SCIUTTO: Mexican authorities are charging a former mayor in the disappearance of 43 students and the deaths of six of them. The students vanished nearly two months ago now and protesters have been taking to the streets demanding that the government do more to find them. Rafael Romo joins us on the phone from Mexico. Rafael, explain these charges and what is really an alarming case.</s>RAFAEL ROMO, CNN LATIN AMERICAN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): That's right, Jim. The judge had all kinds of different possibilities here because we're talking about the disappearance of 43 students. However, Mexican authorities decided to go with what they know right now, and what they know is that six people died and one is in a coma. So they have charged Iguala mayor, Jose Luis Abarca, with six counts of aggravated homicide, one count of attempted homicide. He was arrested a week ago exactly on November 7th. He's already been removed as mayor of the town. Also, his wife is still being detained by the Mexican attorney general's office and she may face charges in the future, but that's not clear yet. In the meantime, the mayor himself has been sent to a maximum security prison here in Mexico -- Jim?</s>SCIUTTO: What do authorities say the motive is?</s>ROMO: He was being named as a mastermind. So what they believe happened that night, on September 26th, was that his wife believed students were on the way to disrupt an event led by the town's first lady and that's the reason why they ordered police to stop the students, who were handed over to a criminal gang. The criminal gang also believed that these students were member of a rival gang and so they decided to not only take them away but execute them in the end. The big question is still where the 43 students are. It's an answer for which Mexican authorities do not have anything to say so far.</s>SCIUTTO: So sad for dozens of families there. Thanks very much, Rafael Romo, in Mexico. Just ahead, Anthony Bourdain heads to Jamaica and we have a sneak peek. That's right after this.
Former Mayor Charged in Disappearance of Mexican Students