This Thursday, November 12, it was learned that the family of Alicia Graham would have denounced Juan de Bedout, her husband, for allegedly participating in her death, according to a document known to The Informants of Caracol Television.
The document of the complaint would already be in the possession of the Prosecutor’s Office and would detail that the woman had allegedly been “progressively poisoned.” Fabio Humar, Juan de Bedout’s lawyer, spoke with Snail Radio about the complaint.
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Response from the defense of Juan de Bedout
The businessman Juan de Bedout. Photo:Private file
After learning of the judicial situation, the lawyer contacted Snail Radio and He assured that they are ready to respond to calls from justice, as well as to deliver whatever is required of them.
Likewise, he said that his client is willing to collaborate with the authorities providing all the information that the Prosecutor’s Office needs.
“We will be attentive to the calls made by the justice system to clarify what corresponds and, of course, “I have received instructions from my client, Juan de Bedout, to offer all the information that the Prosecutor’s Office requires,” he said.
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What is known about the complaint John of Bedout?
In the complaint, Alicia Graham’s family maintains that her death It would not have been a consequence of terminal cancer, as initially presented, but of alleged thallium poisoning.
According to the document, the woman would have been intoxicated “progressive and systematic manner”, while his death was classified as natural, due to a presumed cancer, and his body was later cremated.
Through his lawyer, criminal lawyer David Espinosa Acuña, The relatives would have delivered a compilation of different evidentiary materials to the Prosecutor’s Office.
Among the evidence would be documents, conversations, audios and a urine test on Alicia from August 3, 2021 which would have registered 672.9 micrograms of thallium per liter.
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In addition, De Bedout would have asked to change specialists because the person caring for his wife wanted to “continue with the thallium theory.”
Process against Zulma Guzmán
Zulma Guzman Photo:Zulma Guzman
The case of Zulma Guzmán Castro began in April 2025, when two minors 13 and 14 year olds died in Bogotá after consuming chocolate covered raspberries contaminated with thallium.
Two other people were also poisoned, although they survived. The food had arrived the day before at the De Bedout family home through a delivery service.
The Prosecutor’s Office identified Guzmán Castro as the main suspect of organizing the shipment of the fruits. According to the researchers’ hypothesis, the woman would have maintained a romantic relationship with Juan de Bedout (the father of one of the minors). and the alleged poisoning would be related to the breaking of that bond.
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Authorities believe that thallium it would have been intentionally incorporated into food.
After progressing in the investigation, The Prosecutor’s Office ordered his capture and requested a red notice from Interpol.
Guzmán left Colombia and She was arrested in London in December 2025, where she remains while the procedures for her extradition are underway. to the country.
In November 2026, the Prosecutor’s Office tried to advance with the accusation of the crimes of aggravated homicide and attempted homicide; However, the scheduled hearing could not take place because Guzmán was unable to connect virtually from London.
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The procedure was pending while the Colombian authorities coordinate with their British counterparts the necessary conditions to continue the judicial process and finalize his eventual extradition to Colombia.
Raúl Andrés García Suárez
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