He didn’t kill her for looking at his laptop. That’s his cover story now. Those circumstances carry a much lighter sentence than murder during robbery or murder for pleasure.
Hopefully, after he's done his 6 years there he'll then get 20 years in the US for the extortion charge.
If he'd planned on killing her, his own hotel room would rank among the worst possible places. Lima's plentiful beaches are probably just as deserted late at night as those in Aruba. And, although a boat might have been harder to procure, I'm sure the sharks are just as hungry.
His story is probably basically true. Psycho that he is, he flew into a rage when she asked him about something she found on the laptop.
Those circumstances carry a much lighter sentence than murder during robbery or murder for pleasure.
Won't matter. He'll land in a stinking Peruvian can. Then one day not too far into his sentence, he'll be found dead in his blood-spattered cell. The authorities won't have a clue, but shortly thereafter, a couple of tough guys will win early release for good behavior.