CICPC: checkered history of alleged Plaza Altamira triple murderer

<a href=www.vheadline.com>Venezuela's Electronic News Posted: Wednesday, April 30, 2003 By: Patrick J. O'Donoghue

Police Detective Branch (CICPC) have captured Tairo Robinson Aristiguieta Ramirez, whom the surviving victim of the 4 Altamira murders recognized as the person, who nearly killed her. According to TalCual evening tabloid, Aristiguieta Ramirez, who was one of the rebel military officers' security guards around Plaza Francia, has a long criminal rap.

The tabloid claims that Aristiguieta Ramirez was implicated in the famous 80s Mamera case in which a Metropolitan Police (PM) officer killed three youths in an Antimano barrio slum out of jealously. 

A police investigation concluded that Aristigueto Ramirez ... Ledesma's buddy ... was not implicated in the crime, despite a witness insisting that he had acted as accomplice in disposing one of the bodies along the Cota 905 highway. 

Later, Aristiguieta Ramirez was dismissed from the force for indiscipline and corruption, starting a security firm specializing in providing bouncers and security for night clubs and bars, as well as private detective work. 

In the 90s the former police officer was linked to the death of a storekeeper, who allegedly hired someone to kill his son ... he spent several years in Catia and la Planta prisons. 

• At the end of 2002, Aristiguieta Ramirez surfaces as one of the Altamira Plaza security chiefs. 
• On February 5, his brother is shot in a shootout with the police, who accused him of belonging to a gang of car thieves. 
• A week later, the brother's parents accuse the police of executing their son ... a week later, the three soldiers who had joined the rebel military commanders, are murdered allegedly as members of the gang.