Felix Batista

This article is about the security consultant. For the poet, see León Félix Batista.
Felix Batista
Born
Felix I. Batista

Houston, Texas, United States
Disappeared10 December 2008 (aged 55)
Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico
StatusMissing for 15 years, 10 months and 16 days
NationalityAmerican
Children5

Felix I. Batista (disappeared 10 December 2008) is a Cuban-American[1] anti-kidnapping expert and former U.S. Army major who has negotiated resolution to nearly 100 kidnapping and ransom cases,[2] dozens of them in Mexico.[3] Batista was a consultant for Houston, Texas-based security firm ASI Global.[2] In December 2008, he was kidnapped in Mexico.

  1. ^ Julieta, Martínez (21 February 2008). "Destaca México en número de secuestros" (in Spanish). El Universal. Retrieved 15 December 2008.
  2. ^ a b Stevenson, Mark (2008-12-15). "US anti-kidnapping expert kidnapped in Mexico". Yahoo!. Archived from the original on 16 December 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
  3. ^ "Kidnappings soar in Mexico". AZ Central. 23 April 2008. Retrieved 15 December 2008.