Volz Case
A local judicial court in nearby Rivas has received international media attention for the conviction, overturned on appeal, of American magazine publisher Eric Volz, accused of raping and murdering his Nicaraguan ex-girlfriend in her dress shop in San Juan del Sur on November 21, 2006. After 11 months in prison, Volz was released and left the country
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