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New York Post
29-04-2025
- New York Post
Florida businessman accused of kidnapping and killing estranged wife as pair fought over millions found dead in federal lockup
A Florida businessman accused of kidnapping and killing his wife as the estranged couple was fighting over millions of dollars was found in his cell from an apparent suicide Monday, his lawyer said. David Knezevich, 37, was federally charged with the murder of his wife Ana Hedao Knezevich – though her body has never been found — after she moved to Spain last year. The Federal Bureau of Prisons said the Fort Lauderdale resident was found unresponsive in his South Florida cell before 8 a.m., leading to life-saving measures that were not successful. Advertisement 3 David Knezevich died inside a Florida prison from an apparent suicide on April 28, 2025. AP Knezevich's lawyer, Jayne Weintraub, said her client was found dead in his cell, but offered few details. 'The defense team is devastated to learn of this news,' Weintraub said. Advertisement 'We sincerely hope that an appropriate and prompt investigation will be conducted.' Ana Knezevich, who was Colombian-American, went missing just weeks after she moved to Spain in February 2024, sparking international attention. Security footage captured a man wearing a motorcycle helmet entering her apartment and turning off the surveillance camera before her disappearance, and prosecutors believe that man was her estranged spouse. 3 A missing persons poster for Ana Knezevich, displayed on a streetlight in Madrid, Spain on Feb. 16, 2024. AP Advertisement Knezevich was also seen on another security camera inside a Madrid hardware store the same day his wife vanished. He initially reached Serbia and then trekked to Spain to target his wife, according to the feds. The businessman owned a tech company as well as millions of dollars in Sunshine State real estate with his wife, which they purchased during their 13 years together, the Miami Herald reported. 3 Ana Henao Knezevich's brother Juan Henao leaves Miami federal court with attorney Courtney Caprio on May 10, 2024. AP Advertisement But the sprawling property portfolio was the center of a legal fight between the two as Ana Knezevich left the states for Spain in December 2023, the newspaper reported. Her estranged husband sold seven residential properties in Broward County between December 2023 and February 2024 to the tune of $6.7 million, prosecutors reportedly said. Weintraub has said the break-up was amicable and financial issues were being sorted out. With Post wires
Yahoo
28-04-2025
- Yahoo
Estranged husband accused in wife's death abroad dies by suicide in jail, attorneys say
David Knezevich, charged in the kidnapping and murder of his estranged wife Ana Maria Knezevich who disappeared in Spain last year, has died by suicide in jail, his attorney and Ana Knezevich's family said in statements Monday. Ana Knezevich, 40, was last seen on Feb. 2, 2024. She went to Madrid in December 2023 as she and David Knezevich were separated and preparing to divorce; she was considering staying abroad more permanently. Family and friends last received an odd text message from her phone, saying she had met a 'wonderful man' and would be staying with him and have no cellphone service. In May 2024, David Knezevich, 37, was arrested by federal authorities at Miami International Airport and had been held in the Federal Detention Center Miami without bond. He was indicted in November on charges of kidnapping resulting in death, foreign domestic violence resulting in death, and foreign murder of a U.S. national. The indictment accused Knezevich of flying to Istanbul before renting a car, driving from Serbia to Spain, spray-painting the security cameras at Ana Knezevich's apartment, then exiting with a suitcase. The suspicious text message sent from her phone was the same as one Knezevich had asked a Colombian woman to help him craft in Spanish for a novel he said his friend was writing. Knezevich was found 'unresponsive' at FDC Miami shortly after 8 a.m. Monday, the Federal Bureau of Prisons said in a statement. Employees tried life-saving measures, and emergency medical services personnel pronounced him dead. No employees or other inmates were injured, the statement said. David Knezevich's defense attorneys, Jayne Weintraub, Christopher Cavallo and Bruce Zimet, said in a statement to the South Florida Sun Sentinel: 'The Defense team is devastated to learn of this news. We sincerely hope that an appropriate and prompt investigation will be conducted.' While authorities continue to search, Ana Knezevich's family is pained that they may never recover her body, they said in a statement Monday. 'It is a cruel final insult that we may never recover Ana's remains or know the full extent of the betrayal she suffered,' their statement said. '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.' Attorney Adam Ingber said: 'While his death spares this family from the agony of a trial, it also leaves many questions unanswered, which we continue to pursue.' Sun Sentinel staff writer Shira Moolten contributed to this report. This is a developing story, so check back for updates. Click here to have breaking news alerts sent directly to your inbox.
