142: Luis Vigoreaux, Burnt Alive | Puerto Rico

Evidence Locker True Crime

True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary, History

4.6 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 30 May 2021

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

In January 1983, one of Puerto Rico’s most famous television and radio personalities was found dead in the trunk of his burnt-out Mercedes Benz. At the time of his death, Luis was going through a bitter divorce from soap opera star, Lydia Echevarría. It did not take law enforcement long to find their first suspect. The case was a media circus, and everyone watched as it unfolded, like a real-life, true crime-of-passion drama.

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0:50.0	The studio of a morning radio show is an exhilarating place.
0:57.0	In the hour before going live on air, everyone is having a cup of coffee, generating energy for the show.
1:04.0	On the morning of January 18, 1984, the running order was handed to the sound engineer, the producer, the co-host.
1:11.0	Everyone was on standby for the show to start.
1:14.0	The only problem was that the host had not shown up for work.
1:18.0	The host was not just anyone.
1:20.0	It was Luis Vigaro, one of the best-known names in the Puerto Rican entertainment industry.
1:27.0	Luis' absence confused his colleagues.
1:29.0	In all of his years of radio and television work, this veteran comedian, writer, producer, and presenter had never just stayed away.
1:38.0	With minutes to go before good morning at WBMJ Want Live, there was still no sign of Luis.
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