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Stripper-turned-Mexican congressman found dead with gunshot wound in Mercedes
New York Post • • world
Key Points:
- Zenyazen Escobar, a 42-year-old Morena congressman and former stripper, was found dead with a gunshot wound inside his luxury car on a road in Veracruz, Mexico; authorities reported no signs of violence on the vehicle, suggesting it was not an attack.
- Veracruz state secretary Ricardo Ahued described Escobar's death as a tragic firearm incident, and Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office has taken over the investigation.
- Escobar had a controversial past, including working as a stripper known as “Tarzan Boy,” participating in education movements, and holding various political offices, including Veracruz secretary of education and federal representative.
- In May 2024, Escobar made headlines for allegedly appearing drunk in the Chamber of Deputies and challenging a fellow congressman to a fight, an incident that went viral and drew calls for him to undergo a drug test.
- The death occurs amid a backdrop of rising political-criminal violence in Mexico, with at least 30 related incidents, including 14 homicides, reported in July across 11 states.
