Books: Gringo Nightmare
An American imprisoned for the murder of his ex-girlfriend in a Nicaraguan surf town finally clears the air—sort of.
Tony D'Souza
Behind Bars: Q&A with Eric Volz
In the June 2007 feature story The Boomtown, the Gringo, the Girl, and Her Murder" Tony DSouza reports on the murder trial of American ex-pat Eric Volz in Nicaragua. On March 26, 2007, after months...
The Boomtown, the Gringo, the Girl, and Her Murder
When a local beauty turned up dead in Nicaragua's San Juan del Sur, the dream of paradise became a nightmare for one expat American surfer. He got 30 years and, predictably, a media melee ensued...