The InSight Take: Who Killed Fernando Villavicencio? Ecuador's Reckoning

The original version of this episode wrongly stated Xavier Jordán had been sentenced on corruption charges. Jordán has been charged in relation to corruption in the hospital system and in the Metastasis investigation but neither case has yet gone to trial and he has not been convicted on any charges. In addition, the conversation referred to alleged communications between Jordán and Leandro Norero that the Attorney General's Office has presented as evidence, referring to them as 'intercepted' communications. These communications were not intercepted, they were recovered from Norero's electronic devices, according to the Attorney General's Office.__________________ Three years after presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio was assassinated in Quito, Ecuador is closing in on an answer to who ordered the murder. This week on The InSight Take, Deborah Bonello and senior investigator James Bargent break down the case against seven alleged masterminds, and why it's become a test of whether Ecuador can hold its political-criminal elite accountable. More at InSightCrime.org Story ideas: [email protected] #Ecuador #OrganizedCrime #InSightCrime