American Activist Tou Ger Xiong Kidnapped and Murdered in Colombia

Xiong was reportedly lured into a kidnap plot by a woman he met online, marking the 27th violent death of a non-migrant foreigner in Colombia this year.

Tou Ger Xiong, a well-known American activist, comedian, motivational speaker, and day trader from Minnesota, was kidnapped and murdered in Colombia.
Xiong was reportedly lured into a kidnap plot by a woman he had been chatting with online, leading to his kidnapping and subsequent death.
Xiong had called his brother and a friend in the U.S., stating that he was held at gunpoint and asked for a $2,000 ransom.
His body was later found in a ravine with multiple stab wounds and blunt force trauma.
Xiong's murder is the 27th violent death of a non-migrant foreigner in Colombia this year.