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Google Street View may have solved murder mystery as man pictured shoving ‘corpse’ into car boot

The images also led police to the remains of a missing man a 12-minute drive away

Alex Croft
Wednesday 18 December 2024 17:04 GMT
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Images of the car, and a man loading a body-shaped package in the boot, have led police to making two arrests over a man’s disappearance
Images of the car, and a man loading a body-shaped package in the boot, have led police to making two arrests over a man’s disappearance (Google Street View)

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Chilling images on Google Street View of a person appearing to load a body bag into the back of a car have provided Spanish police with a “decisive” clue over the disappearance of man.

The case of a Cuban man who was reported missing a year ago in the north-central Spanish municipality of Tajueco was being investigated for more than a year.

But now images captured by passing Google Maps camera car showing a man standing over a body-shaped package in the boot of a red car have potentially provided police with a breakthrough.

Other images show a man at the top of a street pushing a wheelbarrow with a large white package, while others show the quiet streets of the Spanish town.

Spanish police have said the pictures are a “decisive” clue in case, with detectives reportedly launching a murder investigation and arresting two people in connection with the man’s death.

One man is seen bending over a body-shaped package in the car boot in the image captured for Google Maps
One man is seen bending over a body-shaped package in the car boot in the image captured for Google Maps (Google Street View)

The images, which have gone viral online, have also helped officers locate the body of the man, known only as JLPO and thought to be aged 33.

Police discovered the victim’s dismembered remains, including his torso, buried in the cemetery of Andaluz, a 12-minute drive from where the image was taken, Spanish media has reported.

Another angle shows a man pushing a large white package in a wheelbarrow
Another angle shows a man pushing a large white package in a wheelbarrow (Google Street View)

The two arrested are reported to be the wife of the dead man and a bar worker in Tajueco.

Investigators have discovered that the pair had been living together, Todo Alicante reported.

According to El Pais, police are still investigating the case - and it appears neither have yet appeared charged before a court.

“My goodness, the things that happen in the villages,” one worker in the cemetery told El Pais after being shown the pictures from Google Maps.

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