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Aruba Police Investigate Deaths of U.S. Couple at St. Regis After Man’s Fatal Jump

Local reports describe a murder-suicide investigation by Aruba police.

Overview

  • Hotel staff in Noord alerted authorities on Jan. 4 after a person fell from a top-floor balcony at the St. Regis, where police found a man dead outside.
  • Investigators determined the man had jumped and later found his wife deceased in their room, with no public disclosure on her cause of death.
  • The Aruba Police Force identified the victims by initials as B. Jozic, 45, originally from Bosnia, and C. Jozic, 52, originally from the Philippines, both U.S. residents.
  • Local outlet Diario reported the case is being investigated as a murder-suicide, though officials have not issued a final public ruling on manner of death.
  • The couple is linked to Steel Fitness in Morton Grove, where memorials have formed, and a GoFundMe for the woman, identified by family as Cristina Gatia, has raised more than $30,000.