Murder of Marco Antonio
| Date | July 9, 2009 |
|---|---|
| Location | Lima, Peru |
| Type | Homicide |
| Deaths | 1 |
The murder of Marco Antonio, a Peruvian stylist, occurred on July 9, 2009, when three people, identified as Jorge Luis Coco Glenni Ponce (his then partner), Miguel Ángel Pachón Velásquez Zarazú and Jordan Antonio Pacheco Huamanchumo, tortured and murdered him in his apartment in the Lima district of San Isidro. According to the police investigation, the motive was the robbery of 15,000 U.S. dollars and valuables, but the case had national repercussions because he was a well-known homosexual figure.