Journalists Killed in 1993 - Motive Confirmed: Dona St. Plite
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Date:
January 1994
WKAT, Miami
October 24, 1993, in Miami, USA
St. Plite, a Haitian-born reporter and commentator for radio station WKAT in Miami, was murdered at a benefit for the family of Fritz Dor, a colleague killed two years earlier. His name had appeared on a hit list of supporters of ousted Haitian president Jean-Bertrand Aristide. He was the third Haitian-born journalist killed in Miami in three years.
| Medium: | Radio |
| Job: | Broadcast Reporter, Columnist / Commentator |
| Beats Covered: | Human Rights, Politics |
| Gender: | Male |
| Local or Foreign: | Local |
| Freelance: | No |
| Type of Death: | Murder |
| Suspected Source of Fire: | Political Group |
| Impunity: | Partial |
| Taken Captive: | No |
| Tortured: | No |
| Threatened: | Yes |
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