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Prominent Colorado Developer Assassinated At Luxury Belize Home · Murder Files Unsealed

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  Speaker 1: Belize. You know, you picture it and you think untouched paradise, right.
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  Speaker 2: Right, Pristine beaches, swaying palm.
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  Speaker 1: Trees, and barefoot paradise kind of vibe exactly. But lately
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  that image has been shattered by a really shocking.
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  Speaker 2: Event, yeah, a real tragedy.
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  Speaker 1: So today we're diving deep into the death of Boris Mansfeld,
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  a high profile real estate developer originally from Colorado who
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  was found murdered in Belize.
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  Speaker 2: And for our listeners who want to understand the key
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  facts of this case without getting bogged down in all
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  the details, that's what we're here.
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  Speaker 1: To do, right, We're cutting through the noise exactly.
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  Speaker 2: We've gone through all the local reports, police statements, all that,
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  and we've extracted the crucial information.
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  Speaker 1: So our goal today is to understand exactly what happened
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  to Mansfeld and look at all the possible underlying factors
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  based on what's been reported. That's right, Okay, So let's
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  start by asking who was this guy? Who was Boris Mansfeld.
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  Speaker 2: So Boris Mansfeld was fifty six years old, Okay, he's
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  a real estate developer, and he'd lived in Colorado for
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  some time. Okay, But in two thousand and six he
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  made its decision to move permanently to Belize.
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  Speaker 1: So it sounds like there was more to this move
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  than just business. Absolutely like it was a personal thing.
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  Speaker 2: It seems that way. In twenty ten, he established his
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  own development firm, Horace Mansfeld and Associates. Okay, but his
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  connection to Belize actually goes back even further.
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  Speaker 1: Oh. Wow.
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  Speaker 2: He first visited the country in nineteen ninety two, Okay,
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  and he fell in love with it and he called
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  it his barefoot paradise.
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  Speaker 1: Wow.
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  Speaker 2: And from that point on he visited every single year.
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  Speaker 1: Wow. So he really had a deep connection to Belize.
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  Speaker 2: Yes, it definitely seems that way, And that connection really
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  adds another layer to this whole story, right.
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  Speaker 1: It makes you think about the complexities of this case
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  even more.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, it's not just a simple business transaction gone wrong exactly.
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  Speaker 1: There's this personal element, this love for a place that's
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  now become the scene of a crime.
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  Speaker 2: And you know, his deep integration into the local economy
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  suggests he had a lot of influence, which could also
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  mean he may have made some enemies along the way.
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  Speaker 1: That's a really good point.
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  Speaker 2: It's something to consider as we go through all this.
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  Speaker 1: So let's talk about his business. Yeah, so he wasn't
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  just a visitor, right, he was a major player exactly.
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  Speaker 2: His business was pretty substantial. He was involved in selling
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  condos and land plots. He was involved in hotel projects. Wow.
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  He even had a concrete company and a renewable energy venture.
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  Speaker 1: That's a lot of different businesses.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, it was not a small operation by any means.
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  He was a real force in the local economy.
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  Speaker 1: So on top of all that, he was also very
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  involved in the community.
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  Speaker 2: Yes. Absolutely. He was a founder of the Placenza Volunteer
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  Fire Department.
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  Speaker 1: Wow.
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  Speaker 2: And he helped set up the local emergency response team.
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  Speaker 1: That's incredible.
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  Speaker 2: And he even served as a sworn Belize police officer himself.
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  Speaker 1: So he was really committed to this place, to Belize.
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  Speaker 2: Yes, it's clear that Belize was much more than just
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  a business opportunity for him. It was his home and
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  he was invested in it on many levels.
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  Speaker 1: And it's always so striking when someone who is so
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  deeply rooted in a community becomes a victim of violence.
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  Speaker 2: It just goes to show that even in the most
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  seemingly idyllic places, there could be these dark undercurrents.
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  Speaker 1: Right. It makes you realize that nowhere is truly immune
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  to these kinds of tragedies.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, it's a stark reminder of that.
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  Speaker 1: Okay, So we've talked about his business, his community involvement,
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  but it's also important to mention that he had some
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  pretty adventurous hobbies too.
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  Speaker 2: Oh yeah. He was an avid endurance mountain biker, road biker,
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  and he also loved snow skiing.
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  Speaker 1: So he was a very active guy.
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  Speaker 2: Definitely, he seemed to live life to the fullest.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, it's tragic that this life he built in what
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  he considered his paradise was cut short in such a
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  violent way.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, it really is a tragedy.
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  Speaker 1: So let's talk about the circumstances of his death. Where
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  and how is he found?
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  Speaker 2: So he was found at his home in the Villas
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  at Cocopelam in Maya Beach, Okay. And this is interesting
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  because this is a luxury villa complex that he actually
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  helped to develop.
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  Speaker 1: Oh wow.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, So he was found there on a Friday night,
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  lying face down in his yard.
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  Speaker 1: And the details of his death are pretty unsettling.
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  Speaker 2: Yes they are. He had been shot in.
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  Speaker 1: The back of the head, and that obviously raises a
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  lot of questions.
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  Speaker 2: Definitely, it immediately suggests that this was not a random
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  act of violence.
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  Speaker 1: Right, it points to something more deliberate, more targeted exactly.
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  So what else was found at the crime scene?
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  Speaker 2: So near his body, the police found a loaded nine
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  millimeters pistol okay, and this pistol was registered to Mansfield himself.
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  Speaker 1: Oh wow, so his own gun.
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  Speaker 2: Yes, And they also found his wallet which still had
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  cash and his ID inside.
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  Speaker 1: So it doesn't sound like robbery was the motive.
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  Speaker 2: That's what the evidence seems to suggest.
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  Speaker 1: And they also found a spent shell casing, which means
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  the gun was fired at the scene exactly.
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  Speaker 2: All these details are obviously crucial for the investigation. But
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  you know what's interesting is if this was a hit,
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  as they suspect, why would the perpetrator leave the victim's
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  own registered weapon at the scene.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, that's a great question. It doesn't really make sense, right.
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  Speaker 2: It could be an attempt to stage.
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  Speaker 1: The scene to make it look like suicide or something.
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  Speaker 2: Exactly, or maybe there was a struggle and Mansfield fired
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  the weapon himself.
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  Speaker 1: Or maybe it means something else entirely.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, there could be a completely different explanation that we're
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  not even considering.
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  Speaker 1: And I'm sure the investigators are looking into all of that.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, they'll be doing ballistics tests and all sorts of
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  forensic analysis to try and figure out what really happened.
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  Speaker 1: So the police are obviously investigating this case, and it
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  sounds like they don't believe this was a random act
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  of violence.
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  Speaker 2: Right, They're treating this as a targeted killing.
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  Speaker 1: So what are their initial assessments and what are they
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  focusing on in their investigation.
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  Speaker 2: The Police Commissioner Chester Williams has said publicly that this
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  case has all the indications of.
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  Speaker 1: A hit, So they're pretty sure this was a professional job.
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  Speaker 2: That's what it looks like. And because of that, their
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  main focus right now is on Mansfield's business dealings.
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  Speaker 1: They're trying to find a motive exactly.
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  Speaker 2: They're looking for any potential motives, any reasons why someone
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  would want.
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  Speaker 1: Him dead, and naturally they're also looking for suspects.
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  Speaker 2: Yes, and they've actually already taken someone into custody.
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  Speaker 1: Really.
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  Speaker 2: Yes. The suspect's name is Frick de Meyer, Okay, and
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  he's a former employee of Mansfield.
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  Speaker 1: So there's already a connection there.
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  Speaker 2: Yes, And this is where things get even more interesting.
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  Speaker 1: Okay, tell me more.
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  Speaker 2: Demeyer have actually been questioned in connection with two other murders.
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  Speaker 1: No way, Yeah, this is getting crazy.
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  Speaker 2: It is. So back in twenty twenty three, he was
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  questioned about the murder of Ricardo.
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  Speaker 1: Borgia, and who was Ricardo Borgia?
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  Speaker 2: He also worked for Mansfeld's company.
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  Speaker 1: So another employee exactly.
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  Speaker 2: And then in twenty twenty four, Demeyer was questioned again,
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  this time about the murder of Darren Taylor.
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  Speaker 1: Who was also an employee of Mansfield.
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  Speaker 2: Yes, that's right. So now we have this one individual
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  who's been linked to three separate murders, all involving people
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  connected to Mansfeld.
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  Speaker 1: That's a really disturbing pattern, it really is.
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  Speaker 2: And the police are definitely taking that very seriously.
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  Speaker 1: I bet they are.
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  Speaker 2: Police Commissioner Williams has said that it would be unreasonable
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  not to suspect a connection between these three deaths.
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  Speaker 1: So they're actively investigating the possibility.
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  Speaker 2: Absolutely, They're looking at all the angles.
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  Speaker 1: So let's talk about potential motives. Why would anyone want
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  to kill these people?
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  Speaker 2: Well, when it comes to Ricardo Borgia, there are reports
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  that he believed Demayer was running a land fraud.
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  Speaker 1: Scheme, a land fraud scheme.
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  Speaker 2: Yes, and Borgia was apparently planning to present evidence of
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  this fraud to the authorities.
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  Speaker 1: So he was going to blow the whistle exactly.
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  Speaker 2: He had meetings set up with legal counsel, our real
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  estate agency and even a government crime unit.
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  Speaker 1: Wow. He was serious, he was.
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  Speaker 2: But tragically he was killed before you go to the authorities.
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  That's awful, it is, and it definitely suggests a motive
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  for silencing Borgia, right.
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  Speaker 1: Someone didn't want him talking, exactly. And it doesn't end there, No,
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  it doesn't. Mansfield himself also raised concerns about potential wrongdoings.
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  Speaker 2: Yes, that's right. Back in January, he sent an email
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  where he mentioned a massive fraud case. Wow, and he
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  said that millions of dollars in assets had been stolen.
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  This is huge, it is. And he also mentioned that
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  he was involved in a three point nine million dollar
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  lawsuit against a former associate.
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  Speaker 1: So there's a lot of money involved.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, millions of dollars.
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  Speaker 1: And potentially a lot of people who might have wanted
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  him out of the picture.
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  Speaker 2: That's a very real possibility.
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  Speaker 1: So if we put all this together, it seems like
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  the police are considering the possibility that Mansfeld's murder is
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  connected to the deaths of Georgia and Taylor.
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  Speaker 2: Yes, they're definitely looking into that, especially given Borge's allegations
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  against Demayer and Mansfeld's own claims of fraud.
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  Speaker 1: But it's important to remember that no official links have
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  been established yet.
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  Speaker 2: Right at this point, it's all speculation.
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  Speaker 1: But it's definitely a strong possibility it is, and it'll.
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  Speaker 2: Be interesting to see what the investigation uncovers.
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  Speaker 1: And another interesting detail is that Mansfeld had been in
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  and out of Belize since the deaths of Georgia and Taylor, right,
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  and he had actually just returned to the country on
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  the day he was killed.
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  Speaker 2: That's a significant detail.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, that timing seems really suspicious.
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  Speaker 2: It does make you wonder if his return was somehow
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  connected to his death.
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  Speaker 1: Maybe he came back with new information about the fraud
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  or something.
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  Speaker 2: That's a possibility.
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  Speaker 1: So there was one other piece of news that I
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  wanted to mention. Okay, it's not directly related to Mansfield's murder,
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  but it does give us a bit more context about
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  what's been happening in Belize recently.
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  Speaker 2: Okay, is it so?
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  Speaker 1: There was another incident involving three American women who were
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  found dead at a beach resort in Belize. Oh wow,
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  and it seems like they may have died from a
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  drug overdose.
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  Speaker 2: That's terrible, it is.
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  Speaker 1: It's a really sad story.
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  Speaker 2: But it's important to note that this incident seems to
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  be completely separate from Mansfeld's murder.
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  Speaker 1: Right, The reports don't indicate any connection between the two.
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  Speaker 2: It just highlights the fact that there's been a lot
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  of negative news coming out of Belize lately.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, it's been a rough time for the country, definitely.
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  So as we wrap up this deep dive, let's recap
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  the key takeaways. Okay, so we learned about Boris Mansfeld.
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  Speaker 2: Yes, a successful real estate.
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  Speaker 1: Developer who built a life for himself in Belize, a
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  place he truly loved.
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  Speaker 2: Right, and tragically he is found murdered at his home.
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  Speaker 1: The police believe this was a targeted hit.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, all signs point to that, and.
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  Speaker 1: They have a suspect in custody, Frick Demeyer, a former
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  employee of Mansfeld's.
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  Speaker 2: And remember he's also been linked to two other murders, right.
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  Speaker 1: So the police are investigating those potential connections.
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  Speaker 2: And they're also looking into Mansfield's business dealings for a
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  possible motive, especially the allegations of fraud exactly. There's a
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  lot to unpack there.
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  Speaker 1: So there are still a lot of questions that need
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  to be answered, like what was the exact motive behind
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  Mansfeld's murder?
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  Speaker 2: Right, was it related to a specific business deal or dispute?
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  Speaker 1: And what is the nature of the potential connections to
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  the deaths of Borgia and Taylor?
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  Speaker 2: Those are the big mysteries right now.
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  Speaker 1: And what about this alleged massive fraud case that Mansfeld mentioned?
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, was he about to expose something big?
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  Speaker 1: These are all questions that the investigators are trying to answer.
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  Speaker 2: Hopefully we'll get some answer soon.
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  Speaker 1: So this case really makes you think.
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  Speaker 2: It does.
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  Speaker 1: It shows how even in the most beautiful and singly
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  peaceful places, danger can lurk beneath the surface.
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  Speaker 2: Right, paradise can have a dark size.
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  Speaker 1: And it also highlights the risks involved in international business
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  and investment.
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  Speaker 2: Especially when large sums of money are infama.
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  Speaker 1: So it makes you wonder what does this case tell
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  us about the intersection of ambition, wealth and risk in
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  a globalized world.
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  Speaker 2: That's a question we all need to consider.
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  Speaker 1: It's a really thought provoking case it is, and we'll
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  continue to follow it and provide updates as they become available,
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  So stay tuned and thanks for joining us on this
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  deep dive.
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  Speaker 2: We'll see you next time.