Valentina Trespalacios, a vibrant 21-year-old Colombian DJ whose promising life was brutally cut short. Her body was discovered in a suitcase in a dumpster in Bogotá in January 2023, drawing significant attention to the ongoing issue of femicide in Colombia.

The person identified and arrested was John Poulos, a U.S. citizen and Trespalacios's boyfriend, who was apprehended in Panama while attempting to flee the country.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SUPPORT:

If you or someone you know is in need of support please contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline for free, confidential help. Available 24/7, their trained advocates offer guidance, resources, and a listening ear. You can also call 1-800-799-SAFE (7233), or chat. You don’t have to face this alone—support is just a call or click away.Sources:

https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/05/americas/american-john-poulos-sentenced-valentina-trespalacios-intl-latam

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/criminal-justice/2024/06/06/489863/texas-man-sentenced-to-42-years-in-colombia-for-murder-of-dj-girlfriend/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ESG9VuTyJk

The Bever family murders — one of the most shocking familial crimes. On a quiet summer night in 2015, the Tulsa suburb of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, was shattered when emergency responders discovered a grisly crime scene: five members of the Bever family brutally murdered in their own home. The killers? Two of the family's own sons — 18-year-old Robert and 16-year-old Michael Bever.

MENTAL HEALTH:

If you or someone you know is in need of mental health support/resources, please reach out to SAMHSA at 800-662-HELP. Or contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988. There are supportive people who love you and will help you through this.

Lacey Fletcher, a 36-year-old woman from Slaughter, Louisiana, who died in 2022 after enduring over a decade of extreme neglect by her parents. Diagnosed with autism and social anxiety, Lacey became increasingly isolated, eventually becoming immobile and confined to her family's couch. Her parents, Sheila and Clay Fletcher, failed to seek medical care, leaving her in unsanitary conditions that led to her death from sepsis and malnutrition.

MENTAL HEALTH:

If you or someone you know is in need of mental health support/resources, please reach out to SAMHSA at 800-662-HELP. Or contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988. There are supportive people who love you and will help you through this.

Sources:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVqpQmdNjkk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJ6tS9JLXCU