Crime and Punishment
botanist id’s accused killer
fresh details emerged today regarding the identity of an alleged killer, with a smithsonian botanist claiming the accused murderer is probably the infamous Cocos nucifera. so far police are not sure if robbery, revenge or jealousy was the motive in the brutal killing. “well, only one branch was used to take him out. so, it [...]
better the devil you know
Free at last! Free at last! Thank God almighty, we are free at last! old negro spiritual it’s being reported that the depraved gringo fred salaff has been freed from his 2 1/2 year ordeal. salaff’s website claims he was found innocent, and will seek the return of his belongings and equipment confiscated illegally. after [...]
american woman brutally murdered in panama
here’s the flip side to my recent article about living cheaply and safely in panama. check out this new york post story about a staten island philanthropist who came to panama to invest, and start up a bed and breakfast. the wealthy widow was staying just down the street from me, in the edificio Atlantis, [...]
cojito and the colostomy bag of doom
geezer kills costa rican mugger puerto limon costa rica – the bbc is reporting three armed muggers tried to hold up a tour bus filled with american senior citizens. one of the retirees managed to get a gunmen in a headlock and kill him. no charges were filed by costa rican authorities. you won’t find [...]
colombian clowns killed onstage!
the bbc is reporting that in the colombian city of cucuta, an attacker, or attackers, shot and killed two colombian clowns in front of an audience of 20 children. “pobrecitos,” my girl friend remarked after hearing the news. alex likes panamanian clowns, and enjoyed their antics during panama’s carneval. sometimes i wonder how i can [...]
