{"id":174565,"date":"2025-09-13T23:47:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-14T05:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/sin-categoria\/the-killing-of-roberto-samcam-in-costa-rica\/"},"modified":"2025-09-17T01:12:17","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T07:12:17","slug":"the-killing-of-roberto-samcam-in-costa-rica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/en\/nation\/the-killing-of-roberto-samcam-in-costa-rica\/","title":{"rendered":"The Killing of Roberto Samcam in Costa Rica"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>One hour before the murder of retired Nicaraguan Army major <a href=\"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/en\/nation\/retired-nicaraguan-army-major-roberto-samcam-shot-to-death-in-costa-rica\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Roberto Samcam<\/a>, the hitman, the middleman, and a driver carried out \u201csurveillance work\u201d at the N\u00e1poles condominium in Moravia, Costa Rica, where the victim lived, Costa Rican authorities reported. That surveillance, they said, allowed them to \u201ccarry out the crime calmly, though not very professionally.\u201d  <\/p>\n\n<p>The hitman, a young man of about 20 years old with the last name Carvajal, entered the condominium on June 19, 2025, walked to a building, and went up to the second floor where Samcam lived. Once he had his victim in sight, he riddled him with bullets. \u201cVideos, testimonies, and forensic evidence make it possible to establish the participation of the direct perpetrators of the act,\u201d explained Attorney General Carlo D\u00edaz <a href=\"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/en\/english\/four-arrested-in-the-murder-of-roberto-samcam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">during one of the raids in which four of the five suspects in the crime were arrested.<\/a>   <\/p>\n\n<p>The suspects detained by the OIJ are:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A 35-year-old man with the last name Chaves, arrested in Ca\u00f1as on Thursday, September 11, 2025. Identified as the middleman between the intellectual authors and the material perpetrators of the murder. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A 30-year-old woman with the last names Chac\u00f3n Guill\u00e9n, arrested in a public street. Identified as the wife of the middleman, who allegedly paid 50,000 colones (about 100 dollars) for the transportation of those involved. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A 23-year-old man with the last names Cordero Robles, arrested during a raid in the Le\u00f3n XIII neighborhood in San Jos\u00e9. Believed to be one of the drivers involved. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A 33-year-old man with the last names Castro P\u00e9rez, arrested in a public street. Believed to be one of the drivers involved. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>The OIJ is also still searching for a 20-year-old man with the last name Carvajal, who is believed to be the shooter. Steps are currently being taken to arrest him. <\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" src=\"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Operativo-Roberto-Samcam-CR-HOy.jpg\" alt=\"Raid in the Samcam Case\" class=\"wp-image-174352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Operativo-Roberto-Samcam-CR-HOy.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Operativo-Roberto-Samcam-CR-HOy-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Operativo-Roberto-Samcam-CR-HOy-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Operativo-Roberto-Samcam-CR-HOy-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Operativo-Roberto-Samcam-CR-HOy-480x270.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Members of the Judicial Investigation Agency during one of the raids where four suspects in the murder of Roberto Samcam were captured. \/\/ Photo: Taken from CR Hoy <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-dejaron-botado-un-carro-tras-el-asesinato\"><strong>A car was left behind after the murder<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p>After committing the crime, the hitman, the middleman, and the driver \u201cabandoned the car they had used to carry out the homicide,\u201d said the director of the Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ), Randall Z\u00fa\u00f1iga. The vehicle \u2014a station wagon with no plates or visible identification\u2014 was found about eight kilometers from the scene, in the V\u00e1zquez de Coronado area.  <\/p>\n\n<p>At that location, \u201canother private driver was waiting for them \u2014whom we were also able to identify. We traced the route he took as he dropped them off at different points, which in this case was the Le\u00f3n XIII neighborhood,\u201d Z\u00fa\u00f1iga explained.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-el-intermediario-y-su-mujer\"><strong>The Middleman and His Wife<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p>According to information provided by Costa Rican authorities, the hitman was allegedly hired by a man with the last name Ch\u00e1vez, identified as the middleman in charge of contracting the killer.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cThis man (Ch\u00e1vez) was present on the day of the homicide along with the shooter \u2014the one who carried out the act\u2014 and another person who provided transportation in a car and a motorcycle that they were switching between on June 19, 2025,\u201d Z\u00fa\u00f1iga specified.<br\/> .  <\/p>\n\n<p>When they arrived in V\u00e1zquez de Coronado, where they abandoned the vehicle, a 30-year-old woman with the last names Chac\u00f3n Guill\u00e9n, identified as the middleman\u2019s wife, was waiting for them along with a second driver. <\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cThis woman apparently paid 50,000 colones (about 100 dollars) for the transportation that took them from V\u00e1zquez de Coronado to Le\u00f3n XIII,\u201d emphasized the OIJ director. <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-paralelismos-con-el-atentado-contra-joao-maldonado\"><strong>Parallels with the Attack on Joao Maldonado<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p>Z\u00fa\u00f1iga also noted that there are \u201cseveral parallels\u201d between Samcam\u2019s murder and the two attempted murders of <a href=\"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/nacion\/los-atentados-contra-joao-maldonado-en-costa-rica\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Joao Maldonado<\/a>, which took place in 2021 and 2024.<\/p>\n\n<p>He stated that both crimes were carried out \u201cin a rather crude, clumsy manner, by people without much <em>expertise<\/em> or knowledge in the field,\u201d the OIJ director commented.<\/p>\n\n<p>He added that although those responsible for the crime carried out \u201cprior tracking and surveillance,\u201d they \u201cleft behind many traces.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<p>In both cases, a private driver from the Le\u00f3n XIII neighborhood was used, Z\u00fa\u00f1iga highlighted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One hour before the murder of retired Nicaraguan Army major Roberto Samcam, the hitman, the middleman, and a driver carried out \u201csurveillance work\u201d at the N\u00e1poles condominium in Moravia, Costa Rica, where the victim lived, Costa Rican authorities reported. 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