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Times
15-05-2025
- Times
Millionaire's son Adrian Bonar murdered by Mexican drug gang
The army veteran son of a Scottish businessman was killed by a Mexican drug gang, it has been reported. Adrian Bonar's decomposing body was found wrapped in plastic in the boot of a Lexus after it had been dumped under a bridge. His father, the entrepreneur Dr Brian Bonar originally from Greenock, ran companies in the financial sector and restaurants in California. Martin Lopez Torres, 44, a cartel member, recently pleaded guilty to murdering the father of two and was sentenced to 28 years to life in prison. Just before his trial was due to start he admitted shooting Bonar as part of a plea deal. It took prosecutors in the US six years to get Torres to stand trial. Some details of the horror
The Sun
14-05-2025
- The Sun
Son of Scots millionaire tycoon killed by ruthless Mexican Narcos torture gang who dumped body in car boot
THE army veteran son of a Scots tycoon was killed by a ruthless Mexican Narcos torture gang, it has emerged. Adrian Bonar's decomposing body was found wrapped in plastic in the boot of a plush Lexus motor after it had been dumped under a bridge. 5 5 5 5 His dad was entrepreneur Dr Brian Bonar, originally from Greenock, Renfrewshire, who ran firms in the financial sector and restaurants in California. Cartel member, Martin Lopez Torres, 44, recently pleaded guilty to murdering Adrian and received 28 years to life in prison. He admitted shooting Adrian as part of a plea deal just before his trial was due to start. It has taken US prosecutors six years to get Torres into the dock. Now details of the horror treatment his ruthless gang dished out to their victims, including dad-of-two Adrian, 34, have emerged. Deputy District Attorney Nick Thomo in a pre-trial statement said Bonar was kidnapped and killed in October 2019 and a second victim was kidnapped and tortured in November of the same year. He added that the pair's abductors 'focuses primarily on trafficking narcotics from Mexico throughout Southern California.' On October 15, 2019, Anaheim police, in California, received a call of a suspicious car near Gypsum Canyon off the 91 and 241 freeways, The car was ticketed. Police returned to the car a couple days later after receiving more calls about it and noticed a foul odour from it and then found the decomposing body in the trunk. The corpse was later identified as being Adrian. DDA Thomo added: "The second victim was tied to a chair, beaten, cut with machetes, and held at gunpoint. 'He was duct-taped to a metal ladder and had a gasoline-soaked rag stuffed in his mouth and his mouth was duct-taped shut. "At some point during his imprisonment, he was taken to the bathroom. He was shaved and sexually assaulted.' When the victim fought back he was locked in a closet until police rescued him. 5 Bonar served in the U.S. Army from 2005 till 2009, when he was honourably discharged. He saw combat in Iraq, but left the army after being diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder. At his funeral a picture was displayed showing him in full Highland dress while mourners wore thistles. Adrian's younger brother Cannon, who was just 27, took his own life the year after his sibling's murder, leaving his family devastated, At the time his millionaire dad said:: "As far as I'm concerned, the guys who killed Adrian also killed Cannon. "They took both my sons. "Cannon was a bright boy with natural intelligence. "He couldn't get his head around how his brother died and it took him to a really dark place. "He said he couldn't deal with the fact Adrian was no longer here. "He really struggled." Two co-accused in Adrian's murder Antonio Silva Lopez and Nicolas Colunga are still awaiting trial. Torres is the uncle of Silva Lopez, according to the trial brief from Deputy District Attorney Thomo.
Scottish Sun
13-05-2025
- Scottish Sun
Son of Scots millionaire tycoon killed by ruthless Mexican Narcos torture gang who dumped body in car boot
Details of the horror treatment the ruthless gang dished out to their victims have emerged NARCO HELL Son of Scots millionaire tycoon killed by ruthless Mexican Narcos torture gang who dumped body in car boot THE army veteran son of a Scots tycoon was killed by a ruthless Mexican Narcos torture gang, it has emerged. Adrian Bonar's decomposing body was found wrapped in plastic in the boot of a plush Lexus motor after it had been dumped under a bridge. 4 Adrian Bonar's body was found wrapped in plastic in the boot of a Lexus motor 4 Adrian Bonar was tortured and murdered in California 4 Adrian's dad was Scots tycoon Dr Brian Bonar His dad was entrepreneur Dr Brian Bonar, originally from Greenock, Renfrewshire, who ran firms in the financial sector and restaurants in California. Cartel member, Martin Lopez Torres, 44, recently pleaded guilty to murdering Adrian and received 28 years to life in prison. He admitted shooting Adrian as part of a plea deal just before his trial was due to start. It has taken US prosecutors six years to get Torres into the dock. Now details of the horror treatment his ruthless gang dished out to their victims, including dad-of-two Adrian, 34, have emerged. Deputy District Attorney Nick Thomo in a pre-trial statement said Bonar was kidnapped and killed in October 2019 and a second victim was kidnapped and tortured in November of the same year. He added that the pair's abductors 'focuses primarily on trafficking narcotics from Mexico throughout Southern California.' On October 15, 2019, Anaheim police, in California, received a call of a suspicious car near Gypsum Canyon off the 91 and 241 freeways, The car was ticketed. Police returned to the car a couple days later after receiving more calls about it and noticed a foul odour from it and then found the decomposing body in the trunk. The corpse was later identified as being Adrian. Katie Price reveals shocking new details of £1m Harvey kidnap plot DDA Thomo added: "The second victim was tied to a chair, beaten, cut with machetes, and held at gunpoint. 'He was duct-taped to a metal ladder and had a gasoline-soaked rag stuffed in his mouth and his mouth was duct-taped shut. "At some point during his imprisonment, he was taken to the bathroom. He was shaved and sexually assaulted' When the victim fought back he was locked in a closet until police rescued him. 4 A montage of Adrian's army career at a celebration of his life Bonar served in the U.S. Army from 2005 till 2009, when he was honourably discharged. He saw combat in Iraq, but left the army after being diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder. At his funeral a picture was displayed showing him in full Highland dress while mourners wore thistles. Adrian's younger brother Cannon, who was just 27, took his own life the year after his sibling's murder, leaving his family devastated, At the time his millionaire dad said:: "As far as I'm concerned, the guys who killed Adrian also killed Cannon. "They took both my sons. "Cannon was a bright boy with natural intelligence. "He couldn't get his head around how his brother died and it took him to a really dark place. "He said he couldn't deal with the fact Adrian was no longer here. "He really struggled." Two co-accused in Adrian's murder Antonio Silva Lopez and Nicolas Colunga are still awaiting trial. Torres is the uncle of Silva Lopez, according to the trial brief from Deputy District Attorney Thomo.
