The killing, which happened in January of 2011, now appears to be a suicide by hit-man. Officials believe that the priests hired the gunmen to kill them after Reatiga discovered he had AIDS and syphilis. The Prosecutor’s office said that the priests gave members of a criminal gang about $8,500 for the “hit” after they discovered they lacked the nerve to throw themselves off a cliff into a canyon in northern Bogota.
The shooters, if convicted face up to 40 years in prison.