Americans will be targets of brutal crimes while on vacation in 2024

When many Americans plan to travel abroad for a vacation, Their dream vacation quickly turns into a nightmare and real-life terror.

Here are the most common crimes against American travelers occurring during 2024.

A California woman was shot dead in a Mexican resort town popular with Americans.

American woman dies amid drug trade boom that appears to be deteriorating Popular Mexican beach resorts In the municipality of Tulum

The victim was Niko Honarbakhsh, a 44-year-old Los Angeles resident.

A California woman was shot dead in a Mexican resort town popular with Americans.

Tulum was the site of a pre-Columbian Mayan walled city that served as an important port. Daily tour buses bring tourists to the site continuously. (Fredo de Luna/VW Pics/International Photo Group via Getty Images)

Prosecutors confirmed that Honarbakhsh died from a stray bullet.

In the past few years other tourists Died in a gang-related incident in Tulum. This includes California travel bloggers. and a German who was killed in 2021 while eating at a restaurant after rival drug dealers began shooting each other

Last year the United States Issue a “Do not travel” warning for parts of Mexico before the famous March spring break. referring to the violence of organized crime groups and states that U.S. citizens “Get seriously ill or die in Mexico after using synthetic or adulterated prescription drugs.”

Oregon nurse murdered while on vacation in Europe by man she met at nightclub: police

in November Oregon nurse Found dead while on vacation in Hungary. After she disappeared from a nightclub

Budapest police said Mackenzie Michalski, 31, a registered nurse from Portland. Murdered by a man she met.

Michalski’s friends alerted authorities after she missed her outbound flight and her belongings were left in her Airbnb.

Oregon nurse murdered while on European vacation over suspicion she met at nightclub: police

Mackenzie Michalski, a New Yorker and nurse practitioner who disappeared in Hungary; Killed by a man she met while on vacation, police said. (Find Mackenzie Michalski via Facebook)

Officers can follow up on surrounding safety images. and identified a male suspect who was last seen with Michalski.

Police were later detained. Irish citizen about the disappearance of Michalski, who admitted he met her at a local nightclub and danced before going out together at his apartment.

Police said both “There is camaraderie. And he killed her in the process.”

Authorities said that after the murder The suspect had cleaned his apartment. Put her body in the closet. and went out to buy a suitcase He is accused of placing Michalski’s body in a suitcase. Rent a car and drive to Lake Balaton, which is about an hour and a half drive from Budapest.

Police said he hid Michalski’s body in the woods before driving. Return to Budapestwhere he was arrested outside his apartment.

Authorities have not released the name of the suspect. It said he confessed to killing Michalski. But they claim it was an accident.

An American couple died in Mexico. Found shot in a pickup truck, officers

Last week the bodies of the two American from California was found after being shot dead in a pickup truck in Mexico, according to authorities.

Officers arrested Gloria Ambriz, 50, and Rafael Cardona, 53, while responding to a report of a shooting in Ancamacutiro. in the state of Michoacán West on Wednesday night As specified by officials fox 11 los angeles, Citing the state attorney general’s office.

American couple murdered in Mexico Found shot in pickup truck: officials

The Michoacán Attorney General’s Office has launched an investigation into the murders of California couple Gloria Ambriz, 50, and Rafael Cardona, 53, who were attacked while on vacation. (KT TV)

A couple who is on holidays family visiting was traveling in a black 2016 Ford Platinum pickup truck when gunmen opened fire near the intersection.

Ambriz died at the scene and Cardona died from his injuries shortly after being taken to a hospital in Puruándiro, officials said.

The Attorney General’s Office of Michoacán has assembled a team of prosecutors, police and forensic experts. To determine the motive and identify those responsible for this killing.

Michoacán is listed as a location. There is a “travel ban” in Mexico, according to the US State Department.

Mexican officials reveal strange reason An Australian-American is believed to have been murdered while on a surf break.

in May Mexican authorities confirmed two Australians and an American. Killed during a surfing trip Because thieves want tires from their trucks.

Three men, Jake and Callum Robinson from Australia and Jack Carter Road, an American, were camping and surfing along the coast south of Ensenada. When they disappeared

All three bodies were later found with gunshot wounds to their heads. Reuters reports Citing a source from the Attorney General’s Office

Chief state prosecutor María Elena Andrade Ramírez theorizes that the killer drove by and saw the foreigners’ pickup truck and tent. So they wanted to steal the tires of their car, when (foreigners) came and captured them. They definitely resisted.”

Triple murder suspect in death of Mexican tourist allegedly confesses to girlfriend he killed ‘3 GRINGOS’: report

Australian brothers Callum Robinson and Jake Robinson, top left, and US citizen Jack Carter Road, right. (Reuters)

Ramirez said the culprit allegedly went to what she called “a crime scene.” It was described as a “very difficult place to access” and was accused of dumping the body into a familiar well.

One of the suspects is believed to be involved in the murder. He allegedly admitted to his girlfriend that he had killed the three men, Ramírez said.

The BBC reports that Ari Giselle, the girlfriend of suspect Jesus Gerardo Garcia Cota, said he showed up at her home on April 28 and told her he had done something to her. “Three Gringos”

After confessing to the crime, Garcia Cota reportedly took Gisel outside to show her his car. It reportedly contained tires that were allegedly stolen from the victim’s truck, Gisel explained in court.

During the memorial, Debra Robinson, the Robinsons’ mother, said: “Our hearts are broken. And the world has become a dark world for us. They are young men enjoying a passion for surfing together.” Associated Press reports

Oklahoma college students say they were drugged at a Cancun resort pool bar in a holiday nightmare.

A dream vacation turned into a near-fatal nightmare after that. Two Oklahoma State University students He was allegedly poisoned after ordering water from a poolside bar at a Cancun resort.

Photo shared by Zara Hull and her family. It shows the moment Hull and Kaylie Pitze said they lost consciousness after drinking contaminated water on August 8, 1.

Hull and friends Staying in Cancun For a four-day trip that was quickly curtailed

Cancun (Elizabeth Ruiz/AFP via Getty Images)

Stephanie Snyder, whose son Jake is Hull’s girlfriend. Said in a series of Facebook posts: Hull and Pitze took drugs while at a resort in Cancun.

“What started out as a fun vacation with friends for them turned into our worst nightmare,” Snider wrote.

Oklahoma college students say they were drugged at a Cancun resort pool bar in a nightmare vacation.

An Oklahoma college student was poisoned while on vacation in Cancun. (Rilee works through Facebook)

After leaving the pool, Jake explains, Pitze was taken back to the room in a wheelchair. As he held Hull, Hull began vomiting and had what he thought was a seizure.

“Zara began experiencing what the resort doctor called a ‘seizure’ and said she needed to be taken to hospital. When you get there The hospital demanded $10,000 to look at her, to help her, and to start treating her. The money was the next morning. We were told that additional funds would be needed to continue treatment,” Snyder said.

Cancun beach in summer (Istock)

Snider said Pitze was not in the hospital. But he struggled the day after the incident.

“Neither girl has any memory of what happened after their last drink, which happened to be a glass of water. We assume that whatever was put into the glass was made by someone. Both girls immediately collapsed. At the same time, they were both struggling with feelings of not knowing what had happened and ‘why?'” Snyder said.

Nearly 27 hours later and after spending thousands of dollars. Hull’s family was able to negotiate with the US Embassy and She flew to Dallas. to receive further medical treatment

The State Department has issued a warning about the increased risk of crime and kidnapping in Mexico. (Istock)

Snyder said she hopes this serves as a warning to others. Travel to the resort like this.

“They did exactly what we told them to do. Don’t leave the resort. You have no reason to leave that resort. You were there,” Snyder said.

“As many people say, ‘Don’t leave the resort. Then you will be fine.’ “It starts at the resort. Resorts are not safe,” Hull said. “They say resorts are the safest places. Don’t leave. That’s not true.”

Snider said the name of the resort or hospital has not been released at this time. Due to legal and privacy issues

A 60-year-old American tourist was found beaten to death at a five-star hotel in Ireland. which famous people frequently visit

In November, aged 60 years american tourist He was found “beaten to death” at a luxury five-star hotel in Ireland, police said.

According to Ireland’s National Police and Security Service, Garda Síochána, an unidentified American citizen was found unconscious in his hotel room at the luxury Ballyfin Demesne hotel. in Laois, Ireland

The victim was later pronounced dead by police.

A 60-year-old American tourist was found ‘beaten to death’ at a five-star Irish hotel frequented by celebrities.

View from the outer gate of Ballyfin Demense. (Google Maps)

Police in Ireland have arrested and detained a 30-year-old man over an assault.

The suspect and victim traveled together, the Irish Times reported. The outlet noted that the suspect was also American.

Ballyfin Demesne is a five-star hotel in Ireland that has hosted celebrities including Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, who honeymooned there in 2014.

male actor George Clooney and his wife Amal was also there.

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Local independent councilor James Kelly told the local RTE outlet that the nearby community was “shocked” to learn of the incident at the popular hotel.

“There will be many officials from this area. And they were shocked by what was happening here,” he said. “It’s something we didn’t think we’d wake up to this morning.”

Fox News’ Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Peter Aitken and Bradford Betz contributed to this report.