Delorean Comment On Being Held Captive In Mexico City

October 9th, 2013

Kriston McConnell

The indie pop group known as Delorean were recently tricked and held captive by a group of assailants in Mexico City only two days ago. They were staying in a hotel when they were called by “hotel management” letting them know there was a security issue, and that they needed to be moved. Upon arriving to the new location they were held against their will, while the captors called the band’s family members demanding a ransom.

This obviously was a terrifying experience for the band, and they’ve released a statement on what took place. All they are asking is that people respect their privacy, and to give them a little bit of time to recover. They have also postponed their North American tour kickoff until October 14. Read their statement below the jump.

On Monday morning October 7th we received a phone call at our hotel room in Mexico City from a person posing as a hotel security officer. We were informed that there was a security threat at the hotel.

What followed for the next 30 hours was an experience where the threat of death was real due to the psychological manipulation inflicted on us by our kidnappers. Thanks to the fantastic work of the National Police in Spain, Ertzantza , Interpol and the Federal Police in Mexico, we were successfully rescued yesterday morning.

While it would be convenient to blame Mexico, that would not be sound. This could have occurred anywhere in the world. Our hope is that this situation will bring attention to the abuse that we were subjected to by our kidnappers, so that other travelers do not fall victim in the future.

This has been extremely difficult for us and our families. At this time we have no further comment and we ask that you respect our privacy so that we can return to normality in our lives.