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A blogger who used the user name, "Miut3" was kidnapped and killed in Reynosa Tamaulipas. She was a "Tuitera" with the over 41k followers on her popular twitter page, that sent out situations of risk, and narco news tweets.
Maria del Rosario a close collaborator of Valor Por Tamaulipas and partner in the sister blog ResponsabilidadXTamaulipas . Her twitter account is called Felina (miut 3).
She is a doctor by profession. Kidnappers accessed Maria's twitter page, and sent out a couple of threatening messages to the public, warning that the same fate will come to other bloggers.
These photos of her after being kidnapped, and killed were uploaded there.
Maria was the closest collaborator of Valor Por Tamaulipas, but apparently there was a split.
Maria worked closely with Responsabilidad Por Tamaulipas a Facebook page that publishes pictures of those kidnapped in Tamaulipas.
There have been five people executed for being narco bloggers in Mexico. All executions have been in Tamaulipas. However the first two, a couple, were never found to have ties to a blog and were determined to have been taken randomly and portrayed as bloggers being killed for their work. After those first killings, the killers made sure it was bloggers that were killed.
The blogger known as Cruz Star says she was killed because of her failure to save a narcos kid, and not anything to do with her blogging. The problem is that she and VXT have received specific threats for a year and a half. She was too careless with concealing her identity.
The blogger known as Cruz Star says she was killed because of her failure to save a narcos kid, and not anything to do with her blogging. The problem is that she and VXT have received specific threats for a year and a half. She was too careless with concealing her identity.
Here are some of the messages posted by kidnappers on Maria's account and sent to various pages:
Friends and Family, my real name is Maria del Rosario Fuentes Rubio, I am a doctor, now my life has met it's end.
#reynosafollow
I have NO more to say except that you do not commit the same mistake that I did. I gained nothing, on the contrary, TODAY I REALIZE THAT.
#reynosafollow
I ecountered death, and nothing was changed
@Bandolera7 @civilarmado_mx@ValorTamaulipas
Close your accounts! Don't risk your safety and that of your family. As I did. I ask for your forgiveness. I found death for nothing.
We are closer than you think
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We are closer than you think
From VXT: I am in so damn much pain, yesterday morning Miut3 my collaborator was kidnapped. Today with horror, I see on her account messages and photos were posted, of an angel, as they took her life. An angel that gave her life, her future, her security, for the good of the people in our state. Today Miut3 stopped reporting, but what criminals do not know, is that Miut3 is in our soul and she will never leave us, or surrender to organized crime . She would never surrender and would be disappointed to know that someone who helps would. Miut3 my Dr. Rosario , I have guilt by removing you from Responsabilidad por Tamaulipas, because there you were safer. But, I was so fearful when they sent me the videos of executed persons, I was afraid for my family and collaborators,. For a year and a half I did what I could, so that they could be moved from the danger. I went and back hoping That cartels will no longer focus on the page and the only thing That I did in trying to protect you was push you to the edge, and no longer could force you to be careful. You had ignored all the times I demanded that you be cautious, but I feel it is my fault for not insisting. My only partner in ResponsabilidadXTamaulipas , I hurt so much.
Later in the day he posts this:
VXT states:
Later in the day he posts this:
The following is posted by the editor of the real Valor for Tamaulipas the page with over 500k followers. He is very angry with Cruz Star and the fake VXT page. Saying they are spreading misinformation by saying Miut3 was killed because she treated a child of a narco, and the child died. Cruz Star simply gave that scenario without any details, like where, when who, and if he has any proof he has not shared it. Cruz Star lives in the US but frequents Tamps.
Here is what VXT says in part:
“Let me clarify again that I am not related in any way to the clone blog of valorportamaulipas.com and clone account : @ValorXTamauIipa , published information that I have not said , I have not indicated nothing of failed clinical care given to a son of Narco. However, on the part of Miut3 , she was kidnapped yesterday morning , and when we woke today we saw her Twitter account was now in the possession of criminals and they posted the messages and the photos of her kidnapping and supposedly of her dead body.
“MrCruzStar , H_Reporta , and ValorXTamaulip clone account, are responsible for this misinformation.. I have my reasons to believe that .”
The editor than goes on to say Miut3 exposed herself too much, like working with causes but that some were also associated with criminal authorities. That he tried to take his warnings and recommendations seriously. And that this year her identity was exposed in some “isolated” publications.
He also reminds everyone that Miut3 is the heroine of ReynosaFollow, the movement that began the trend of using social media to warn people of pending dangers. This happened after the Tamaulipas organized crime news blackout was initiated in 2010. Her twitter page was created in January 2010. A couple of hours ago Twitter suspended the account.
The following is posted by the editor of the real Valor for Tamaulipas the page with over 500k followers. He is very angry with Cruz Star and the fake VXT page. Saying they are spreading misinformation by saying Miut3 was killed because she treated a child of a narco, and the child died. Cruz Star simply gave that scenario without any details, like where, when who, and if he has any proof he has not shared it. Cruz Star lives in the US but frequents Tamps.
Here is what VXT says in part:
“Let me clarify again that I am not related in any way to the clone blog of valorportamaulipas.com and clone account : @ValorXTamauIipa , published information that I have not said , I have not indicated nothing of failed clinical care given to a son of Narco. However, on the part of Miut3 , she was kidnapped yesterday morning , and when we woke today we saw her Twitter account was now in the possession of criminals and they posted the messages and the photos of her kidnapping and supposedly of her dead body.
He states:
“MrCruzStar , H_Reporta , and ValorXTamaulip clone account, are responsible for this misinformation.. I have my reasons to believe that .”
The editor than goes on to say Miut3 exposed herself too much, like working with causes but that some were also associated with criminal authorities. That he tried to take his warnings and recommendations seriously. And that this year her identity was exposed in some “isolated” publications.
He also reminds everyone that Miut3 is the heroine of ReynosaFollow, the movement that began the trend of using social media to warn people of pending dangers. This happened after the Tamaulipas organized crime news blackout was initiated in 2010. Her twitter page was created in January 2010. A couple of hours ago Twitter suspended the account.