Former Mexican soldier sought in Ianiero killings: report

A former soldieris being sought for questioning in the killings of a Toronto-area couple at a Mexican resort five months ago, a published report said Wednesday.

Local authorities said the Mexican suspect worked at the resort for about six months before he went missing on Feb. 21, the day after Domenic and Nancy Ianiero were found slain there, the Toronto Star reported.

Quintano Roo Attorney General Bello Melchor Rodriguez told the Mexican news service Noticaribe that Blas Ismael Delgado, 36, is wanted for questioning, said the report.

Dominic Ianiero, 59, and his wife Nancy, 55, werekilled at the five-star Barcelo Maya Beach Resort near Cancun, where they hadgoneto attend their daughter'swedding.

The bodies of the Woodbridge, Ont. couple were found lying in their hotel room with their throats slashed on the morning of Feb. 20, less than two days after they arrived at the resort.

Rodriguez told the Star that he and the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigationhad launched an investigation to find the suspect, who was believed to be in the United States. However,an FBI spokesman told the Star that he was unaware of any suchprobe.

Mexican authorities have come under fire for initially suggesting the Ianieros' killers were likely Canadian, then naming twofemale tourists from Thunder Bay, Ont. assuspects.

The Thunder Bay women, who returned to Canada and have not been charged,have consistently maintained their innocence.