Two members of the media were killed in what appears to be a robbery incident in the south of Mexico City Thursday.
The Mexican police identified the victims as Ana Yarce, the founder of investigative magazine Contralinea and Rocio Gonzales, former broadcaster of Televisa, who were both strangled fatally by the nameless suspects.
It was learned the victims were both 48 years old.
Authorities said they are now conducting a deep investigation on the killing after they received reports that Gonzales had just withdrawn a large amount of money on the day she was killed.
Relevant data from the internet revealed that dozens of journalists had been slayed in Mexico City in drug-related violence in the past five years.
Mexico City is one of the most important financial centers in North America.
It is located in the Valley of Mexico, a large valley in the high plateaus at the center of Mexico, at an altitude of 2,240 metres (7,350 ft).
The city consists of sixteen boroughs.
The 2009 estimated population for the city proper was around 8.84 million people, and has a land area of 1,485 square kilometres (573 sq mi).
According to the most recent definition agreed upon by the federal and state governments, the Mexico City metropolitan area population is 21.2 million people, making it the largest metropolitan area in the western hemisphere and the fifth largest agglomeration in the world.
