Ricardo Gangeme (August 24, 1943 – May 13, 1999), was an Argentine journalist, editor and founder of the newspaper El Informador Chubutense in Buenos Aires, Argentina, who was known for writing articles exposing corruption of political leaders and entrepreneurs until his killing in Trelew, Chubut Province, Argentina. Personal Ricardo Gangeme started his journalism career at a young age. He had a son named Pablo Gangeme Career In 1957, at the age of 14, Gangeme started working at the Buenos Aires weekly magazine Que. He spent 16 years with the tabloid Crónica. Between the years 1976 and 1992, he directed Radio Argentina. In 1992, Gangeme moved to Trelew where he was the editor for the daily La Jornada until 1998. Toward the end of that year, Gangeme founded the weekly El Informador Chubutense in Trelew. This newspaper was known for reveling intimate details about local authorities and businessmen in attempt to uncover the corruption. Death Gangeme was killed around 1:28 a.m. outside of his apartment building in Trelew on May 13, 1999. He was found inside his car with a gunshot wound to the head and slumped over the steering wheel of his parked Chevrolet outside his downtown apartment, which was located in the center of Trelew and 100 meters from the local police station. The Smith & Wesson .38 calibre handgun round entered close to his left eye and did not exit which was the cause of the journalist's death. His corpse was found around 8:00 a.m. the next morning. Police did not consider it a robbery as he was found with $1,500 in his pocket. A few days before the incident, Gangeme had reported to the police he was receiving threats for his recent publication about local corruption. Gangeme held a reputation for investigating corruption in business and government circles. The motive for the murder may have been influenced by Gangeme's recent publication about the corruption of high authority locals and business men. Gangeme reported threats to the police a few days before the murder occurred. Businessman Hector Fernández, owner of Corralon Fernández, was suspected of attempting to run Gangeme over with his car prior to his murder and also threatening him based on reported business transactions with the Trelew Electric Company, but Fernández publicly denied that accusation in news reports. Gangeme was known to have many enemies due to his risky publications and the exposure in his magazine