Spain ANA KNEZEVICH: Missing from Madrid, Spain - 2 Feb 2024 - Age 40 *ARREST* (1 Viewer)

‘She has been taken against her will’: Missing Florida Woman Vanishes in Madrid After Unknown Man Blacks Out Security Cameras

A 40-year-old Florida woman temporarily living in Madrid amid her divorce has gone missing. Ana Knezevich was last seen on February 2 at around 10 p.m. at her Madrid apartment. Friend Sanna Rameau told 7News Miami that Ana had planned to meet a friend a few days into her visit, but failed to...

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‘She has been taken against her will’: Missing Florida Woman Vanishes in Madrid After Unknown Man Blacks Out Security Cameras​

A 40-year-old Florida woman temporarily living in Madrid amid her divorce has gone missing.

Ana Knezevich was last seen on February 2 at around 10 p.m. at her Madrid apartment. Friend Sanna Rameau told 7News Miami that Ana had planned to meet a friend a few days into her visit, but failed to show up.

Ramaeu added that a suspicious man wearing a helmet tampered with the surveillance cameras outside and inside the elevator of Ana’s apartment building by blacking them out. The same person then proceeded to walk into Ana’s apartment.

That same night, Ana told Rameau that she intended to stay home due to the cold weather. The next day, Rameau received a supposed message from Ana, claiming that she had met someone and that they were heading to a summer house around two hours away.

“We received very bizarre messages from her phone, I have to say from her phone because I don’t believe it was her sending it, that Saturday afternoon after she disappeared. That she had met a man on the street,” Rameau explained.

“When we tried to respond, the messages were not going through and the phone is off. She has not left on her own. She has been taken against her will and by who, I don’t know.”

Ana Knezevich is a U.S Citizen who had an apartment in Madrid #SPAIN to stay at during her visit. She is #MISSING after suspicious circumstances!

February 2, 2024: A suspicious man wearing a helmet tampered with the surveillance cameras outside and inside the elevator of Ana’s apartment building by blacking them out. The same person then proceeded to walk into Ana’s apartment.

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[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Florida man pleads not guilty to killing wife in Spain in possible death penalty case

David Knezevich, 36, is charged in the February disappearance of his wife, Ana Knezevich Henao.

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Florida man pleads not guilty to killing wife in Spain in possible death penalty case​

A Fort Lauderdale man who is accused of traveling to Spain in a plot to murder his estranged wife pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges of kidnapping and killing her in February in an international case headed for trial in Miami federal court next year.

David Knezevich, 36, a naturalized U.S. citizen from Serbia who was arrested in May on a kidnapping charge, now faces a potential death penalty after being charged anew with kidnapping resulting in his wife, Ana’s, death. He’s also charged with foreign domestic violence resulting in death and foreign murder of a U.S. national, according to the amended indictment.

Prosecutors in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Miami are still waiting for the Justice Department to decide whether they can pursue the death penalty, a decision that might come in January — one month before a scheduled trial that is likely to be delayed.

If prosecutors don’t opt for the death penalty, Knezevich, if convicted, would face a potential maximum sentence of life in prison.

“We are hopeful that it’s not going to be a death penalty case,” Knezevich’s defense attorney, Jayne Weintraub, told a judge in Miami federal court on Thursday. “There is no smoking gun. There is nothing that is spectacularly new” about evidence in the case since his arrest in May upon returning from Serbia.

At the hearing on Thursday before U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams, prosecutors proposed postponing the trial to June, citing delays in receiving evidence from the Spanish National Police, including crime scene photos, fingerprints and other key information.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Jessica Obenauf said she’s still waiting for the “most important information from Spain” and that a Spanish judge said the evidence would not be delivered to federal authorities until February. Obenauf also said she’s still working on arrangements for prosecutors and defense attorneys to travel to Madrid in January to visit Ana Knezevich’s former apartment building and the apartment itself. She’s also scheduling depositions with foreign witnesses during the visit.

 

[GrandmaBear]

Yeah like any trial goes off in the same year or even the next or next. And it pretty much says this here, the reasons, etc. and that it likely won't.

So then why schedule such as it never happens? And why not keep it open for another older one to be rescheduled but something is already booked?

It's so ridiculous, The system REALLY needs to change and I'm not shy to say it.

Does ONE person think this trial will go off on this first time? Or any trial for that matter? They are saying it likely won't happen, then RESCHEDULE something else into that slot.

It's probably law they have to be scheduled, with speedy trial I know they do, darned if I know the other things, but we see it over and over and over. Courts are so inefficient, there's not even humor in it any longer. People now are going on about the health care and that's needed, but such here isn't any different either. Gets them a ton more vacation days I guess. It is all so far gone.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

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Customs officers seize electronics belonging to brother of man accused of killing wife in Spain
When the brother of a Fort Lauderdale man charged with killing his wife in Spain arrived at Miami International Airport this week, Customs officials pulled the sibling aside because they suspected he had stashed a “ham” in his baggage from an overseas trip.

But defense lawyers for David Knezevich said the real reason Customs and Border Protection officers detained his brother was to establish a pretext for seizing the sibling’s laptop and cellphone.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Man accused of killing estranged wife in Spain will not face death penalty: Prosecutors

Prosecutors will not be seeking the death penalty against a South Florida businessman who was charged in the murder and disappearance of his estranged wife in Spain.

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Man accused of killing estranged wife in Spain will not face death penalty: Prosecutors​

Prosecutors will not be seeking the death penalty against a South Florida businessman who was charged in the murder and disappearance of his estranged wife in Spain.

A memo was filed Tuesday by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. David Knezevich is charged with kidnapping resulting in death, foreign domestic violence resulting in death and foreign murder of a United States national.

Feds drop death penalty against Florida man accused of killing wife in Spain

In another development, David Knezevich’s brother and his family were stopped at Miami International Airport after their trip to Spain and Portugal.

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Feds drop death penalty against Florida man accused of killing wife in Spain​

The death penalty is no longer hanging over a Fort Lauderdale man charged with killing his estranged wife in Spain.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Miami said this week that “it does not intend to seek the death penalty against the defendant in this case,” according to a one-paragraph court filing that italicized those two words.

Federal prosecutors did not elaborate on their decision in the murder case of David Knezevich, which was reached after they asked officials in the Capital Case Section of the Justice Department for their final say last month, according to a recent court hearing. Prosecutors filed the no-death penalty decision in Miami federal court on Tuesday, the day after Joe Biden left the White House and Donald Trump was sworn in as president.

For Knezevich, it was a small measure of solace, for he still faces up to a life sentence if convicted at his trial in mid-June of kidnapping and killing his wife, Ana Knezevich Henao, last February, when she was reported missing in Madrid. Her body has not been found, which has made the international murder case a challenge for FBI agents and prosecutors who have built a largely circumstantial body of evidence against Knezevich.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Family of Ana Maria Knezevich files wrongful death lawsuit in Miami-Dade

The lawsuit includes claims for wrongful death, fraudulent transfers, and conspiracy among other thing

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Family of Ana Maria Knezevich files wrongful death lawsuit in Miami-Dade​

The family of Ana Maria Knezevich has filed a wrongful death lawsuit in Miami-Dade against her estranged husband, David, his brother and others for their alleged roles in her murder.

David Knezevich was charged with the murder of Ana Knezevich.

The lawsuit includes claims for wrongful death, fraudulent transfers, and conspiracy among other things that caused damage to her estates, according to an official release.

"We charged aiding and abetting against the non-Lawyer defendants for their roles in continuing the conspiracy after they discovered that they were part of a murder plot," stated Attorney Adam Ingber who is representing the family.


The lawsuit also names several attorneys and law firms, but none of those claims have been released.

"They remain under seal pursuant to court rules until a hearing on probable cause," Ingber stated in the lawsuit.

 

[Kimster]

Family of Ana Maria Knezevich files wrongful death lawsuit in Miami-Dade

The lawsuit includes claims for wrongful death, fraudulent transfers, and conspiracy among other thing

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Family of Ana Maria Knezevich files wrongful death lawsuit in Miami-Dade​

The family of Ana Maria Knezevich has filed a wrongful death lawsuit in Miami-Dade against her estranged husband, David, his brother and others for their alleged roles in her murder.

David Knezevich was charged with the murder of Ana Knezevich.

The lawsuit includes claims for wrongful death, fraudulent transfers, and conspiracy among other things that caused damage to her estates, according to an official release.

"We charged aiding and abetting against the non-Lawyer defendants for their roles in continuing the conspiracy after they discovered that they were part of a murder plot," stated Attorney Adam Ingber who is representing the family.


The lawsuit also names several attorneys and law firms, but none of those claims have been released.

"They remain under seal pursuant to court rules until a hearing on probable cause," Ingber stated in the lawsuit.

They probably have them under seal so as not to damage the criminal case.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

South Florida man charged in wife's murder in Spain found dead in jail: Attorney

A man charged in the murder and disappearance of his estranged wife in Spain last year has been found dead in jail, his attorney confirmed Monday.

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South Florida man charged in wife's murder in Spain found dead in jail: Attorney​

A South Florida businessman charged in the murder and disappearance of his estranged wife in Spain last year has been found dead in jail, his attorney confirmed Monday.

David Knezevich had been charged with kidnapping resulting in death, foreign domestic violence resulting in death and foreign murder of a United States national in the Feb. 2, 2024 disappearance of Ana Maria Henao Knezevich.

Officials with the U. S. Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Prisons said Knezevich was found unresponsive at the Federal Detention Center in Miami at around 8:15 a.m. Monday.

He was given life-saving measures but was pronounced dead by emergency medical services workers, officials said.

"The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Marshals Service were notified. No employees or other incarcerated individuals were injured and at no time was the public in danger," officials said in a news release.

Further details of his death weren't available but Knezevich's defense attorney, Jayne Weintraub, confirmed he died by suicide and released a brief statement later Monday.

"The Defense team was devastated to learn about it this morning. We trust than an appropriate investigation will be conducted," her statement read.

Henao Knezevich's family also released a statement through their attorney on Monday.

"The suicide of Ana's murderer closes a painful chapter in our lives, previously filled with the dread that he might not face justice. Now, we may never know where he put Ana's body," the statement read. "It is a cruel final insult that we may never recover Ana's remains or know the full extent of the betrayal she suffered. Still, we remain committed to seeking the truth and justice for Ana through our attorney, Mr. Ingber, and to preserving Ana's memory while honoring her life with dignity, strength, and love. We are thankful to the authorities that they continue to investigate and to search for Anna‘s body."

 

[Guess Who]

South Florida man charged in wife's murder in Spain found dead in jail: Attorney

A man charged in the murder and disappearance of his estranged wife in Spain last year has been found dead in jail, his attorney confirmed Monday.

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South Florida man charged in wife's murder in Spain found dead in jail: Attorney​

A South Florida businessman charged in the murder and disappearance of his estranged wife in Spain last year has been found dead in jail, his attorney confirmed Monday.

David Knezevich had been charged with kidnapping resulting in death, foreign domestic violence resulting in death and foreign murder of a United States national in the Feb. 2, 2024 disappearance of Ana Maria Henao Knezevich.

Officials with the U. S. Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Prisons said Knezevich was found unresponsive at the Federal Detention Center in Miami at around 8:15 a.m. Monday.

He was given life-saving measures but was pronounced dead by emergency medical services workers, officials said.

"The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Marshals Service were notified. No employees or other incarcerated individuals were injured and at no time was the public in danger," officials said in a news release.

Further details of his death weren't available but Knezevich's defense attorney, Jayne Weintraub, confirmed he died by suicide and released a brief statement later Monday.

"The Defense team was devastated to learn about it this morning. We trust than an appropriate investigation will be conducted," her statement read.

Henao Knezevich's family also released a statement through their attorney on Monday.

"The suicide of Ana's murderer closes a painful chapter in our lives, previously filled with the dread that he might not face justice. Now, we may never know where he put Ana's body," the statement read. "It is a cruel final insult that we may never recover Ana's remains or know the full extent of the betrayal she suffered. Still, we remain committed to seeking the truth and justice for Ana through our attorney, Mr. Ingber, and to preserving Ana's memory while honoring her life with dignity, strength, and love. We are thankful to the authorities that they continue to investigate and to search for Anna‘s body."

I guess he saved a bunch of taxpayer dollars.

 

[GrandmaBear]

Hard to say how the family feels--their response seemed mixed--an end in one way but a final insult not ever now being able from him to find out where her body is.

We know most never give up the location anyhow I guess but I'm waiting to see more on how the family feels and what more shakes out.

Defense response was a bit twofold as well. They say it's suicide and then they say they await an investigation...

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

FBI increases reward to $25,000 for information on South Florida woman's remains in Spain murder

Ana Maria Knezevich's brother, Felipe Henao, expressed gratitude for the new reward.

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FBI increases reward to $25,000 for information on South Florida woman's remains in Spain murder​

The FBI is offering a new reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to the location of Ana Maria Knezevich's remains. Authorities believe Knezevich, who once lived in Fort Lauderdale, was killed in Spain, though her body has never been found.

Ana Maria Knezevich's brother, Felipe Henao, expressed gratitude for the new reward.

"It's been very hard on us, especially on my mother," Henao said. "I really appreciate the FBI for keeping on the case and keep looking for my sister."


Tim Agustyniak, an FBI official, said the search for the remains is ongoing.

"We've explored several different investigative options with the FBI and our foreign partners so far," Agustyniak said. "I won't go into specifics about that, but to date, we have not been able to locate her remains."


Despite the subject being deceased, the FBI is continuing the case.

"The main reason, according to us, is to bring justice to the family," Agustyniak said. "The FBI does not quit on a case just because the subject in the case may be deceased."