Tombs of Man Murdered by Mexican Cartel Desecrated

Authorities are investigating a disturbing case of grave desecration after the body of Michael Whittaker, 27, was exhumed and beheaded. Police Commissioner Chester Williams confirmed this information. He said, “Police visited the grave site this morning, and they saw the grave was disturbed. The bodies were exhumed, and a check of the body revealed that the skull is missing.”

The grave of Aron Tunn, 18, was also targeted, but the body inside was not removed. Instead, an attempt was made to burn the tomb by drilling a hole into it and lighting a fire. “I was told he was not dug up, but they had bored some hole in the tomb and had tried to light it on fire.”

Commissioner Williams suggested that the acts may have been intended to send a message. “I don’t know how dead they want these men to be, but it’s something we are looking at,” he stated.

Whittaker and Tun were among five bodies discovered near the Rio Hondo River in Sacxan, Quintana Roo, Mexico, this past weekend. Williams said the murders were drug-related, noting that the victims exhibited signs of torture and gunshot wounds to the head. Two of the bodies were found with cardboard signs, one of which warned against extortion and theft from criminal operations.

Police believe that the victims had been working for Mexican cartels, collecting fees but failing to report the full amounts to their superiors.