The crime of VALENTINA TRESPALASIOS It continues to occupy a large place on the agenda of national and international authorities. Although he pleaded not guilty, John PoulosAccused murderer Young DJ, has been charged with aggravated femicide and tampering with evidence. Amidst the investigation, authorities are trying to find out where the money the American took with him came from.
VIDEO: This is the capture of John Poulos, suspected in the death of Valentina Trespalatios
The US citizen was preparing to fly to Turkey, the country where he was captured, according to Panamanian police.
At the time of the arrest, the file states that the man was wearing $7,000 cashAnd some pills A statin, a drug used to control cholesterol levels in the body. This amount may not be the only amount, as there may have been other expenses in Bogotá. On plane tickets, for example, he spent $3,000. Initially, he paid for the flight Milwaukee to Bogota. Later, he invested in tickets in Panama, Brazil and Istanbul, Turkey. With those payments would have been made Money.
Included in the list of expenses $701 He paid the rent for the apartment he shared with Valentina in the Cappadocia building north of Bogotá; As well as the 113 dollars He used it to rent a Volkswagen car where he allegedly left Valentina’s lifeless body in a Fontibon waste container. Likewise, the authority remembers that Poulos sent money to Valentina.
According to DJ’s family, John Poulos hired a private investigator to follow Valentina Trespalacios.
According to information disclosed by people close to the relationship, the American citizen was jealous and possessive of the young woman.
According to what is known about John, he worked as a financial agent in the United States. What is known so far is that his name is on the working group of Vanguard. He worked with equity investments out of Wisconsin.
Although the background to Poulos’ financial history has been clarified, it should be remembered that the first trial against the US citizen was held on January 26 in the 26th Municipal Criminal Court of Bogotá after his capture in Panama on January 24. The statement said Legal medicineThe young woman would have died Mechanical asphyxiation.
Valentina’s body exemplifies forensic authority, with marks on her body that show she has been subjected to it. Acts of violence. “There is a blue suitcase with a black ribbon, from which a human head with female characteristics protrudes from one side. Following this, the tape around the suitcase was cut with a metal bladed scalpel and the suitcase was opened, revealing the lifeless body in a sitting position,” the forensic report states.
Valentina Trespalacios’ cell phone found at El Dorado airport
The legendary DJ’s body was found in a suitcase in Fontibon. American citizen John Poulos, the victim’s boyfriend, is the prime suspect in the crime
“He presented with significant congestion and facial swelling and symptoms Blunt force shock, scattered over the forearms and sacrum. In the same way, lesions were observed on the labial mucosa and cheeks”, the document highlights.
Despite the evidence against him, Paulus pleaded not guilty and denounced the exposure of his name and image in the press as endangering his life. “The foreign national insists that he is concerned about safety and at this time he fears for his life, which is why this case exists. Very mediated. Henceforth the demand of the citizen is: Save his life And, being under the order of the government, he requests that this security be kept in order to guarantee his life,” the Defense Committee for the American Citizen said.
In addition to this charge, John Poulos’ lawyer opined that his client’s fundamental rights were violated in the judicial proceedings. He reportedly spent over 40 hours “Locked in a Dark Room” From the airport where he was captured. During that period, he was reportedly unable to access his belongings or communicate with his family in the US.
“Her handcuffs were so tight, she had a Panic attack And he was not allowed access to drugs to control his cholesterol,” the lawyer said. However, the court rejected these pleas and concluded that there was no violation in the process.
