[News Boquete] More information on the death in Volcan

Don Winner has provided a detailed summary of the death in Volcan and we pass it along for your information.

The Alto al Crimen Team

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From Don Winner

Georgia Tripp, a 73-year old American woman
who has been living in (or near) the Brisas del Norte development in the town of
Volcán, district of Bugaba, province of Chiriqui in the Republic of Panama for
approximately six years, was found murdered in her front yard around noon yesterday
with a single stab wound to the back of her neck.

A neighbor, who was also Georgia's landlord and the owner and resident of an
adjoining property, saw her lying face-up in the yard and he notified the
police.

It is estimated the murder occurred at approximately 12:00 noon or 12:30 pm
yesterday afternoon. The police, detectives, and representatives from the
prosecutor's office of the Public Ministry were on the scene by 2:30 pm.
Georgia had a single stab (puncture) wound to the right side of the back of her
neck. When the body was first discovered there was some speculation she might
have also suffered some sort of blunt force trauma to the back of her head.
However upon further examination of the body it turned out to be a pooling of
blood that apparently came from the stab wound, and there was no indication of a
blunt force trauma to the back of her head.

Police detectives discovered a knife under Georgia's right leg. She was laying
face-up with her legs crossed at the ankles. She was still wearing her glasses,
although they were slightly out of place. There was also a drawer open in the
kitchen where Georgia kept her kitchen knives, but so far it has not been
confirmed that the murder weapon came from her kitchen, or if the knife found
under her body was actually the weapon that caused the fatal wound.

Georgia was not a very rich person. She was not known to keep large amounts of
cash money in her house, nor did she have much by the way of expensive jewelry
or other types of valuables most often sought by thieves. The most valuable
thing in the house was probably her laptop computer, and that was still in the
house when the detectives arrived. So, at first blush, robbery does not seem to
be the motive for this attack. Obviously, the authorities are still
investigating.

Georgia did not have any steady domestic employees, such as a regular maid or
gardener. She did have a couple of girls who would help her with the housework
about once a week or so. There was one young boy who would help with yard work
but she had not used him in the past six months or so.

Georgia did not have any family members living in Panama, and her son lives in
California. A friend called him yesterday to notify him of what had happened.
Georgia was an active member of her community. She loved to dance. She
participated in the Volcan Quilters organization. While the authorities continue
to investigate this most recent attack against a member of the English speaking
community of expatriates living in the Republic of Panama, please take this as
another reminder to improve and upgrade your personal security situation. Our
heartfelt condolences go out to all of Georgia's friends and family members.

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