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[*] posted on 10-20-2011 at 11:33 PM
American resident of Ensenada found slain


http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/oct/20/american-resi...

Oct. 20, 2011

A 66-year-old American living in Ensenada was found dead inside his residence late Wednesday, bound by his hands and feet, and with a strong blow to the back of his head, according to the Baja California Attorney General’s Office. Friends said Robert Paul Frey, 66, had been a resident of the port city for at least a decade and was an active member of the community.

A police statement released Thursday said that Frey’s body was found shortly before midnight on the floor between the living room and dining room of the residence in Colonia Playa Ensenada where friends said that he had lived alone. The statement gave no motive for the slaying, and no suspects were in custody Thursday.

Friends had been expecting to see Frey Wednesday night at a screening of the environmental documentary “The 11th Hour” at the Autonomous University of Baja California and became concerned when he did not show up and did not answer his telephones.

“He was always very reliable, always there on time, he never forgot anything,” said Tobias Gogolin, a friend and fellow member of Transicion Ensenada, part of the worldwide Transition Network initiative that seeks to rebuild community resilience and reduce carbon dioxide emissions.

Gogolin said that Frey was a retired systems analyst originally from Oakland. He had a son and one daughter living in the United States.

“He was an old hippie who had been fighting for the same issues all his life, environmental protection, a sustainable lifestyle, making the best of our interaction with the planet,” Gogolin said.

Frey had been active in a number of local causes, including promoting bicycling as a founding member of Grupo Pro Ciclovia. “He was very generous and very integrated with the Mexican community,” said Marcela Danemann, a journalist living in Ensenada.

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[*] posted on 10-21-2011 at 12:33 AM


Wow...very sad!

Hope they catch the bastards!


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[*] posted on 10-21-2011 at 01:34 AM


Sounds like a robbery, i hope they catch the bastards.



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[*] posted on 10-21-2011 at 06:59 AM


When I first read the headline I thought of our amigo in Punta Banda...thank God it wasn't you. So sad for this gentleman.



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[*] posted on 10-21-2011 at 07:12 AM


DEP Pablo..what an awful tragedy. I sure hope it was a random robbery and not related to his social activism. Sounds like he did alot of good in his life for the planet and will be missed by his amigos in Ensenada and of course his family.



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[*] posted on 10-21-2011 at 07:20 AM


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When I first read the headline I thought of our amigo in Punta Banda...thank God it wasn't you. So sad for this gentleman.


I thought the same as well. Too bad for the way this nice person met his demise.




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[*] posted on 10-21-2011 at 07:27 AM


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When I first read the headline I thought of our amigo in Punta Banda...thank God it wasn't you. So sad for this gentleman.



I used to live right in that area. All of my neighbors had American Express credit.......just to give an idea of the scale of the community.

I wonder if we'll ever hear the whole story.
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[*] posted on 10-21-2011 at 07:32 AM


I find myself reading these type stories with a very different perspective now.

My sincere condolences to his family and friends...




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[*] posted on 10-21-2011 at 07:57 AM


Robert was a personal friend of ours. His death at the hands of violence is especially disturbing as he was a peace loving man. He will be sorely missed.



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[*] posted on 10-21-2011 at 08:28 AM


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Robert was a personal friend of ours. His death at the hands of violence is especially disturbing as he was a peace loving man. He will be sorely missed.


My condolences for the loss of your friend. From what I've read he was a good man.




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[*] posted on 10-21-2011 at 08:48 AM


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Robert was a personal friend of ours. His death at the hands of violence is especially disturbing as he was a peace loving man. He will be sorely missed.


So very sad.




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[*] posted on 10-21-2011 at 09:56 AM


For those of you thinking it was a robbery, think again. Frey was tied up hand and foot and gagged. Even if it was a robbery, there was no need to bash in his head and kill him. Tied up and gagged, there was no way he could have interfered with the progress of a robbery. None of the news articles even mention there was a robbery.

He was not killed because he promoted riding bicycles or organic food. He was killed because they could. Por gusto.
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[*] posted on 10-21-2011 at 10:09 AM


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Even if it was a robbery, there was no need to bash in his head and kill him.



He may have known them.
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[*] posted on 10-21-2011 at 10:11 AM


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For those of you thinking it was a robbery, think again. Frey was tied up hand and foot and gagged. Even if it was a robbery, there was no need to bash in his head and kill him. Tied up and gagged, there was no way he could have interfered with the progress of a robbery. None of the news articles even mention there was a robbery.

He was not killed because he promoted riding bicycles or organic food. He was killed because they could. Por gusto.


fulano,
you seem pretty certain simply on basis of a short news article,... fulano, don't you know that news article facts are only 20% correct?
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[*] posted on 10-21-2011 at 10:19 AM


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I find myself reading these type stories with a very different perspective now.

My sincere condolences to his family and friends...

I know what you are saying is true. As you two heal and slowly put your lives back in order again it must be hard, if not impossible- to see things the same way as before. Your community and friends rallied around you, sadly this guys friends didn't get that chance.




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[*] posted on 10-21-2011 at 10:29 AM


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He my have known them.


Probably. Not that it matters but why would robbers show restraint? Is there some moral code I'm not aware of?

They killed him because they could.

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[*] posted on 10-21-2011 at 11:15 AM


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They killed him because they could.



With a strong sense of impunity since law enforcement is so lacking and dismal.
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[*] posted on 10-21-2011 at 01:07 PM


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[*] posted on 10-21-2011 at 01:33 PM


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you seem pretty certain simply on basis of a short news article,...don't you know that news article facts are only 20% correct?


You mean there is still an 80% chance Robert Frey is alive?
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[*] posted on 10-21-2011 at 01:45 PM


Story made it to national news:

http://www.excelsior.com.mx/index.php?m=nota&id_nota=776...




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