These photos are an old gore classic from October 2005. Where it gets a bit hazy is where they are from. Everywhere you see these pics the text says that they’re from Italy and that this was an Italian mafia killing. One solid piece of evidence contradicting this claim is the close up of one of the victims with identification info which strongly suggests that the photos are from Mexico. SE.ME.FO stands for Servicio Médico Forense which is Spanish for Medical Examiner.

Another fun fact is that after these men were stuffed in a 55 gallon oil drum each and sealed in there with concrete, they were dumped in a lake where they were discovered by a diver. It’s a bit of a strange coincidence that someone would dive to check on a couple of barrels at the bottom of a lake, have a crane pull them out and equipment brought in to see if somebody is inside. Obviously, there are holes to the story, but who cares about the story…

The pics, that’s where it’s at. Hard to imagine death more horrific than by getting sealed in concrete, especially if also stuffed inside a squishy container. The men must have been incapacitated in some way to prevent them from moving too much before they were stuffed in and had gooey concrete glide down their skin.

There was a report from Mexico published on October 20, 2005 about two men stuffed in oil drums filled with concrete. One of them was Jesus Portillo Madrid, an Interpol commander from Ciudad Juarez, the other one was his lawyer Gerardo Jaramillo Romo. They were found in Villas del Sol, Chihuahua. According to the report, the men were suffocated with plastic bags before they were stuffed into the barrels and sealed with concrete. Perhaps the report and these pictures belong together?

The killers didn’t need much cement for the fat guy. Must have been a bitch fitting him in there, though – if it’s true that they suffocated them first. It also doesn’t look like the victims spent much time submerged, but it makes you wonder what would happen if they weren’t pulled out soon. As you know, bodies bloat up, but solid concrete encased in an oil drum would prevent them from gaining on volume. Interesting thought.