Alfredo Jiménez Mota (February 16, 1980 – disappeared April 2, 2005) was a 25-year-old Mexican journalist, working for El Imparcial (Hermosillo) in the northern city of Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico,[1][2] who went missing while investigating government involvement with organized crime and drug traffickers in Sinaloa during the Mexican Drug War.

Journalist José Reveles reported in his book, El cártel incómodo: El fin de los Beltrán Leyva y la hegemonía del Chapo Guzmán, that Raúl Gutiérrez Parra, who was also later killed, ordered Los Güeros to murder Jiménez Mota as his investigations interfered with the flow of drugs through Sinaloa.

[3][4][5] Alfredo Jiménez Mota was born on February 16, 1980, in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico, where he continued to reside as a career minded bachelor.

[1] Jiménez Mota began his work in the state of Sinaloa upon earning his degree at the Universidad de Occidente in Culiacán, in Communication.

[8] On April 2, 2005, Jiménez Mota was being followed and photographed, which led to him seeking refuge at Los Grillos, a restaurant at Hidalgo Square, until he could safely make his way back to his office.

[10][11] In another account, two women who claim to have been kidnapped but got away, say they overheard their captors speaking of Jiménez Mota being held at the same location prior to his execution.

Within days of his disappearance the Inter American Press Association (IAPA) and Rapid Response Unit (URR) began to investigate.

[16][17][18][19] With the growing intimidation of reporters, the IAPA published a map which provided journalists locations of high risk and safety issues.

[23] Koïchiro Matsuura, director-general of UNESCO, said in a statement that also included Jiménez Mota, "Crimes against journalists and editors constitute a grievous offence against democracy.