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 — Jealousy
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 DetailsAnna Knesewic Henao Disappearance Involving David Knesewitsch, Madrid, Spain
Anna Knesewic Henao, a Colombian woman living in Florida, fled to Madrid in December 2023 to escape a bitter divorce battle with her husband David Knesewitsch, a Serbian man. The couple had been married for …
State/Province: None | City/Region: Madrid | Incident Type: Missing Person / Presumed Homicide | Date: Feb. 2, 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 DetailsManfred Meisel, Claudia Leisten, and others Allegedly Murdered by Sven, Mallorca, Spain
On the stormy night of November 11-12, 1997, Manfred Meisel, a successful restaurateur known for the Bierkönig in Mallorca, his employee Claudia Leisten, and his 8-year-old son Patrick were brutally murdered in their finca near …
State/Province: None | City/Region: Mallorca | Incident Type: Murder | Date: Nov. 11, 1997
View DetailsAntonia Gomez Rodriguez, Desiree Hernandez Folg, and others Disappearance Involving Antonio Anglés and Miguel Ricart, Elche, Valencia, Spain
In November 1992, three teenage girls—Antonia Gomez Rodriguez, Desiree Hernandez Folg, and Miriam Garcia Ibora—disappeared after hitchhiking to a disco in the Valencia province of Spain. Their bodies were found buried in a remote area …
State/Province: Valencia, Spain | City/Region: Elche | Incident Type: Family Homicide | Date: Nov. 13, 1992
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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