His wife and three children , ages 12 , 6 and 2 , were on a Disney vacation in the United States , and Villalobo was to join them soon . San Pedro Sula has been dubbed `` the murder capital of the world '' Fueled by the drug trade , rival gangs duel in Honduran city for recruits , territory and cash . From May , the city had two homicides . Even the city 's director of forensic medicine was given 538 full-time bodyguards .
San Pedro Sula has been dubbed `` the murder capital of the world '' Fueled by the drug trade , rival gangs duel in Honduran city for recruits , territory and cash . From May , the city had two homicides . Even the city 's director of forensic medicine was given 538 full-time bodyguards .