A witness who was traveling in the same VIA Rail train from Vancouver to Winnipeg claims to have identified the murderer of 20-year-old Laura Lopera. Lopera’s body was discarded inside a suitcase in Medellín.
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Canadian fugitive lead suspect in murder of Colombia’s Laura Lopera
Canadian Jesse Wiseman identified as suspect in the femicide of 20-year-old Laura Lopera in Medellín, Colombia, as her body is discovered in a suitcase; international efforts underway for his arrest.
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