Google Street View solves 15-year-old murder

Published December 19,2024

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A vital clue from Google Street View has helped clear up a homicide case in a northern Spanish city. Police revealed that the app captured a picture of a person inserting a big white plastic bag into the trunk of his automotive, allegedly containing the sufferer’s physique.

Google Street View, which makes use of camera-equipped autos to seize photos of streets worldwide, recorded the occasion when its vehicles visited the city of Tajueco 15 years in the past.

Two people had been arrested final month in reference to the case. They are accused of being answerable for the loss of life of a person who went lacking in October 2023 and was later discovered dismembered in a cemetery.

Authorities additionally discovered a blurry silhouette in one other set of photographs displaying an individual transporting a giant white package deal on a wheelbarrow. However, police emphasised that these photos weren’t “decisive” in fixing the case.

SUSPECT MESSAGES AND ARRESTS

According to Spanish newspaper El País, the sufferer was a 33-year-old Cuban nationwide. He disappeared in October 2023, and his household reported suspicious messages from his cellphone to the police. The messages indicated that the sufferer had met a girl, deliberate to depart Spain, and was disposing of his cellphone.

On November 12, police arrested a girl, allegedly his girlfriend, and a person, reportedly her ex-partner. Earlier this month, a severely decomposed physique believed to be the sufferer was discovered in a close-by cemetery.

While the suspects stay in custody, the investigation into the case continues.