William Sean Creighton, a 43-year old American known as one of the three most important sportsbook operators in Costa Rica, disappeared on September 24th at about 10:00PM, as he was leaving work. His wife, a Tica, reported him missing the following day, and the Costa Rican police began investigating the case as a possible kidnapping for ransom. The OIJ, however, reported that no one had received a request for payment of ransom, and declined further comment.
At the time of his disappearance, Creighton was driving a Porsche Cayenne Turbo, and had no bodyguards accompanying him. He was apparently forced off the road, abducted at gunpoint, and his Porsche was found abandoned, crashed into the gate of a private property near Guapiles. Diario Extra reported that Creighton was abducted by four men, two on a motorcycle, and two in a BMW, and taken via taxi to another location as a kidnapping.
