Woman arrested in murder of American comedian, activist abducted in Colombia: report
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An arrest has been made into the gruesome death of a U.S. activist and comedian whose body was found stabbed and dumped in a ravine in Colombia on Sunday after he was abducted.
Xiong had gone to meet the woman on Sunday when he was abducted by a group of men who held him for ransom before they allegedly killed him. He was found with multiple stab wounds, blunt force trauma and had fallen from 60 feet. Michael Dorgan is a writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business.
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Details about the woman’s arrest and her possible role in the killing remain unknown, although the New York Post reports she has been taken into custody. Fox News Digital reached out to Colombian police and the U.S. Embassy in Colombia but have not received a response. The State Department confirmed Xiong’s passing, but did not provide any more details pertaining to his death.