John Poulos had been in a relationship with Valentina Trespalacios since 2021.
court, after he was found guilty of aggravated femicide in the killing of a young Colombian DJ named Valentina Trespalacios, as well as crimes of concealment, alteration or destruction of evidence.
During Tuesday's court proceedings, the judge considered that the evidence presented by the prosecutors was sufficient to determine Poulos' guilt, imposing a prison sentence of 42 years and eight months – about five years less than what prosecutors had requested. Defence lawyer Fredy Spíndola told the Focus Noticias channel that he and his client believe the witnesses "were all in cahoots, that they all said the same thing."
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