There has been an incredibly tragic update in the search for an American Airlines flight attendant who went missing as he enjoyed a night out at a nightclub during a work layover in Medellín, Colombia.
Nearly a week after Eric Fernando Gutierrez failed to show up for pick up at the airline hotel to work a flight back to Miami, local officials have confirmed that a body has been found between the municipalities of Jerico and Puente Iglesias.
Although formal identification is yet to take place, local mayor Fico Gutierrez (unrelated) said there was a “high probability” that the body was that of Eric Fernando Gutierrez.
Eric had arrived in Medellín last Saturday during a work trip and went out with a female flight attendant to a nightclub in the El Poblado neighborhood. At the end of the night, Eric decided to stay out with a group of men he met at the club, while the female crew member went back to the hotel.
The following day, Eric failed to show up at the hotel for his next flight to Miami. Eric’s friends quickly raised the alarm, and a frantic search began in the hope of tracking down his whereabouts.
Eric’s father had traveled to Medellín to help in the search and was personally informed that a body had been discovered by Mayor Gutierrez. The mayor said in a statement posted to his Instagram account that local police had “very clear leads” on those responsible.
There had been reports that Eric may have been the victim of oof scopolamine drugging, which is more often referred to as ‘Devil’s Breath’.
Scopolamine is a drug that is legally used to treat motion sickness, but it is increasingly being hijacked by criminals.
According to Dipa Kamdar, a Senior Lecturer in Pharmacy Practice, Kingston University, the drug “has gained a dark reputation as a substance that can erase memory, strip away free will and facilitate serious crimes.”
Most reports about the use of Devil’s Breath are in Colombia, where criminals use it to cause their victims temporary but severe memory loss. Victims of Devil’s Breath poisoning report suffering hallucinations, confusion, and a complete loss of control.
In the media, the effects of Devil’s Breath have been described as turning victims into ‘Zombies.’
