Suspect Confesses to Shooting UK Journalist and Brazilian Guide
Federal Police officers escort a man accused to be involved in the missing of British journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous expert Bruno Pereira, who went missing while reporting in a remote and lawless part of the Amazon rainforest, near the border with Peru, in Atalaia do Norte, Amazonas state, Brazil, on June 15, 2022. Bruno Kelly/Reuters
The main suspect in the investigation into missing British journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous expert Bruno Pereira has confessed to killing the men, a Brazilian police investigator said on June 15.
The suspect, 41-year-old fisherman Amarildo da Costa de Oliveira, known locally as “Pelado,” led police to the remains, which have yet to be formally identified.
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Lily Zhou is an Ireland-based reporter covering China news for The Epoch Times.