Felix Batista
This celebrity goo was created by player Lori Lancaster.
Scott Hardie provided the source image, gooed image, and category, made minor changes to the clue provided by Lori, and wrote the explanation.
publication date: Sunday, May 31, 2009 (part of Round XXXIX)
category: 
Victims
clue: All the advice in the world hasn't been able to keep him safe.
explanation: Batista was an expert in kidnapping who advised law-enforcement agencies and negotiated ransoms, until his own abduction in December 2008. more…
solved by: Russ Wilhelm
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