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June 17, 2016

Texas: Authorities Investigating Murder of Journalist Jay Torres
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In Texas, authorities are investigating the murder of journalist Jacinto
Torres Hernández, whose body was found Monday night in the Dallas suburb
Garland. Torres was a reporter for the Spanish-language newspaper La
Estrella and a member of the National Association of Hispanic
Journalists. His daughter, Aline, says she believes her father may have
been killed for his journalism, which involved investigations of human
trafficking.
Topics:Journalism

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