 Six months after Martínez Pérez 's slaying , the Veracruz authorities stated that her murder was also a crime of passion . According to the reports , Domínguez was the alleged boyfriend of the journalist . On April 2013 , Proceso stated that it had received classified information that its senior editor who was covering the investigation , Jorge Carrasco , was a possible target by corrupt Veracruz officials . Reportedly , members of the administration of Governor Javier Duarte de Ochoa were allowed to carry out " hostile actions against the reporter in response to his most recent publication on the Regina Martínez case . " Sources close to the news magazine alleged that officials were plotting to kill the reporter while he was in the nation 's capital , Mexico City . The Veracruz authorities responded by stating that the accusations were false and asked Proceso to provide evidence for its claims . The governor promised that he would investigate the threats , and the journalist went into hiding with several armed bodyguards . That same month , Silva was sentenced to 38 years and 2 months in prison for the murder . The judge also ordered the murderer to pay roughly $ 8 @,@ 000 USD in reparations for her death and the stolen possessions . Proceso , however , expressed its doubt on the murder case and trial once again , stating that they did not believe the court was sentencing the right man . 
