He went on holiday in Spain and disappeared without a trace. Ana Maria sent a bizarre message to a friend, but the police have another clue

The husband of Ana Maria Knezevich Henao, a US woman who was reported missing in Spain in February, has been arrested in Florida, the FBI said.

David Knezevich, 36, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, is in the custody of federal agents for his alleged involvement in the kidnapping of his wife around February 2, 2024, according to FBI spokesman James Marshall, quoted by CNN.

The man was arrested Saturday at Miami International Airport, Marshall said. Knezevici is due to be taken to Miami Federal Court to be formally charged.

The Spanish National Police, US Customs and Border Protection, the Diplomatic Security Service and the FBI are continuing their investigations into this increasingly complicated and mysterious case.

Ana Maria Knezevich Henao, 40, was reported missing in February after missing a meeting with a friend in Madrid.

Her brother, Juan Felipe Henao, told CNN that he was supposed to take a train to Barcelona with a friend on February 5, but his sister never made it to the station in Madrid.

Her friend, Sanna Rameau, said they last exchanged messages on February 2.

Rameau said she was relieved to learn of the arrest. “I hope we get some answers”she said.

Around the time Ana Maria disappeared, Rameau said he received a WhatsApp message from her that read: “I met someone wonderful!! He has a summer house about 2 hours from Madrid. We are going there now and I will spend a few days there. The signal is weak. I’ll call you when I get back.”

The message also said that the man approached her on the street the day before, while she was walking. “An amazing connection. Like I’ve never had before”he also said in the message.

Around the time he disappeared, someone spray-painted the lenses of two surveillance cameras in the apartment building where Knezevich Henao lived in Madrid’s upscale Salamanca district, the building’s manager told CNN.

The disabled cameras were at the entrance to the building and near the elevator, he said. Investigators are still unsure if the incident is related to the woman’s disappearance.

The building manager and two other people told CNN that police entered Knezevich Henao’s apartment on February 12 with a court warrant.

Her brother and Rameau told CNN they had been in touch, separately, with Ana Maria’s husband in the days after her disappearance, telling them he was in Serbia.

Two people told CNN that Ana Maria initially rented the Madrid apartment for a month from January 5 to February 5, but then asked to extend the period by another month, until March 5.

David Knezevich, the husband of the missing woman, is the CEO of EOX Technology Solutions, an IT company in Florida. He is of Serbian origin, while his wife – a project manager at the same company – is originally from Colombia.

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