U.S. man who killed girlfriend, stuffed body in suitcase gets 42 years for femicide in Colombia

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'd dated for just under a year.

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