Galapagos Islands, Ecuador: After three years no resolution in the death of U.S. expat

Posted on July 11, 2017 • Filed under: Crime, Ecuador, Ecuador Emergency, Galapagos Islands

Valerie de la Valdene, a world-class underwater photographer, died in the Galapagos in 2014. Authorities ruled it a suicide, but friends and family believe there’s more to the story.

By Jim Wyss (Miami Herald)

It has been three years since Valerie de la Valdene, a 47-year-old Palm Beach native and underwater film-maker, met an ugly death on one of the world’s most beautiful islands: the Galapagos.

In the ensuing years, her father, Tallahassee-based author and naturalist Guy de la Valdene, has been trying to solve the riddle of her demise. He’s convinced his daughter was murdered, even as local officials initially ruled her death a suicide.

But as the case has dragged on with little progress, Guy says he’s found himself focused on a more heartbreaking task: recovering his daughter’s head. Read Full Article

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