# Investigations into suspicious deaths in Latin America

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/investigations-into-suspicious-deaths-in-latin-america
> Updated: 2026-10-24T22:31:24.000Z. Sources: 4. Developments: 2.

Authorities in several Latin American countries are conducting investigations into various deaths involving foreign nationals and local citizens.

In Paraguay, investigations have covered multiple incidents: the death of an American resident in Encarnación, which preliminary reports suggest may have been a heart attack, and the suspected homicide of 92-year-old Martín Ocampo Silvero in San Juan Nepomuceno, whose body was found with tied limbs and head injuries. 

Other regional investigations include the death of a Canadian woman at an aesthetic clinic in San José, Costa Rica, and the discovery of a deceased man with his hands tied and head covered in a hotel room in Gómez Palacio, Mexico.

## Timeline

### 2026-10-24: Police investigate separate deaths in Paraguay and Mexico

Police are investigating two suspicious deaths: a 92-year-old man found bound in San Juan Nepomuceno, Paraguay, and a man with an active arrest warrant found in a Mexican hotel.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/police-investigate-separate-deaths-in-paraguay-and-mexico

### 2026-10-21: Authorities investigate separate deaths in Paraguay and Costa Rica

Police in Paraguay and Costa Rica are investigating the deaths of an American woman in Encarnación and a Canadian woman in a San José aesthetic clinic.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/authorities-investigate-separate-deaths-in-paraguay-and-costa-rica

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