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Missing Marin County Native Found Dead In Mexico

FAIRFAX (AP) - A Marin County native who went missing in Mexico has been found dead, the victim of an apparent homicide.

A friend of 46-year-old Lane Gilbert's family told the San Francisco Chronicle Gilbert's body was found on Friday in a home he owned in a village south of Oaxaca.

The friend, Jenny Jedeikin, says Mexican authorities told Gilbert's mother, Jerie, that they believe Gilbert was killed with a machete.

A suspect has been arrested although police have not identified a motive.

Gilbert, a real estate developer, had been living in Mexico since 1992. He was last seen leaving his home in San Andres Huayapam, a city north of Oaxaca, on Aug. 27.

He was a graduate of Sir Francis Drake High School in San Anselmo. His mother lives in Fairfax. 

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