--- title: Costa Rican Authorities Say Suspected Murder of U.S. Tourist Was 'Sexually' Motivated | TIME description: Costa Rican authorities said Wednesday that the suspected murder of a 36-year-old American tourist was sexually motivated, and announced they had a suspect in custody. canonical: https://time.com/video/zHnt8IJs/ og:title: Costa Rican Authorities Say Suspected Murder of U.S. Tourist Was 'Sexually' Motivated og:description: Costa Rican authorities said Wednesday that the suspected murder of a 36-year-old American tourist was sexually motivated, and announced they had a suspect in custody. og:url: https://time.com/video/zHnt8IJs/ og:image: https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/zHnt8IJs/poster.jpg?width=720 og:type: video.other twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Costa Rican Authorities Say Suspected Murder of U.S. Tourist Was 'Sexually' Motivated twitter:description: Costa Rican authorities said Wednesday that the suspected murder of a 36-year-old American tourist was sexually motivated, and announced they had a suspect in custody. twitter:image: https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/zHnt8IJs/poster.jpg?width=720 --- # Costa Rican Authorities Say Suspected Murder of U.S. Tourist Was 'Sexually' Motivated ## Video: Costa Rican Authorities Say Suspected Murder of U.S. Tourist Was 'Sexually' Motivated [Watch (HLS stream): Costa Rican Authorities Say Suspected Murder of U.S. Tourist Was 'Sexually' Motivated](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/zHnt8IJs.m3u8) (1:18)  _Published 2018-12-07. Costa Rican authorities said Wednesday that the suspected murder of a 36-year-old American tourist was sexually motivated, and announced they had a suspect in custody._ --- Jul 28, 2023 12:56 AM UTC --- ## More From This Series [All Videos](https://time.com/video/) [EX COSTA RICAN PRES ATTORNEY DECLINES TO COMMENT ON SEX ASSAULT CLAIMS](/video/4r73QbE1/) ### EX COSTA RICAN PRES ATTORNEY DECLINES TO COMMENT ON SEX ASSAULT CLAIMS [4 American Tourists On Bachelor Party Killed in Costa Rica Rafting Tragedy](/video/lTB8grJh/) ### 4 American Tourists On Bachelor Party Killed in Costa Rica Rafting Tragedy [Police Look for Suspects After Bombs Hit Thailand Tourist Sites](/video/k04qyqh9/) ### Police Look for Suspects After Bombs Hit Thailand Tourist Sites --- ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Costa Rican Authorities Say Suspected Murder of U.S. Tourist Was 'Sexually' Motivated","description":"Costa Rican authorities said Wednesday that the suspected murder of a 36-year-old American tourist was sexually motivated, and announced they had a suspect in custody.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/zHnt8IJs/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2018-12-07T14:20:44.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/zHnt8IJs.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/video/zHnt8IJs/","duration":"PT1M18S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/video/zHnt8IJs/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}} ```