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Bruce Beresford-Redman
Bruce Beresford-Redman, the reality television-show producer accused of murdering his wife, Monica, in Cancun in 2010, has been extradited to Mexico, NBC News reported Wednesday.
The one-time "Survivor"producer’s attorney, Richard Hirsch, confirmed that Beresford-Redman's extradition process began Tuesday and he was extradited to Cancun, where he must face the magistrate within six days.
Hirsh told NBC News that Beresford-Redman has retained an attorney in Mexico.
In December, officials said Beresford-Redman was dropping his extradition fight, but a "delivery date" had not been set.
NBC News reported that Beresford-Redman arrived in Cancun at 12:30 a.m. local time (1:30 a.m. ET) and was taken to the attorney-general's office. The Associated Press said that he was wearing a bulletproof vest and was escorted by nearly a dozen agents.
Monica (Burgos) Beresford-Redman, 42, disappeared from a Cancun resort where the couple was vacationing with their two children. Her body was found stuffed in a sewer cistern at a swank resort.
The Burgos family, in a prepared statement issued by attorney Alison Triessl and obtained by NBC News, hailed Bruce Beresford-Redman's return to Mexico.
"This day marks a major milestone in our journey to ensure justice for Monica," the family said. "It is our hope that Mexico will pursue his prosecution zealously and that once convicted, Bruce Beresford-Redman will be sentenced to the maximum term allowable by Mexican law."
In December, Hirsch said of the producer, "He is innocent and it is his hope that the court in Mexico will assure that he receives a fair trial in which, he is confident, he will be exonerated."
The family of Monica Beresford-Redman has said the couple went to Cancun to try to save their marriage. They claim Bruce Beresford-Redman, who is also the co-creator of the series "Pimp My Ride," was having a long-term affair with another woman. His wife, originally from Brazil, owned and operated a restaurant in Los Angeles.
U.S. District Judge Philip Gutierrez upheld an extradition order in December, saying that there are many pages of competent evidence supporting prosecution claims that the producer killed his wife.
From December 27, 2011: Carla Burgos, the sister of slain Monica Beresford-Redman, and family attorney Alison Triessl talk about Bruce Beresford-Redman's decision to not appeal a judge's ruling to extradite him to Mexico to face murder charges in his wife's death.
"All of this evidence points to homicide committed by the fugitive," said the judge's ruling.
Prosecutors presented statements from hotel guests who said they heard loud arguing and cries of distress coming from the couple's room on the night Monica Beresford-Redman went missing.
The producer's attorneys have claimed the noises came from Beresford-Redman and his children playing loud games throughout the night. They introduced statements from the couple's 6-year-old daughter to corroborate the claim, but judges who have reviewed the case were not swayed.
Beresford-Redman had been ordered to stay in Mexico after his wife's body was found but he left and returned to his home in Los Angeles. He voluntarily surrendered to U.S. authorities after a warrant was issued in Mexico for his arrest.
Mexican courts do not have juries, and the producer will be tried by the same judge who issued the warrant for his arrest, Hirsch had said.
If he is convicted of aggravated homicide in Mexico, Beresford-Redman faces 12 years to 30 years in a Mexican prison.
His two small children have been placed in the custody of Beresford-Redman's parents with visitation by their mother's sisters.
NBC News correspondent Miguel Almaguer and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Has anyone considered the possibility that this crime was committed by the viscous drug cartels of Mexico hoping to make one of our citizens look bad and themselves good? After all, he did produce some great TV shows which could have angered the cartels.
Something to ponder..
Obviously. Because no white American male could possibly kill his wife. It had to be the Mexicans, right?
Seriously? The cartels? You have to be kidding.
Nope! It was Richard Hatch!
Wow, you are completely living in a bubble. You are deducing this from what sliver of evidence? Ethnocentrism is not evidence. By the way, it's "vicious", not "viscous".
Truly, nothing to ponder in what you posted.
No, I didn't consider that and I am not going to. I think he did it
You are not familiar with Mexican court system. CAN YOU SPELL CORRUPTION?
typical gringo "holier than thou" arrogance...how pathetic!
It is excatly your arrogant "American" way of thinking is that made this scumbag think he could get away with murdering his wife in Mexico!
Viscous is how your brain works when it's not thinking.
Yes, Marlen. Then we all had a good laugh and moved on.
I cannot imagine why this guy would be important to the drug cartels. They were in a resort, vacationing. The drug cartels are interested selling drugs and protecting their interests.
The idea is just nonsensical.
newman1
Ok. This poster has posted in today's stores 34 times, 3 here and 25 of them in the Washington same sex marriage issue. In EVERY case, there are misspellings, grammatical errors, improper use of capital letters, punctuation, cut and paste errors and run-on sentences and paragraphs. All while lambasting others for not reading properly, accusing people for not growing up, not being mature and not getting the facts straight.
This is the classic "got no other life" than to post right winger. So, newman1, before you go off correcting anyone else, can you get your writing skills corrected first? Please? You make conservatives look BAD. You are not helping your cause.
We are members of the resort they stayed at, and my Aunt was one of their neighbors when this happened. She was wakened by their argument in the early hours of the morning she disppeared . . . that's pretty compelling.
Also, this is not a resort frequented by drug cartels. Security is very tight. Hillary Clinton stayed there last year!
Ulises, stop your ignorant generalizing. I'm a "gringo" and I know this guy is guilty.
He should have taking her to Aruba!
He wouldn't have these problems!
Or Utah and dumped her in a mine. Good thing his kids are safe with her parents. Hopefully Mexico will convict him and he'll never see them again.
Another of the so-called Hollywood elite who believed their position and status relieved them of responsibility.
How so? I just read the article, and apparently, he is going to trial in Mexico for murder. Might be time for your remedial reading class.
Or perhaps you should take a "remedial reading class"; read what H Stowell posted again. He/she used the word "believed" as in past tense of "believe". The guy this article is about murdered his wife and because of who he is and what his social status is he "BELIEVED" he could get away with it. Before coming down on people and suggesting you have better reading skills, be sure you really do.
Or perhaps you should take a "remedial reading class"; read what H Stowell posted again. He/she used the word "believed" as in past tense of "believe". The guy this article is about murdered his wife and because of who he is and what his social status is he "BELIEVED" he could get away with it. Before coming down on people and suggesting you have better reading skills, be sure you really do.
Cut me a little slack Grendel, one of my very first post! :) Get me at least back to zero! :)
Sorry no proof. He may be guilty but there is no proof. If I were him I would run to Brazil.
Not fighting the extradition is the acceptance of his faith --- acceptance of the inevitable. I followed this case; and there is a tremendous amount of evidence against this guy. Divorce would have been more humane; for both parties. The thought of a 30 year stretch in a Mexican prison is unimaginable.
But they allow conjugal visits in Mexico! He can marry his girlfriend and she can go to the jail periodically for a little nookie-nookie.....better than US jails!
If faced with an American jail and no conjugal visits versus a Mexican jail with conjugal visits.....
(America the Beautiful plays in the background)
What good are conjugal visits when you're dead!
jj
All you have to do is take a look at the photo of Beresford pictured above in this article. Innocent people just don't look like that!
If innocent people don't look like that. Then what is your excuse. Who have you killed?? Jerk.
I am rolling on the floor laughing at this post. Imagine being able to look at a photo and make the claim
"Innocent people just don't look like that!"
Please enlighten all of us and tell us or show us what innocent people look like. I will agree that he has an odd look, but you do too. In fact, I think you did it. Perhaps he just farted and is trying not to smell it.
By the way, one look at your photo tells me your a moron, yes I can tell from looking at a photo. YIKES !
If you have money, you can get a suite in a Mexican jail cell, with all the comforts of home, even satellite tv, best food, servants and special privileges. If he is found guilty, which I doubt, a few years in jail, some nice money for a bribe for early release, and a done deal. Probably cheaper than a divorce.
Mexican justice eh? It's not like you can plea bargain your way to '3 hots and a cot' for 20 years down there. Best of luck buddy boy! Looks like you'll be passed around like a piece of candy for a while. Hope it was worth it to you!
analystgirl Please don't make ridiculous statements. Mexico is 100% corrupt. The probable reason he went back is that he already paid to get off.
Mass escapes are common, reduced sentences are common, early release is common, corruption is overwhelming.
You really have no idea what you are talking about. Spend 20-30 years there and get back to me.
I hope he makes a reality show of an American murderer being in a Mexican prison whereby he gets to share a cell with big Pancho who loves to give anal sex and receive oral sex. Then the murderer is passed around to the other prisoners as a reward. The murderer should be raped everyday at least 12 times. Being he showed no remorse for what he did he should have Sunday off to get ready for the next week.
I think Brucey will be a great star in his own show.
Ron-2402090, You really love that male rape, both anal and oral, Don't you? Sounds like your juices were really flowing there. Which excites you the most giving or receiving?
Ron-2402090, You really love that male rape, both anal and oral, Don't you? Sounds like your juices were really flowing there. Which excites you the most giving or receiving?
I feel he did it. I am glad that we are sending him back to face charges. I don't think he thought they would.
Good luck with that Pal
The lesson in this story.....spend the extra money to go take your girlfriend or wife to Aruba.
msnbc hates white people.
This will be one to watch.
I think it could go anywhere.
I'm laying my bets with those who believe he's going to pay off the judge, or has already paid him.
I think everyone should wait to pass judgment until the evidence is released. Prosecutors always say they have a "mountain of evidence" against the defendant and defense attorneys always say their client is innocent, regardless of the verdict (or absence of one).
And it's not like saying that it could have been the drug cartels is really that big of a stretch... I mean, they HAVE killed tens of thousands of people over the last several years, what's one more? The cartels, afterall, are responsible for making Mexico one of the most dangerous countries in the world right now.
Again, until the evidence is released, we can only speculate - implying xenophobia or racism because of said speculation is a bit silly, if you ask me.
Surely this guy already has the Mexican judge in his pocket. Why would he go back so easily ? This "trial" is already bought & paid for...
Hmmm, and the point is?
Great...America is not the only country a person can receive a fair trial for murder!
The children should be with their mother's family. Once he is convicted perhaps that will change.
It just seems logical (to me) that anyone involved in the 'creative' production of a reality TV series would be capable of sociopathic behavior. Let's face it: you're encouraging people to behave in a certain manner and your editing practices are anything but honest. reality television exhibits the worst tendencies of human behavior.
Good, but once they convict him, I'm sure Mexico will send him back. They have a habit of sending their ciminals here.
Is there no end to the husbands that think it is their God given right to kill their wives and get away with it?
I'm betting he did it in Mexico because he figured he would never be sent back to Mexico to stand trial. I hope he likes his "survivor" conditions in a Mexican jail. What a POS.
I have no opinion on his guilt or innocence, but I do have an opinion on sending him back. We should under no circumstances send him back, period. Every time one of their citizens commits a capital crime and manages to get back to Mexico, they refuse to extradite him if he/she faces the death penalty. Only if the state involved agrees to not execute will they extradite. We should have kept him here and tried him based upon the evidence that Mexico can easily provide. Then he can serve his sentence in a prison where he cannot buy himself out of...
I agree with you 1,000%. I don't even care whether he's guilty or not. The idea of a Mexican court punishing an American makes me sick.
SO...Should we expect some new "Survivor" The Mexican Prison Edition....You do not put out your torch...They stab you off the island...Doh!!!
Seriously...Sad story....Why do people always try to kill their wives after everyone knows they are having marriage problems...Divorce...It costs some cash, and some misery...But in the long run...Losing half of your stuff is better than having a life in a cell.
Hairfarmer, In hindsight, Beresford-Redman and any other killer would agree with you that splitting the money fifty/fifty would be the way to go. But (on the assumption that there's overwhelming proof of his guilt) filled with arrogance, he bet he could get away with it and lost! Now, he'll be spending years of his life in some filthy sty of an Mexican prison thinking about it.