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Examines the Feb murder of Canada's Kimberley Ann Blackwell, 53...in CR's Osa Peninsula.
MAC: "Many expats are equally concerned about an uptick in murders and abductions of foreigners, particularly in the Osa, a trend suggesting that some Costa Ricans feel increasingly emboldened to target outsiders without fear of police repercussion.
At least eight foreigners have disappeared in the country in the last two years, including 33-year-old ex-Montrealer Kim Paris, last seen leaving her home on Aug. 25, 2010, riding a bicycle. In May, Jacques Cloutier, a 59-year-old Canadian expat, died in a flurry of bullets while sitting in the front seat of an SUV. Just days ago, American Lisa Artz, 49, became the fourth foreigner murdered in the Osa since 2009."
