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Free Eric Volz - Appeals Underway in Nicaragua


Eric VolzIf you have never heard the name, Eric Volz, it is time you know what he is going through:

Doris Jimenez was killed Tuesday, November 21, 2006, between 11:45 am and 1:00 pm, in San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua. Her body was found at about 2:00 pm inside a clothing store she owned. She was tied, strangled and asphyxiated. Doris was popular and attractive and her murder deeply unsettled this small tourist town.

Eric Volz was two hours away in Managua at the time of the murder. Eric, a 27-year old American, had been living in Nicaragua for some two years. Not only were there 10 witnesses who saw him in Managua during the time of the murder, none of the physical evidence recovered from the scene linked Eric to the crime. Indeed, none of the blood, fluid, hair, or other physical evidence collected at the scene had any tie to Eric.

In spite of the evidence, Eric was sentenced to 30 years in prison. Please read THE FACTS and find a way to take action now. The appeal's process just started a day or so ago. Honest reporting and exposure in the media could do this case some good. There has been a miscarriage of justice. The wrong man is in a Nicaraguan prison.

I do not know Eric personally. I do know some of his relatives. I cannot fathom their pain, neither can I sit idly by and say nothing of their suffering or Eric's incarceration. Some US congressmen are already involved...more need to be.


Posted by Paul Chenoweth on April 19, 2007 07:49 AM |

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I am suprised that more US citizens have not mentioned Hertz Rental Cars' employees falsefying records. Why not send a message to Hertz Rental Cars?


Posted by: Gloria J. Walker | April 25, 2007 08:08 PM

Doris,
Several blogs have mentioned allegations surrounding the Hertz rental contract...it is only part of the evidence in question. Ignoring that contract seems trivial, however, compared to evidence that was not allowed into testimony. Until all the evidence (or lack of evidence) is considered in this case, no one will have enough information to make a fair judgement in this case.

Posted by: Paul | April 26, 2007 07:14 AM

I am so upset about what has happened to Eric Volz. What is wrong with the mother of the murdered girl? Doesn't she want the real killer of her daughter punished? Is she getting money for what she is doing? Does she love money more than wanting to punish her daughter's murderer. Money talks - is there a way to pay to have Eric smuggled out? By the way - I will never rent a Hertz Company auto rental ever again.

Posted by: Jewell Stryker | June 21, 2007 11:14 PM

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