The American activist and comedian who was kidnapped and killed after having dinner with a woman in Colombia often shared photos of women he met during his visits to the country.
Tou Ger Xiong traveled to Medellín with friends on November 29 and attended a Karol G concert on December 3 with a woman who appeared to be the same person he dined with during his previous visit there in October.
The Woodbury, Minnesota, resident, who was stabbed more than a dozen times and found Monday in a ravine in Medellín's Robledo neighborhood, shared a video on Facebook showing him dancing during the concert and at one point filming a redhead woman, she turned around quickly.
The woman appears to be the same person with whom Xiong posed for a photo and dined at a Korean restaurant on the evening of October 20.
'Don't just travel in a straight line. Combine your cultural experiences. Eat Korean food in Colombia,” the avid traveler wrote on Facebook. 'Try spaghetti in Japan, pho in France, burgers in Brazil. You will be amazed at how each place has developed traditional cuisine.'
Tou Ger Xiong made friends in Medellín during his multiple visits to the Colombian city, which he came to love. During a trip there in October, he dined with a woman (pictured) at a Korean restaurant and apparently accompanied her to a Karol G concert on his most recent trip, which culminated in his death.
Tou Ger Xiong fell in love with the Colombian city of Medellín because of its culture and traveled there regularly
He also shared an 11-second video clip showing the dishes he and the woman ordered.
“This is Korean food with my girl,” Xiong said in the recording as the woman smiled.
Another post on the social media network showed Xiong dancing with the same woman during a trip in September.
He had also shared a photo of himself standing between two women at a restaurant table in Medellín.
His brother, Eh Xiong, told DailyMail.com on Thursday that he enjoyed visiting the capital of Antioquia province for its culture and had made several friends there.
On his most recent trip, Tou Ger Xiong stayed at a friend's apartment, working as a day trader during the day and heading into town for dinner in the evening.
Tou Ger Xiong traveled to Medellín with friends on November 29 and attended a Karol G concert on December 3 with one of his girlfriends he met during his previous visits there.
Eh Xiong told DailyMail.com that his brother, Tou Ger Xiong, knew the woman he went out with in Medellín on Sunday, a day before he was found dead. It is not known if it is the same person (pictured) he dined with when he visited the Colombian city in October
His affinity for meeting new people may have led to his death.
'He was very reliable and really saw the best in everyone. I think that was his downfall,” Eh Xiong said. “Maybe he trusted and saw the very best in people and never worried about his safety because of the type of person he (was).”
Tou Ger Xiong went out to dinner on Sunday night with a woman he had met previously and frantically contacted his brother and a friend to say he had been kidnapped and that he needed $2,000 to pay his captors.
He also contacted another friend to say the kidnappers were holding him “at gunpoint,” according to KSTP.
An unnamed woman in Medellín contacted police at some point and reported the kidnapping.
Tou Ger Xiong was dating a woman and was kidnapped in Medellín, Colombia, on Sunday and found dead on Monday with more than a dozen stab wounds. His brother Eh Xiong told DailyMail.com that his brother had met the woman during a previous trip to the Colombian city
Authorities went to inspect the home where Tou Ger Xiong was staying and noticed the strange behavior of a woman as she took out items. She escaped when she noticed that the police were about to approach her.
It is not known whether the woman who fled is the same woman who accompanied him to Karol G's concert and who had dinner with him in October.
There are conflicting reports as to whether anyone has been arrested.
The Star Tribune reported that one person was arrested on Wednesday, but a Medellín police spokesperson told DailyMail.com on Friday that they were not aware of any arrests.
Eh Xion said the family is waiting for the paperwork to be completed to repatriate his brother's body to the United States.
He added that plans are being made to travel to Medellín as part of a religious ritual that will include freeing the spirit of Tou Ger Xiong.