American man charged with estranged wife’s murder in Madrid

A Florida businessman has been charged with killing his estranged wife successful an flat she rented successful Madrid to get distant from him.

David Knezevich, 36, had already been arrested and accused of kidnapping his wife, Ana Henao Knezevich. She disappeared from an flat gathering successful the Spanish superior successful aboriginal February and has not been seen oregon heard from since.

Knezevich, who has been detained successful the U.S. since May, was indicted Wednesday by a expansive assemblage successful Broward County, Fla. connected charges of kidnapping resulting successful death, overseas home unit resulting successful decease and overseas execution of a U.S. national.

Ana Knezevich, 40, moved to the Madrid apartment successful December 2023, according to her family. She was seeking abstraction distant from David Knezevich arsenic they worked done divorcement plans and divided up their assets, including respective South Florida properties, relatives said.

But connected Feb. 2, she disappeared from the flat and has not been seen since. That aforesaid day, a antheral was captured connected surveillance video astatine the gathering spray-painting implicit a information camera, constabulary said. The antheral was wearing a motorcycle helmet, and was aboriginal seen wheeling a suitcase retired of the building.

Knezevich was successful Europe astatine the time, investigators said. He flew from Miami to Turkey and past to Serbia successful precocious January, past rented a Peugeot and drove to Spain.

He was seen astatine a Madrid store buying the aforesaid marque of spray overgarment utilized astatine his wife’s apartment connected Feb. 2, according to police. He besides purchased duct portion astatine the time.

When Knezevich returned the Peugeot successful Serbia, it had traveled astir 5,000 miles, had tinted windows and featured caller licence sheet holders, according to the rental car company.

Knezevich’s lawyer said helium volition plead not blameworthy to each charges. He could look the decease punishment if convicted.

With News Wire Services