Spain
Country Intelligence Summary
13
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 — Money / Financial Gain
Ralf B and Petra G Missing Person Case, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Ralf B and Petra G, a married couple from Neuenkirchen, Germany, disappeared during a business trip to Spain in July 2024. Their van was found abandoned in a dangerous district near Barcelona with their belongings …
State/Province: None | City/Region: Barcelona | Incident Type: Missing Person / Presumed Homicide | Date: July 19, 2024
View DetailsAna 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 Disappearance Involving David, Madrid, Spain
Anna, a Colombian woman living in Madrid after separating from her Serbian husband David, disappeared under suspicious circumstances amid a contentious divorce involving multi-million dollar assets. David traveled from the US to Madrid, disabling security …
State/Province: None | City/Region: Madrid | Incident Type: Missing Person / Presumed Homicide | Date: Feb. 2, 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 DetailsJesús Mari Baranda Disappearance Involving María del Carmen and Fernandez, Castro-Urdiales, Cantabria, Spain
Jesús Mari Baranda, a 67-year-old retired bank executive, disappeared after failing to attend a family gathering in Castro-Urdiales on February 13, 2019. His wife, María del Carmen, initially attributed his absence to an unexpected trip, …
State/Province: Cantabria, Spain | City/Region: Castro-Urdiales | Incident Type: Murder | Date: Feb. 13, 2019
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
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