Spain
Country Intelligence Summary
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July 19, 2024
Top Motives and Outcomes in Spain
Top Motives
- Revenge — 8 case(s)
- Jealousy — 7 case(s)
- Money / Financial Gain — 6 case(s)
- Control/domination — 5 case(s)
- Eliminate romantic partner — 5 case(s)
Top Outcomes
- Arrest made — 8 case(s)
- Investigation still ongoing — 7 case(s)
- Deadbody recovery — 7 case(s)
- Missing — 6 case(s)
- Legal case ongoing — 6 case(s)
State / Province Case Counts in Spain
Cases in Spain: Motive — Control/domination
Ana María Knezevich Disappearance Involving David Knezevich, Madrid, Spain
Ana María Knezevich, a Colombian-born woman who recently separated from her husband David Knezevich, disappeared in Madrid in early February 2024. After discovering her husband's affair and initiating divorce proceedings, Ana María moved to Madrid …
State/Province: None | City/Region: Madrid | Incident Type: Missing Person / Presumed Homicide | Date: Feb. 3, 2024
View DetailsSibora Gagani and Paula Disappearance Involving Marco Romeo, Malaga, Andalusia, Spain
Sibora Gagani disappeared mysteriously in 2014 after ending a turbulent relationship with Marco Romeo in Spain. Nine years later, following the murder of another woman, Paula, also linked to Marco, police discovered Sibora's body hidden …
State/Province: Málaga, Spain | City/Region: Malaga | Incident Type: Murder | Date: July 7, 2014
View DetailsSibora Gagani and Paula Disappearance Involving Marco Gaio Romeo, Torremolinos, Spain
Sibora Gagani, an Albanian woman living in Spain, disappeared in 2014 after a toxic and abusive relationship with Marco Gaio Romeo. After years of investigation, Marco was arrested and later confessed to hiding her body …
State/Province: None | City/Region: Torremolinos | Incident Type: Domestic Violence Homicide | Date: July 7, 2014
View DetailsT. Colás, E. Colás, and others Disappearance Involving Reinaldo Colás Navarro, Giuseppe Farina, and others, Benicarló, Castellón, Spain
In the 1990s and early 2000s, Spain was gripped by conspiracy theories involving child abuse and satanic rituals centered around a roadside bar called Bar España. The case involved the disappearance and murder of three …
State/Province: Castellón, Spain | City/Region: Benicarló | Incident Type: Non-Murder | Date: Jan. 1, 1996
View DetailsDeath of Leire by the mother's partner during a bath in Seville, Spain
In March 2024, a 14-month-old child named Leire suffered severe scalding burns inflicted by the mother's partner during a bath, leading to her death after two months of hospitalization. The incident occurred in Seville, Spain, …
State/Province: None | City/Region: Seville | Incident Type: Domestic Violence Homicide | Date: None
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