
An American man, John Poulos, has been sentenced to more than 42 years in prison by a Colombian court for the aggravated femicide of Colombian DJ Valentina Trespalacios. The tragic incident took place in Bogotá in January 2023 and has garnered significant public attention in Colombia.
Poulos was found guilty of striking and suffocating his partner, Trespalacios, and attempting to conceal the crime by hiding her body in a suitcase and abandoning it in a garbage container in Fontibón, Bogotá. The prosecution presented security camera footage as evidence of Poulos' actions.