The bodyguard survived and later implicated law enforcement, including Jose Luis Romero, commander of the detective unit at Mexico City International Airport.
[4] On July 12, 2008, the ransom of 5,135,000 pesos (about US$404.3K) was agreed,[5] but initially the official information was that a total of US$6 million was paid by all the Martí family.
[6] After several days of waiting on August 1, 2008, the body of Fernando Martí was found inside the trunk of a car that was left abandoned in the city.
[7] The case prompted public outrage in Mexico, and there was growing pressure to reintroduce capital punishment.
By the time he did so, the "Procuraduria General de la Republica" (PGR) announced that $15,000,000 (about US$1,181,000) would be paid as a reward to anyone who could provide reliable and useful information that contributes to the location, arrest or detention of these criminals.