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Yahoo
29-04-2025
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Husband Charged in Woman's Disappearance During Spain Vacation Found Dead in Prison: 'Cruel Final Insult'
The husband of Ana Knezevich Henao, a Florida woman who vanished during a bitter divorce, was found dead in prison where he was awaiting a murder trial in connection with her disappearance. David Knezevich, 37, was found unresponsive at the Federal Detention Center (FDC) Miami on Monday, April 28, the Federal Bureau of Prisons said in a statement. Knezevich reportedly died by suicide, his attorney confirmed to the Miami Herald and NBC Miami, but she did not respond to PEOPLE's requests for confirmation. Knezevich was at FDC on charges of foreign domestic violence resulting in death and foreign murder of a United States national following the February 2024 disappearance of Henao while the two were locked in a bitter divorce, PEOPLE previously reported, citing authorities and Henao's family members' account. Henao was in Spain at the time, where she hoped to start a non-profit for women who had been abused, her friend previously told PEOPLE. She has never been found. Related: Inside the Case of Ana Knezevich Henao, Who Wanted to Start Non-Profit for Abuse Victims and Then Vanished in Spain Knezevich was arrested in May 2024 and had been at the FDC since May 6 of that year, per FDC officials. On Monday morning, after Knezevich was found, responding prison employees provided 'life-saving' measures as they awaited emergency personnel at the scene, per the statement. Emergency Service officials declared him dead at the scene. His defense team said they were 'devastated to learn of this news.' 'We sincerely hope that an appropriate and prompt investigation will be conducted,' they told PEOPLE in an email statement. The BOP, citing department policies, redirected PEOPLE to the Medical Examiner's Office, which did not immediately respond to PEOPLE's request for further Husband of Fla. Woman Who Went Missing in Spain Arrested 3 Months After Her Disappearance Henao's family expressed mixed emotions about Knezevich's death. "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," they said in a statement through their attorney Adam Ingber. "It is a cruel final insult that we may never recover Ana's remains or know the full extent of the betrayal she suffered," they said, adding they "remain committed to seeking the truth and justice" and "to preserving Ana's memory while honoring her life with dignity, strength, and love.' "While his death spares this family from the agony of a trial," Ingber said in the statement, "it also leaves many questions unanswered, which we continue to pursue." If you are experiencing domestic violence, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233, or go to All calls are toll-free and confidential. The hotline is available 24/7 in more than 170 languages. Read the original article on People
Yahoo
21-03-2025
- Yahoo
Wanted Columbian man arrested in State College on rape charges
CENTRE COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced the arrest of a Columbian citizen wanted by Panama law enforcement. Julio Cesar Henao-Cordoba, 38, was arrested on charges of aggravated rape of a child outside his residence in State College March 14. Authorities in Panama issued an arrest warrant for Henao for aggravated rape of a minor Sept. 2, 2020. In 2022, Henao was arrested in Texas for entering the United States without admission or parole by an immigration official. He was then transferred to ICE, enrolled in the alternatives to detention program and paroled into the U.S. Later that same year, Henao reported to ICE in York and received a notice to appear sharing inadmissibility and terminated him from alternatives to detention due to his residence falling outside of the range of the program. ICE detained Henao at the Clinton County Correctional Facility in McElhattan following his arrest. Members of the public with information can report crimes or suspicious activity by dialing the ICE Tip Line at 866-347-2423. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
