Federal and worldwide authorities are reportedly backtracking after saying that newly disclosed proof confirmed that no blood was discovered on the Spain residence the place a Florida girl vanished.
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 bike helmet spray-painted surveillance cameras in her residence constructing within the Salamanca quarter.
In accordance with the Miami Herald, attorneys for her husband, David Knezevich, are pushing again towards the prosecution’s case as a result of alleged lack of forensic proof discovered on the scene.
“There was no blood, no struggle … no sign of foul play,” Knezevich’s lead legal professional, Jayne Weintraub, mentioned. “He’s being detained in a United States court for something that happened in Spain — if it happened in Spain.”
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)
At a latest listening to, Justice of the Peace Decide Edwin Torres mentioned that the proof was “challengeable,” pointing to the absence of blood proof discovered on the Madrid residence.
“I agree with you that some of their evidence is challengeable,” Torres mentioned.
Torres additionally pointed to earlier proof that noticed Knezevich buying duct tape and spray paint at a close-by ironmongery shop.
“Doesn’t that make their case stronger?” Torres mentioned.
Spanish police are searching for a Colombian-born American girl who has been reported lacking in Madrid since early February. (AP Picture/Manu Fernandez)
Ana and David ran an IT firm collectively in South Florida, they usually have been additionally curious about 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 cellphone interview with Fox Information Digital.
“It was difficult for her, obviously, so she started spending more time in Europe, in Madrid, where she has friends from before,” Rameau mentioned.
Then she disappeared.
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Rameau received an odd textual content from Ana on Feb. 3, a day after she suspected that her buddy was taken towards her will.
“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.”
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.”
A banner of a Colombian-born American lacking girl Ana Maria Knezevich Henao, 40, is displayed on a streetlight in Madrid, Spain, Friday, Feb. 16, 2024. (AP Picture/Manu Fernandez)
Knezevich was arrested in early Might at Miami Worldwide Airport by FBI brokers when getting back from Serbia, the place his mom lives.
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Since his arrest, he has been held on the Federal Detention Heart in Miami.
Fox Information Digital has reached out to the State Division for remark.
Fox Information’ Audrey Conklin contributed to this report.
