THE BORDER REPORT Is La Barbie, Edgar Valdez Villareal, dead? The rumor's been circulating for about two hours now. Thank you, Doroteo Arango, for bringing the chisme to our attention. Here is the rumor (ni descartado hasta el momento) que murio el Muñeco. But another rumor has been circulating, that Barbie was arrested which is equally rich. Both rumors have him in Taxco, in the state of Guerrero, where 15 gunmen were killed in a gunfight earlier today. Mexican media have sources in the area telling them the gunmen worked for Barbie so it's entirely possible that the rumors started there. We will see. (Photo, courtesy, anonymous source.)