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William Trickett Smith II (or Jr.) (born January 18, 1981) is a U.S. citizen from Paxtang, Pennsylvania who pleaded guilty to killing his Peruvian wife, Jana Claudia Gómez Menéndez de Smith of Trujillo, Peru.
- 1 son (born c. 1999)
- Jana Claudia Gómez Menéndez (March 2007 – died July 2007)
- "The Suitcase Murderer"
- William Trickett Smith Sr.
May 24, 2011 · LIMA, Peru — A Peruvian court has sentenced to 35 years in prison a U.S. man who pleaded guilty to killing his Peruvian wife and dumping her body at sea in a suitcase. William Trickett Smith II and...
Jan 13, 2020 · William Trickett Smith II became known as “The Suitcase Murderer” when the body of his Peruvian wife washed ashore in Lima in 2007. The discovery would bring grief wrapped closure to her family. Listen to the story of “El Enigma de la Mariposa” (The Mystery of the Butterfly).
Apr 9, 2015 · According to United States Attorney Peter J. Smith, the charges stem from events surrounding the arrest and extradition of the defendant’s son, William Trickett Smith, II. In 2007, Smith II was arrested in Pennsylvania, and charged in Peru for the murder of his wife.
William Trickett Smith Sr. (August 16, 1937 – March 20, 2021) was an American lawyer and the former chairman of the Dauphin County Republican Committee. In 1985, he was disbarred and imprisoned for bid rigging and convicted of theft by unlawful taking and deception in 2010.
- American
- William Trickett Smith II (c. 1981)
- August 16, 1937, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
- March 20, 2021 (aged 83), Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, U.S.
May 24, 2011 · American citizen William Trickett Smith II has been sentenced to 31 years in prison for the 2007 murder of his Peruvian wife, daily El Comercio reported. He has also been ordered to pay $70,000 in civil reparation to the relatives of his wife, Jana Claudia Gomez.
Sep 11, 2023 · TIMELINE •August 24, 2007WTS was detained in the US after Peru notified the US government about his trips to Peru. •September 10, 2007The Peruvian court (43 Juzgado) issued Peru's first arrest warrant for WTS.
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