Accused in a foreign land (Eric Volz - Nicaragua)

MSNBC.com ^ | 4/23/07

[StarCMC]

Did Eric Volz murder his ex-girlfriend? Despite a strong alibi and evidence in his defense, he's convicted by a Nicaraguan court

April 22: Eric Volz, a young American, was accused of rape and murder of a lovely local woman-- enraging the people in Nicaragua. NBC’s Keith Morrison reports.

By Keith Morrison Correspondent NBC News Updated: 12:23 a.m. CT April 23, 2007

Eric Volz was an American expatriate who had staked his future on a place far from home. But in a flash, he became a monster to people in Nicaragua. It all began with a horrific murder. This report aired Sunday, April 22, on Dateline NBC.

Tony D'Sousa: This case is so disturbing on so many levels. One thing I’ll never be able to get out of my mind are the pictures of the crime scene. Whoever killed her [Doris Jimenez], what they did to her was just a brutal crime.

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[StarCMC]

Blogs with more info:

http://www.nicaliving.com/node/8874 http://www.friendsofericvolz.com/ http://www.myspace.com/freeericvolz

[StarCMC]

Ugh - fixing:

http://www.nicaliving.com/node/8874
http://www.friendsofericvolz.com/
http://www.myspace.com/freeericvolz

[StarCMC]

Pinging a few friends....

Eric Volz is a relative of some long time family friends of ours. Please keep him in your prayers ~ his appeal is set for tomorrow.

[Valin]

BUMP

[Fawnn]

Eric and his family are in my prayers.

[sourcery]

Innocent beyond a reasonable doubt, based on the evidence presented on the internet.

[spetznaz]

While dressing up before work i managed to catch snippets of this case on TV, and the whole thing is just so convoluted it was outright crazy. For one, they grant immunity to some dude to testify against Eric (and that person had previously been arrested for the murder, but then suddenly he is granted full immunity if he testifies ....which he does). Then Eric is found guilty and sentenced. Then after that ANOTHER man is found guilty and sentenced (by the same judge nonetheless). Which begs the question .....exactly how many people committed this murder in the eyes of the Nicaraguan courts?

I don't know how the appeals process works out over there, but I hope that he (and the other person implicated, and in jail, for this as well) get some semblance of a fair trial. And that they (and their families) get some justice.

As for the lady in question ....God rest her soul and heal her family.

[E.G.C.]

BTTT

[MizSterious]

I’ve heard nothing on the news—is there anything new to report?

[StarCMC]

I haven’t heard anything yet ~ I need to ask my mom if there was an update in prayer meeting tonight.

[StarCMC]

I found this:

“Volz’s case was forwarded to a Nicaraguan appellate court on April 17 and a verdict is expected sometime this week, according to an e-mail from Volz’s business partner Shawn Harstad.”

http://www.tahoedailytribune.com/article/20070423/NEWS/104230035

[MizSterious]

Thank you so much! Prayers continue!