Federal and worldwide authorities on Saturday arrested David Knezevich, the husband of a Florida woman who vanished from an house in Spain below mysterious circumstances in February.
Ana Maria Knezevich, 40, was final seen in Madrid, Spain, on Feb. 2 round 10 p.m., simply half-hour after a person carrying a motorbike helmet spray-painted surveillance cameras in her apartment building in the Salamanca quarter.
Police arrested David, 36, at Miami International Airport in reference to the disappearance of his spouse, PolicÃa Nacional, the Spanish worldwide police, stated in a Monday publish on X.
The FBI confirmed David’s arrest in connection together with his “involvement in the kidnapping of a U.S. Citizen in Madrid, Spain, on or about February 2, 2024,” in an announcement to Fox News Digital.Â
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Spanish police are searching for a Colombian-born American woman who has been reported lacking in Madrid since early February. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
“The arrest was made without incident by the Diplomatic Security Service and the FBI at Miami International Airport on Saturday.The subject is in federal custody,” an FBI spokesperson stated. “It is anticipated that he will have his initial appearance in Miami federal court. The Spanish National Police, Customs and Border Protection, the Diplomatic Security Service, and the FBI continue their investigation. Because this is an ongoing investigation, no further information will be released at this time.”
David’s legal professional, Ken Padowitz, additionally confirmed his consumer’s arrest. Padowitz stated he was assembly with David in courtroom on Monday morning.
Ana’s pal, Sanna Rameau, instructed Fox News Digital that she is “happy that there has been an arrest in this case.”
This undated picture offered by Sanna Rameau, exhibits paint obscuring a constructing safety digicam the place Ana Maria Knezevich was staying in Madrid. (Sanna Rameau by way of AP)
“We are hoping that this next chapter will bring justice and we find answers to what has happened to Ana,” she stated.
Ana’s brother, Juan Henao, instructed Fort Lauderdale police on Feb. 7 that the couple was going by way of a “nasty” divorce with “a lot of money on the line,” in accordance with a report. He additionally instructed police he was “very concerned” about his sister.
“He stated that David traveled to Serbia on January 17th of this year but he is unsure how long he stayed there,” the report states. “Furthermore, he called and texted David asking him where was Ana to no avail. Juan advised that David replied back to him last night around 6pm via ‘Whats [App]’ as if he was out of the country telling Juan that Ana was missing and nothing else besides that.”
Paint obscures a constructing safety digicam the place Ana Maria Knezevich was staying in Madrid. (Sanna Rameau by way of AP)
David left Fort Lauderdale for Serbia, the place he’s from initially, months earlier than his spouse vanished amid their separation. Ana had been spending tons of time in Europe with pals after the couple started discussing divorce.
“He has no answers as to why this happened, and he feels terrible but definitely wants to speak up when facts are put out there indicating that there was a ‘nasty’ divorce when no such thing is a fact,” Padowitz beforehand instructed Fox News Digital of information headlines that circulated after Ana’s disappearance.
Ana Maria Knezevich’s brother spoke with police on Feb. 7, 5 days after she was final seen in Madrid, Spain, to report that Ana and her husband, David, have been going by way of a “nasty” divorce. (Sanna Rameau)
Ana and David ran an IT firm collectively in South Florida, and so they have been additionally in actual property. Rameau beforehand described them as a “successful couple” who had been married for 13 years earlier than they determined to separate final summer time, in a telephone interview with Fox News Digital.
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“It was difficult for her, obviously, so she started spending more time in Europe, in Madrid, where she has friends from before,” Rameau stated.
Then she disappeared.
Sanna Rameau described David and Ana Knezevich as a “successful couple” who had been married 13 years earlier than they determined to separate final summer time. (Sanna Rameau)
Rameau obtained a wierd textual content from Ana on Feb. 3, a day after she suspects her pal was “taken against her will.”
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“I met someone wonderful!” the WhatsApp message reads. “He has a summer house about 2 [hours] from Madrid. We are going there now and I will spend a few days there. Signal is spotty. I’ll call you when I get back.”
Police went to Ana and David Knezevich’s residence earlier this month to see if they might make contact with the couple, however nobody answered the door, and packages have been piled up exterior. (Sanna Rameau)
A second message to Rameau reads, “Yesterday after therapy I needed a walk and he approached me on the street! Amazing connection. Like I never had before.”
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The Fort Lauderdale Police Department instructed Fox News Digital that Knezevich “was reported missing abroad,” thus the FLPD “is not investigating her disappearance.” The division pointed Fox News Digital to the State Department, which has not responded to requests for remark.
Padowitz beforehand stated David has no ties to Madrid, doesn’t know Spanish and had been cooperating with investigators there whereas he stays in Serbia.