One of those characters, a Doral businessman, has just spoken out — in writing, through lawyers — to deny any intentional involvement in the killing and to claim he was duped by other malevolent actors, including a business associate.

Issuing a detailed "news release" to tell their client's story is highly unusual, but so is the tangle of conflicting and outlandish stories coming out of Haiti.

Antonio Intriago, who has not been criminally charged, heads a company called CTU Security. The company provides protective services and security-related equipment. It was hired to provide security services for a Haiti-born physician with ambitions to lead his homeland.