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the area. His work as a crime reporter, however, brought him some trouble; in 2010, alleged drug traffickers attacked the newspaper offices in Mazatlán, and gunmen left blood outside
Plemmons' house. He moved back to San Antonio and lived with his family, after they had asked him to return. He made plans to revisit Mazatlán and see his family there then head to Costa Rica to visit more family and work on his blog before starting a new book project that he had signed up for.
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In 2009, Plemmons returned to his hometown to work in several jobs after living in San
Antonio for several years. The following year, he began to work as a freelance journalist for several local newspapers, covering crime beats and writing articles on the poor living conditions of people who lived in
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Plemmons' family, still uncertain of his location, believes his disappearance may be associated with the drug cartel. On 7 July 2012, his family held a candlelight vigil for
Plemmons in a parking lot at Westover Hills Assembly of God. The vigil drew 80 people who came to share stories about Plemmons
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In addition, a travel warning issued by the US Department of State, Bureau of
Consular Affairs, said, "(People) should defer non-essential travel to the state of Sinaloa except the city of Mazatlan where (they) should exercise caution particularly late at night and in the early morning."
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News organizations across Mexico, including Nuevo Laredo, have muted their reporting of the
Mexican Drug War as a result of intimidation from violence, kidnapping, and murder of working journalists by warring drug cartels. For example,
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Plemmons was doing freelance criminal photography in the city of Nuevo Laredo when he went missing. Due to the escalating crime rate, Nuevo Laredo newspapers have temporarily ceased reporting on stories concerning organized crime.
185:, and grew up traveling through the border that divides Mexico and California and Texas. His father was a former U.S. Marine, while his mother owns a hair salon near the city of San Antonio, Texas. Plemmons attended
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that a couple of anonymous, masked men came to gather all of
Plemmons' belongings. Plemmons' family says that he had plans to visit relatives in Mexico after he left the shooting but never arrived by bus.
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While in Mexico, Plemmons worked as a freelance journalist and photographer, specializing in crime photography. He began his career writing for the
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Plemmons was last seen leaving from a hotel to photograph a shootout between rival drug cartels. He did not return from the scene and has been missing ever since.
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On 22 May 2013, his family met one year after his disappearance. Plemmons' father said, "We haven't lost him. We've just misplaced him."
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The investigation into his disappearance is ongoing and the US Consulate there is tracking its progress.
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Plemmons' disappearance was reported widely in traditional and social media around Texas.
263:, Plemmons' case is the third instance of a journalist having disappeared in Mexico that year.
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762:"SIP celebra firma de leyes que protegen a periodistas y activistas en México"
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828:"Texas Photographer Missing in Nuevo Laredo-Had Been Tracking Actions of CDS"
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Plemmons' disappearance, US journalist Mariano Castillo of the
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Mentioned locations within Mexico relative to the capital Mexico City.
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was moved out of Mexico because of credible threats on his life.
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were active. Hotel employees told San Antonio television station
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in the criminal underworld, and worked for the Sinaloa newspaper
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Mexican-American photojournalist who disappeared on 21 May 2012
627:"México: Organizações denunciam assassinatos de jornalistas"
455:"US Journalist Disappears in Mexico Drug Cartel Stronghold"
697:"State Department Investigating Journalist Disappearance"
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In Nuevo Laredo, Los Zetas struggle for control with the
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has not heard from him since the shootout. According to
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2909:Cartel: The Coming Invasion of Mexico's Drug Wars
2977:Manhunt of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán (2001–2014)
665:"Case of missing S.A. man leaves family in dark"
728:"Former student calls journalism 'perfect job'"
81:for 12 years, 4 months and 1 day
794:"Family holds vigil for man missing in Mexico"
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418:Disappearance and displacement of Mario Segura
2914:El Narco: Inside Mexico's Criminal Insurgency
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173:Zane Alejandro Plemmons Rosales was born in
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1093:SEIDO (organized crime investigation)
909:"Means Streets of Laredo: Transcript"
467:from the original on 20 December 2012
7:
2829:Journalists and media workers killed
398:List of journalists killed in Mexico
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2935:Allegations of CIA drug trafficking
1083:Fuerzas Especiales (special forces)
523:Espinosa, Verónica (22 June 2012).
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884:. 20 November 2012. Archived from
792:Lloyd, Jennifer R. (7 July 2012).
204:Plemmons is a dual citizen of the
199:University of Texas at San Antonio
108:University of Texas at San Antonio
14:
3041:Enforced disappearances in Mexico
2845:(physician / politician)
882:United States Department of State
504:from the original on 26 July 2013
228:, particularly the doings of the
2113:Julio Alberto Castillo Rodríguez
726:Roberts, Briana (6 March 2009).
633:(in Portuguese). 16 October 2012
403:José Antonio García (journalist)
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224:. Since then he had covered the
3071:Victims of the Mexican Drug War
2336:José de Jesús Gutiérrez Rebollo
1854:Francisco Javier Arellano Félix
1835:Francisco Rafael Arellano Félix
1018:Mexican drug war (2006–present)
30:Zane Alejandro Plemmons Rosales
3056:Missing person cases in Mexico
2952:Most-wanted Mexican drug lords
1877:Luis Fernando Sánchez Arellano
1440:Jorge Eduardo Costilla Sánchez
907:Garfield, Bob (20 July 2007).
600:"Journalist Missing In Mexico"
572:. 29 June 2012. Archived from
453:Bruner, Raisa (26 June 2012).
423:List of people who disappeared
208:and Mexico, and has epilepsy.
135:Disappearance of Zane Plemmons
1:
3046:Human rights abuses in Mexico
2982:2015 Amado checkpoint protest
2009:Jalisco New Generation Cartel
1695:Jalisco New Generation Cartel
940:Price, Robert (7 July 2012).
408:María Esther Aguilar Cansimbe
147:, occurred on 21 May 2012 in
29:
2987:2018 Chimney Canyon shootout
2164:Other cartels and drug lords
1771:Juan José Esparragoza Moreno
663:Buch, Jason (28 June 2012).
533:(in Spanish). Archived from
238:prior to his disappearance.
2264:Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo
2134:Rosalinda González Valencia
2067:Jorge Luis Mendoza Cárdenas
1939:Jesús Enrique Rejón Aguilar
1323:José de Jesús Méndez Vargas
1088:Policía Federal Ministerial
968:Buch, Jason (22 May 2013).
159:after covering a shootout.
3087:
3016:2010s missing person cases
2851:Édgar Eusebio Millán Gómez
2099:Antonio Oseguera Cervantes
2062:Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes
2027:Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes
1778:Ignacio Coronel Villarreal
1201:Sergio Villarreal Barragán
878:Bureau of Consular Affairs
770:(in Spanish). 22 June 2012
598:White, Grace (June 2012).
570:Turner Broadcasting System
3031:American photojournalists
3026:American male journalists
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2363:Julio César Godoy Toscano
2283:Héctor Luis Palma Salazar
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2120:Gerardo González Valencia
2092:Abigael González Valencia
2038:Abigael González Valencia
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855:. El Mexicano. 2012-06-23
187:Medina Valley High School
117:Freelance photojournalist
28:
3051:Mexican photojournalists
3021:American crime reporters
2919:The Fight to Save Juárez
2276:Ernesto Fonseca Carrillo
1545:Vicente Carrillo Fuentes
1433:Antonio Cárdenas Guillén
799:San Antonio Express-News
670:San Antonio Express-News
380:and be with his family.
356:San Antonio Express-News
3066:People from San Antonio
3036:Disappeared journalists
2357:Raúl Salinas de Gortari
2290:Jesús Amezcua Contreras
2106:Elvis González Valencia
2085:Rubén Oseguera González
1828:Benjamín Arellano Félix
1648:Nazario Moreno González
1641:Servando Gómez Martínez
1634:Enrique Plancarte Solís
1616:Servando Gómez Martínez
1609:Enrique Plancarte Solís
1520:Pablo Acosta Villarreal
1513:Rafael Aguilar Guajardo
1454:Homero Cárdenas Guillén
1330:Servando Gómez Martínez
1316:Enrique Plancarte Solís
1309:Alberto Espinoza Barrón
1302:Rafael Cedeño Hernández
1295:Dionisio Loya Plancarte
1274:Nazario Moreno González
1194:Edgar Valdez Villarreal
2773:LeBarón & Langford
2304:Juan Nepomuceno Guerra
2127:José González Valencia
2072:Érick Valencia Salazar
2032:Érick Valencia Salazar
1978:Miguel Treviño Morales
1883:Edgardo Leyva Escandón
1871:Enedina Arellano Félix
1847:Eduardo Arellano Félix
1574:Knights Templar Cartel
1527:Amado Carrillo Fuentes
1426:Osiel Cárdenas Guillén
1419:Óscar Malherbe de León
1394:Juan Nepomuceno Guerra
1281:Carlos Rosales Mendoza
413:Evaristo Ortega Zárate
222:Mazatlan Pacific Pearl
2957:Piracy on Falcon Lake
2947:Juárez house of death
2568:Nuevo León-Tamaulipas
2350:Noé Ramírez Mandujano
1841:Carlos Arellano Félix
1765:Ismael Zambada García
1742:Ismael Zambada García
1729:Adrián Gómez González
1447:Mario Ramírez Treviño
1180:Alfredo Beltrán Leyva
767:El Comercio (Ecuador)
3061:People from Mazatlán
2343:Arturo Durazo Moreno
2270:Rafael Caro Quintero
2187:Independent Acapulco
2078:Martín Arzola Ortega
2045:Martín Arzola Ortega
1985:Omar Treviño Morales
1953:Galindo Mellado Cruz
1932:Jaime González Durán
1925:Arturo Guzmán Decena
1821:Ramón Arellano Félix
1759:Joaquín Guzmán Loera
1736:Joaquín Guzmán Loera
1288:Arnoldo Rueda Medina
1226:Héctor Beltrán Leyva
1208:Héctor Beltrán Leyva
1187:Carlos Beltrán Leyva
1173:Arturo Beltrán Leyva
1156:South Pacific Cartel
1126:Beltrán-Leyva Cartel
319:class=notpageimage|
61:21 May 2012 (age 30)
2843:Rodolfo Torre Cantú
2673:Villas de Salvárcar
2668:Juárez rehab center
888:on 27 November 2012
736:San Antonio College
195:San Antonio College
104:San Antonio College
2859:Jaime Jorge Zapata
2853:(police commander)
2824:Politicians killed
2311:Juan García Ábrego
2297:Pedro Avilés Pérez
2242:Santa Rosa de Lima
1551:Juan Pablo Ledezma
1401:Juan García Abrego
972:. MySanAntonio.com
191:Castroville, Texas
39:born 29 March 1982
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2733:Cadereyta Jiménez
2728:2012 Nuevo Laredo
2698:2011 San Fernando
2693:2010 San Fernando
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2321:Corrupt officials
2167:Corrupt officials
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1946:Heriberto Lazcano
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2793:Coatepec Harinas
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2533:Fast and Furious
2505:Community Shield
2445:Southern Tempest
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2256:Early drug lords
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