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Amherst College student found dead in Mexico was murdered, family says

Andrew Dorogi, 21, who grew up in Ohio and was scheduled to graduate from Amherst later this month.

Andrew Dorogi.

Andrew Dorogi.

AMHERST — The family of an Amherst College senior who was found dead in March in Mexico City said Friday that he was murdered, their first public comments on an investigation that has been kept largely under wraps by authorities.

Andrew Dorogi, 21, who grew up in Ohio and was scheduled to graduate from Amherst later this month, was killed while returning from a vacation with several friends to Cabo San Lucas in Mexico, a family spokeswoman told the Globe.

The spokeswoman said the family would have no further comment, citing the ongoing investigation into Dorogi’s mysterious death.