American ‘Medical Tourists’ Murdered During Kidnapping in Mexico Border Town
The four Americans were traveling to Mexico because at least one of them was scheduled to get inexpensive cosmetic surgery.

The tragic kidnapping and murder of two Americans who crossed the Texas border into Mexico in search of cheap tummy tucks is highlighting the risks of the burgeoning medical tourism industry there, which has seen fatalities both on and off the operating table.
Four Americans — Latavia McGee, Shaeed Woodard, Zindell Brown and Eric James Williams, all from North and South Carolina — were traveling to Mexico last Friday because Ms. McGee was scheduled for cosmetic surgery that day, relatives of the victims told American media outlets.
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