▁Lar sson ▁suffered ▁a ▁stroke ▁while ▁in ▁capt ivity . ▁The ▁F AR C - EP ▁had ▁sought ▁a ▁$ 5   mill ion ▁r ans om . ▁One ▁of ▁Lar sson ' s ▁sons ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁r ans om ▁was ▁not ▁paid . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 2 ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁body ▁of ▁Luis ▁Francisco ▁Cu é ll ar , ▁the ▁Governor ▁of ▁Ca quet á , ▁was ▁discovered , ▁a ▁day ▁after ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁kid n apped ▁from ▁his ▁house ▁in ▁Flor encia , ▁Ca quet á . ▁Official s ▁said ▁the ▁ab du ction ▁and ▁execution ▁had ▁been ▁carried ▁by ▁the ▁F AR C . ▁According ▁to ▁officials , ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁killed ▁soon ▁after ▁the ▁ab du ction . ▁The ▁kid n app ers ▁cut ▁the ▁governor ' s ▁thro at ▁as ▁they ▁ev aded ▁security ▁forces . ▁In ▁a ▁statement ▁broadcast ▁on ▁radio , ▁the ▁acting ▁governor , ▁Pat ric ia ▁V ega , ▁said , ▁" I ▁no ▁longer ▁have ▁any ▁doub ts ▁that ▁F AR C ▁has ▁done ▁it ▁again ." ▁The ▁F AR C ▁claimed ▁responsibility ▁for ▁Cu é ll ar ' s ▁kid n apping ▁and ▁murder ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁The ▁group ▁said ▁that ▁they ▁kid n apped ▁him ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁" put ▁him ▁on ▁trial ▁for ▁cor ruption " ▁and ▁bl amed ▁his ▁death ▁on ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁rescue ▁him ▁by ▁force . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 6 ▁April ▁