The assassination of a presidential candidate on August 9, 2023, marked a point of no return in the crisis of violence facing Ecuador. After a few turbulent weeks following the murder of the mayor ...

The family of assassinated Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio has denounced the state for the crime of “murder by willful omission” two days before polls open on Sunday.

The family of assassinated Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio has denounced the state for the crime of “murder by willful omission” two days before polls open on Sunday.

One of the hit men died at the scene of Villavicencio’s murder and seven other suspects – mostly Colombian citizens – were murdered in October while being held in prisons on pretrial detention.

A jury has found Fernando Alejo guilty in the Downtown Willoughby killing of Rogelio Isaac Cabrera, a 17-year-old from Madison. Alejo was found guilty on three counts: murder, an unclassified ...

Fernando Alejo has been sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for the Downtown Willoughby killing of Rogelio Isaac Cabrera, a 17-year-old from Madison. The June 13 sentencing comes one month ...

Assassinated presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio was honored at a funeral mass and public memorial in Quito. Skip to main content Exclusive news, data and analytics for financial market ...

One dead suspect and six others arrested in the assassination of Ecuadorean presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio are Colombians, Ecuadorean police said on Thursday, and the government ...

Five people convicted of murdering presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio in Ecuador have been jailed. The journalist and former legislator was shot as he left a rally in August 2023 ...

U.S. officials late Wednesday night began sorting out how they could help respond to and investigate the murder, after reports of Villavicencio's death first surfaced, according to a U.S. official.