Nearly 27 years after the shocking murder of beloved TV host Paco Stanley, a new documentary titled *”Witnesses: The Truth Has a Voice”* aims to finally shed light on what really happened that morning of June 7, 1999, outside the El Charco de las Ranas restaurant in southern Mexico City.

Produced by Juan Carlos Uribe, who has lived in the United States for over two decades, the film is now available on his streaming platform, Reellee TV. Uribe’s connection to the case is personal: his wife, journalist Arlette Garibay, worked closely with Stanley for more than four years and was reportedly targeted by police as a suspect, prompting the couple to leave Mexico.

The documentary features testimonies from two former Jalisco judicial police officers from the 1980s, who were once assigned to protect notorious drug traffickers like Caro Quintero and Enrique “Kiki” Camarena’s kidnappers. These witnesses claim to have been present when the order to kill Stanley was given—and they implicate Manuel Bartlett, Mexico’s Secretary of the Interior in 1985, as a key figure involved in the case.

Uribe explains that the documentary reveals:
– The name of the person who ordered Stanley’s murder
– The motive behind the killing
– The identity of the hitman who pulled the trigger

This new account challenges previous theories, including suspicions around Mario Bezares, who survived the attack unharmed. Uribe insists that Bezares and Paola Durante, who spent over a year and a half in prison, were innocent and that the witnesses came forward to clear their names and ease their own consciences.

Over the years, other productions like Televisa’s *”El Show: Crónica de un Asesinato”* and Prime Video’s *”Who Killed Him?”* have explored different angles of Stanley’s murder. However, *”Witnesses: The Truth Has a Voice”* promises a fresh perspective backed by firsthand accounts that could finally bring justice and clarity to a case that has haunted Mexico’s media and political landscape for nearly three decades.

For those following Mexico’s complex history of crime, corruption, and media freedom, this documentary offers a compelling look at how power, politics, and violence intersect—and why the truth still matters today.