Anonymous - 3-4-2004 at 08:05 PM
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/2898308/detail.html
Businessman's Body Found With Valuables In Tijuana Field
March 4, 2004
SAN DIEGO -- There are more questions than answers after the suspicious death of a San Diego businessman in Tijuana.
Friends of the dead man said that the last time they heard from Mark Spizman was when he called for help from inside a Tijuana jail. He was later
found dead in a field in Tijuana.
"I think he was scared and nervous, and just wanted to get out of there," said Kimberly Alexander-Stump, a friend of Spizman.
Alexander-Stump told NBC 7/39 that Spizman called asking for $1,300 to be bailed out of a Tijuana jail. Spizman told her he had been thrown in the
jail after he had been in a car accident and couldn't prove that he had car insurance. She said that her husband drove down to Tijuana to bail him
out. She said her husband spent nine hours in Mexico shuttling between the jail and a nearby police station, only to be told that he was in neither
location.
Spizman was found dead the next day in the middle of a Tijuana field with his wallet and other valuables still on him. Spizman's autopsy results list
trauma to the head as the cause of death.
Alexander-Stump told NBC 7/39 that she hopes her friend's death will prompt Americans to be more cautious when crossing the border.
"Don't take it for granted that you're going to get help," said Alexander-Stump. "Don't take it for granted that you're going to be allowed to make
any phone calls. You are totally at the mercy."
The victim's friends say they are afraid they will never find out what happened to him.
"I don?t think we're ever going to know," said Alexander-Stump.
Congrats are in order. The Tijuana cops are getting better....
Stephanie Jackter - 3-5-2004 at 02:30 AM
At least they managed to asassinate this guy without robbing his valuables....Good job, boys! - Stephanie