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Olympian and Bellator veteran Alexis Vila accused of murder

Camilo Salazar was murdered in 2011. His body was discovered on a dirt road outside of the Florida everglades. His hands had been bound behind his back. He was beaten, his throat was slit and his genitals had been set on fire.

In 2018 Alexi Vila, a former Olympian and Bellator tournament finalist, was charged with his murder. Police in Miami-Dade county allege that Vila was involved in a murder plot, along with fellow MMA fighter Ariel Gandulla and promoter/trainer Roberto Isaacs, at the behest of Manuel Marin; the founder of the Presidente supermarket chain.

It is alleged that Marin wanted Salazar dead because of a love triangle involving Marin’s wife.