Jack Idema. Photo via Penny Alise.
This is the end for Jonathan Keith “Jack” Idema. The vigilante adventurer and terrorist hunter once jailed in Afghanistan for running a private prison and torture shop has reportedly died in Mexico.
According to local press reports first spotted by Robert Young Pelton, an emergency call placed Saturday led to the discovery of Idema’s body at his home in Bacalar, a small town in southeastern Mexico where Idema was reported to have operated a tour boat business. Bacalar’s police chief reportedly said Idema was suffering from AIDS.
The State Department has not confirmed Idema’s death, but Penny Alise, Idema’s ex-partner, tells Danger Room: “Yes, he’s dead.”
Idema has popped up in the Mexican media before. More than two years ago, Idema had holed up in the town, wanted for questioning regarding allegations he raped and forcibly detained his then-partner over several days. He then later apparently skipped a court summons and (temporarily) fled across the nearby border to Belize.
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