The FBI met with police and prosecutors in Ecuador to investigate the murder of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, while the candidate's party tapped a new prospect.
GRAPHIC FOOTAGE WARNING: Fox News medical contributor Dr. Marc Siegel joined 'Fox News Tonight' to discuss the incident and why it wouldn't happen under the care of a good doctor.was assassinated, the backing party, on Sunday, has tapped a new candidate to take his place and the FBI is working with officials to find out who was behind the murder.
Villavicencio was a journalist who investigated corruption from previous governments before entering the ring as a politician and anti-graft campaigner who vowed he was not afraid of the gangs, even though he received threats.
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