Panama Prosecutor: Jailed American Admits 5 Slays (ap)

Detainee identified by authorities as William Adolfo Cortez of Texas, walks upon his arrival in Panama City after being extradited from Nicaragua Thursday, July 29, 2010. Authorities said Cortez and his wife, detained near the Nicaraguan border with Costa Rica, have been identified as the couple wanted in Panama in the death of U.S. woman Lynn Hughes and that they matched photographs Panamanian authorities provided of William Cortez and his wife Jane. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco)AP – A jailed U.S. man has admitted killing five other Americans so he could take over their businesses and other properties in a Panamanian resort area, a government prosecutor said Saturday.

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