US Man, Who Killed Popular Colombian DJ, Gets 42 Years In Jail

The body, stuffed in a large suitcase, was later discovered in a garbage container.

An American man was sentenced to 42 years in prison in Bogota on Tuesday for the murder of a famous Colombian DJ, in a case that drew international outrage from women's rights activists.

John Nelson Poulos was arrested in January 2023 in Panama while on the run from Colombian authorities for the murder of 23-year-old Valentina Trespalacios, whom he had dated for just under a year.

Prosecutors said he had beaten and suffocated her "in the midst of a jealous attack."