'Drugged, robbed, killed': The city catching US tourists in dating trap - BBC News

Relatives of men killed in Medellin after meeting local women for dates are now searching for answers.

1 day agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage caption, Tou Ger Xiong is one of several Americans whose deaths in Colombia have been linked to dating appsA series of mysterious deaths involving American men in Colombia has been linked to dating apps. Relatives of those killed are now searching for answers, writes Austin Landis in Medellin.

Tou Ger Xiong loved coming back to Colombia.

"He talked about the high spirited people… just enjoying life," his brother, Eh Xiong, told BBC News. "He even picked up Spanish.

"It never, ever even crossed his mind that he would end up in a tragic incident this way."

Tou Ger, 50, was a Hmong-American community activist and comedian from Minnesota. Prior to his most recent trip to Medellin, he had been speaking to a woman online.

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