Federal and international authorities have reportedly backtracked after saying newly released evidence showed no blood was found in the Spanish apartment where a A Florida woman has gone missing.
Ana Maria Knezevich, 40, was last seen in Madrid, Spain, on February 2 around 10 p.m., just 30 minutes after a man wearing a motorcycle helmet tagged surveillance cameras at her home. apartment building in the Salamanca district.
According to the Miami Herald, lawyers for her husband, David Knezevich, are opposing the prosecution’s case due to the alleged lack of forensic evidence found at the scene.
“There was no blood, no struggle … no signs of foul play,” said Knezevich’s lead attorney, Jayne Weintraub. “He’s being held in a U.S. court for something that happened in Spain – if it happened in Spain.”
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Sanna Rameau described David and Ana Knezevich as a “successful couple” who were married for 13 years before deciding to separate last summer. (Sanna Rameau)
At a recent hearing, Judge Edwin Torres said the evidence was “questionable,” pointing to the lack of blood evidence found in the Madrid apartment.
“I agree with you that some of their evidence is questionable,” Torres said.
Torres also pointed to prior evidence showing that Knezevich purchased duct tape and spray paint at a nearby hardware store.
“Doesn’t that strengthen their case?” Torres said.
Spanish police are searching for an American woman of Colombian origin who has been missing in Madrid since early February. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
Ana and David ran a computer business together in South Florida and were also interested in real estate.
Rameau had previously described them as a “successful couple” who were married for 13 years before deciding to separate last summer, in a phone interview with Fox News Digital.
“It was difficult for her, obviously, so she started spending more time in Europe, in Madrid, where she had friends from before,” Rameau said.
Then she disappeared.
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Rameau received a strange text message from Ana on February 3, a day after she suspected her friend had been abducted against her will.
“I met someone wonderful!” the WhatsApp message read. “He has a summer house about 2 [hours] from Madrid. We’re going there now and I’ll spend a few days there. The signal is unstable. I’ll call you when I get back.
A second message to Rameau reads: “Yesterday after therapy I needed a walk and he came up to me on the street! An incredible connection. Like nothing I’ve ever had before.”
A banner of missing Colombian-American Ana Maria Knezevich Henao, 40, is displayed on a lamppost in Madrid, Spain, Friday, Feb. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
Knezevich was arrested in early May at Miami International Airport by FBI agents as he was returning from Serbia, where his mother lives.
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Since his arrest, he has been held at the Miami Federal Detention Center.
Fox News Digital has contacted the State Department for comment.
Fox News’ Audrey Conklin contributed to this report.
