TV producer's family says he'd never harm wife, who was slain in Cancun

The father of a reality TV show producer questioned by police in the slaying of his wife in Cancun "loved [her] and would never harm her."

Bruce Beresford-Redman, 38, was released by state police in Mexico after a day of questioning concerning the strangulation death of his wife Monica, who is the owner of a popular Westside nightclub.

The couple had gone to Mexico for a romantic getaway that family members said was designed to revive a strained marriage.

David Beresford-Redman said in a statement that his son "loved [his wife] and would never have harmed her. He has our full support as we try to do what’s best for him and our grandchildren so they can be reunited soon."

The statement continued: "We urge Mexican law enforcement authorities to identify those responsible for this horrendous crime."

On Monday, Bruce Beresford-Redman, who produced CBS' "Survivor" and MTV's "Pimp My Ride," reported that his wife was missing while on vacation in Cancun. Her body was found Thursday in a drainage pipe near their hotel. She had scratches on her face and there were signs that she had been strangled, the newspaper reported.

Guests at the Moon Palace Hotel in Cancun reported hearing a loud fight coming from the room the couple shared last weekend with their children.

Monica Beresford-Redman, a native of Brazil, owned the Zabumba Restaurant on Venice Boulevard near Overland Avenue.

-- Sam Quinones

Photo: Monica Beresford-Redman. Credit: Family photo

Comments

[Tornadoes28]

Well obviously they are wrong.

[Pat D.]

Just because people heard a fight coming from the room does not mean she was fighting with her husband. It is possible she was arguing with an intruder.

[Jimmy Jazz]

"It is possible she was arguing with an intruder."

LOL, arguing about what? Health care reform? I think Mr. Beresford-Redman better retain a good attorney.

[woman]

Her body had scratches on the neck, signs of asphyxiation and a heavy blow to the right temple.Her husband had scratches on his face and arms, he said, and several guests heard an argument in the couple's room Monday night. Bruce Beresford-Redman told a hotel employee sent to check that they were fighting over their two children, according to Alor.

[MikeOHara]

I'd suspect the producer was raised by lax, permissive, coddling parents--and things haven't changed. The couple was having marital troubles and argued violently; the producer-husband was a philanderer; the husband has unexplained scratches; and the wife was strangled near the resort. Most of the time, things just are as they seem.

[Nicelegs1959]

I was his HS teacher in NJ. I can't imagine him doing anything so horrific, but you never know how people change during their lives