Gabriel Betancourt commission of the Alliance for Progress in Washington, D.C. under John F. Kennedy. Gabriel Betancourt was the father of the politician and former FARC hostage Íngrid Betancourt. Gabriel Betancourt divorced his wife Yolanda Pulecio in 1980 and was granted custody of his daughters. Gabriel Betancourt died of heart and respiratory trouble a month after Íngrid's kidnapping, without seeing his daughter again. Gabriel Betancourt Gabriel Betancourt Mejía (born April 27, 1918 in Medellín – died March 23, 2002 in Bogotá) was a Colombian economist and diplomat who served as Colombia's Minister of National Education in two occasions, and Permanent Delegate to
John Dunning (true crime author) his books. His total sales exceeded 15 million and his works were translated into many languages. His taking of Luxembourg nationality make him, by far, Luxembourg's most prolific author. John Dunning died in Luxembourg in March 1990, leaving a wife, two daughters and two grandchildren. A third grandchild was born in 1991. John Dunning (true crime author) John Dunning (1918 – March 1990) was a journalist and true crime author. Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA, his father disappeared and his mother Chrystal was left to bring him up alone. Needing to work, she gave him to the couple who