- Alfredo Yabrán
Alfredo Yabrán (
November 1 ,1944 –May 20 ,1998 ) was a powerful businessman inArgentina , with deep links with the government, in particular with theCarlos Saúl Menem administration. Among other things, he owned the privatecourier companyOCASA , and the immense (253,000m² or convert|2723269|sqft|m2|abbr=on of which 60,000 m² or convert|645834|sqft|m2|abbr=on are covered)EDCADASSA warehouses at the Ezeiza international airport in Buenos Aires.Yabrán was extremely secretive and jealous of his privacy. After the
murder of photojournalistJosé Luis Cabezas , who had been investigating Yabrán, he was forced to come out in public and face the suspicions of society.In 1998, at a crucial moment of the murder investigation, Yabrán was found dead in one of his houses, with a gunshot through his face, which was nearly unrecognizable.
Even though forensic research established that the body was Yabrán's, many Argentinians were not convinced. Mainstream media doubted the theory of suicide, given the length of the gunshot's barrel and Yabrán's arms. The investigation dragged on and the case was largely forgotten, but reports of purported sightings of Yabrán were abundant, and to this day many people believe he faked his own death and is living somewhere else. Meanwhile, some theories points that Yabrán is not dead."
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External links
* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=health&res=9B0CEEDB1239F932A15756C0A96E958260 "The New York Times: A Grim Argentine Melodrama" (Published: May 21, 1998)]
* [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0BEK/is_8_6/ai_54760013 "The Rise and fall of Yabrán"]
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