Stalker kills popular Colombian influencer, stuffs body in suitcase — then tries to use World Cup alibi: cops, outlet
Matthew Ashley Foster-Smith, a British stalker, was arrested over the weekend for allegedly beating Colombian influencer Natalia Villalba to death and stuffing her body in a suitcase before being caught trying to flee South America, officials said.
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World News Stalker kills popular Colombian influencer, stuffs body in suitcase — then tries to use World Cup alibi: cops, outlet By Ronny Reyes Published June 28, 2026, 11:56 a.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google A British stalker fatally beat a popular Colombian influencer and stuffed her body in a suitcase — then tried to use a World Cup game as his alibi, officials and a report said. Matthew Ashley Foster-Smith, 46, of Bournemouth was taken into custody in Ecuador on Saturday over the murder of Natalia Villalba, 36. Villalba was staying at an apartment in a trendy part of Bogota when she was killed June 18, with authorities locating her body days later in a suitcase under a still-running shower, The Sun reported.
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