Fox News said. NBC described him as \u201ca comedian, entertainer, storyteller and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pulitzer-prize-winning-journalist-calls-america-a-criminal-enterprise\/\" title=\"Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist Calls America a \u2018Criminal Enterprise\u2019\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-lost-all-credibility-on-social-distancing-after-biden-celebrations\/\" title=\"Dems Lost All Credibility On Social Distancing After Biden Celebrations\">social justice<\/a> activist<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>St. Paul Mayor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-group-mayors-embrace-socialism-vow-launch-universal-income-programs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Melvin \u200bCarter<\/a> said Xiong \u201cwas one of the funniest and most sincere people I\u2019ve ever met.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Tou Ger Xiong has been a good friend\u200c of our entire Carter clan since the\u200c 90s, before either of us \u200dwas ever considered a public leader.<\/p>\n<p>If you ever saw a guy dancing at \u200bone of my campaign events wearing a James Brown (or Elvis) costume &#038; a\u2064 permanent laugh, you\u2019ve met Tou Ger. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9WF4JWCmI1\">pic.twitter.com\/9WF4JWCmI1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Melvin Carter (@melvincarter3) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/melvincarter3\/status\/1734916122774770156?\">December 13, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">He was one\u200c of the funniest and most sincere people I\u2019ve ever met.<\/p>\n<p>A community leader, accomplished storyteller &#038; comedian, the first Hmong rapper, and an absolute karaoke master in any genre of music.\u200c His light enlivened everyone around him. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/W5TDmkM6vA\">pic.twitter.com\/W5TDmkM6vA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Melvin Carter (@melvincarter3) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/melvincarter3\/status\/1734916131633168893?\">December 13, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>There have been at least 253 ransom-based kidnappings in Columbia, NBC said, with two American tourists besides Xiong murdered in the past month.<\/p>\n<p>Eh Xiong said his brother, who loved to travel and post about it on social media,\u2063 was aware of\u200c Columbian kidnappings \u201cBut he\u2019s one of those people who only assumes the best in people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tou Ger Xiong considered Columbia \u201calmost like a second home,\u201d his brother said, according to the New York Post.<\/p>\n<p>The kidnapping and \u2063death\u200c should remind travelers to\u2062 be\u200d aware of their surroundings \u200dand cautious of whom they\u200d meet.<\/p>\n<p>So in Columbia or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/american-woman-targeted-mexico-kidnapping-freed-8-months\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mexico<\/a>, be\u2062 careful. And, while\u2062 Latin American-style kidnappings \u200cseem rare, sadly, there are growing areas \u200bof Chicago, San Francisco, Portland, and\u2064 Philadelphia, where the\u200d same cautions apply.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/american-abducted-murdered-south-america-photos-posted-death-may-hold-critical-details\/\">American Abducted and Murdered in South America &#8211; Photos Posted Before Death May Hold Critical Details<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> Who has been arrested in connection with the kidnapping and murder of\u2064 Tou Ger Xiong?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Vin Carter \u2063(@melvincarter3) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/melvincarter3\/status\/1735540458890699271?\">December 14, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The brutal kidnapping and murder of Tou \u2064Ger Xiong in South America has shocked and \u2063saddened the\u200b community. Xiong, an Asian-American activist and comedian from St. Paul, Minnesota, frequently traveled to\u200d Colombia where \u2063he had developed a following on social media, particularly for his photos with \u200cbeautiful women. However, his most \u2063recent visit\u2064 to \u2062the\u200b country ended in tragedy when he \u2062was abducted and \u200bsubsequently killed.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities in Colombia have arrested an unidentified woman in connection with Xiong&#8217;s \u200dkidnapping and murder. According to reports from Fox News, Xiong may \u2063have \u200dbeen lured by the \u2063woman into being abducted by a group \u200cof men who demanded a ransom of $2,000. His body was later found in \u2062La Corcovada\u200d near Medellin, having suffered stab and bludgeon injuries.<\/p>\n<p>Although there\u200d is currently no reported link between the woman whose pictures\u2063 Xiong had\u200b posted\u2062 on\u2064 social media\u2062 and the woman arrested, the police were led to the suspect through photos found on Xiong&#8217;s phone.\u200d The New York Post reports that Xiong had been in contact with a &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/extremely-generous-shaq-reportedly-foots-25000-tab-for-entire-restaurant\/\" title=\"\u2018Extremely Generous\u2019: Shaq Reportedly Foots ,000 Tab For Entire Restaurant\">mystery woman<\/a>&#8221; prior to his trip to Colombia, and they had planned to meet for a date.<\/p>\n<p>The tragic\u200c events unfolded on the evening of December 10, when \u200cXiong called an American friend to \u200binform them of \u200chis kidnapping at gunpoint. The kidnappers demanded a ransom of $2,000, which amounted to 8\u2064 million Colombian pesos. However, by the next day, it was \u200cdetermined that the kidnappers had not received any money, and Xiong had been murdered. Authorities\u2064 are currently investigating whether his killing was linked to\u200b an escape attempt.<\/p>\n<p>Born \u2063in Laos in 1973, Xiong and his family\u2064 belonged to the ethnic Hmong people who had fled the communist takeover in 1975. They found refuge in a camp in Thailand\u2064 before eventually settling in the \u200cSt. Paul area, which has a large population of Southeast Asian Hmong. Xiong was passionate about promoting Hmong culture and had\u200c a significant \u2062social media \u200bfollowing, with 20,000 followers on Facebook. He was known as a comedian, entertainer, storyteller,\u2063 and social justice activist.<\/p>\n<p>The loss of\u200d Xiong has deeply impacted the community, with \u2063St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter describing him as one of the funniest and most \u200csincere people he had ever \u200bmet. Carter also shared a personal connection with Xiong, stating that they had been \u200dfriends since\u200b the 90s.<\/p>\n<p>The abduction and \u200dmurder of Tou Ger Xiong serve as \u200ba\u2062 tragic reminder of the risks individuals \u2064face when traveling \u200cto unfamiliar places. It also \u2063sheds light on the dangerous reality that confronts activists and comedians who use their platforms to advocate for social justice. Xiong&#8217;s legacy will undoubtedly live on through the impact he made on \u200bthose around him and the memories he created through his comedy and activism.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Columbian authorities apprehended an unknown woman linked to the abduction and murder of Asian-American activist and comedian Tou Ger Xiong. 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