 Martínez Pérez was the fifth journalist killed in Veracruz during the <unk> of Governor Javier Duarte de Ochoa , which started in 2010 . The first journalist assassinated was Noel López <unk> ( March 2011 ) , followed by Miguel Ángel López Velasco and his son <unk> ( June 2011 ) . Then Yolanda Ordaz de la Cruz was killed ( July 2011 ) , followed by Martínez Pérez ( April 2012 ) . Just a few days after her death , the mutilated bodies of four media professionals were discovered . There would be still another journalist murdered in Veracruz : Víctor Manuel Báez ( June 2012 ) . Although not officially counted in the death toll of journalists , at least three journalists have been kidnapped and have remained in captivity since 2010 : Manuel Gabriel Fonseca Hernández ( September 2011 ) , Miguel Morales Estrada ( July 2012 ) , and Sergio Landa Rosales ( November 2012 ) . 
