Cristián Alberto López Bello (c. 1985 – 17 July 2013) was a crime journalist for the Mexican newspaper El Imparcial and the radio show "Foro Político", in Oaxaca, Mexico.

[3][4][5] The federal special prosecutor, however, deferred to the Attorney General of Oaxaca, who said three and a half months after the López murder that the motive was a bar fight, announced the arrest of four people, and then resigned the next day.

[9] Alberto López Bello was a journalist for the newspaper El Imparcial out of Oaxaca where he published articles about crime and drug dealing while working on the police beat for six years.

[1][2] In the early morning hours before he was found dead, Alberto López Bello and a man were seen at a bar on Morelos Street in Cielito Lindo, the historic center of Oaxaca, talking to a group of four men, and a fight ensued after they had spoken.

[6][11] The bodies of journalist Alberto López Bello and police intelligence officer Arturo Alejandro Franco Rojas were discovered around 7:00 a.m., Wednesday, 17 July 2013 on Sabino Street in the area of Los Humedales (or La Humedad) in the city of Trinidad de Viguera south of Oaxaca.

The state police reported that it had briefly detained López and a professional colleague May 18 after discovering them taking photographs of a message on a blanket left by a drug cartel but released them after checking their press credentials.

[5][24] After the murder of Alberto López Bello, the United Nations, international and regional press freedom NGOs and his newspaper demanded an investigation that would lead to prosecution.

[3][4][18][25] El Imparcial released the following statement, "We urge the authorities to investigate as soon as possible this crime, which demonstrates the vulnerability journalists face daily in their work to provide accurate and timely information to citizens.

[16] The Committee to Protect Journalists said, "Crime reporters in Mexico work at enormous risk, constantly facing threats, intimidation, and attacks that are virtually never punished," Carlos Lauría, CPJ's senior program coordinator for the Americas, said from New York.