During a mission to map the world A Google Street View car appears to have recorded the moment a crime suspect left what appeared to be a wrapped corpse in the trunk of a car.
The body is believed to be that of a Cuban man who has relatives. He was reported missing. Last year, the man traveled to Spain and was living in the remote municipality of Soria at the time of his disappearance. It was reported that he was hoping to meet the woman he believed to be his lover. Relatives received suspicious messages from the man's phone. This led him to believe something was wrong. This year, part of the man's body was found buried in a cemetery in a small village. in the city of Tajueco to confirm that he had been murdered
In the statement now released by police (This was again translated from Spanish to English via Google.) Investigators say two people have now been arrested in connection with the man's disappearance. Surprisingly, one of the most important pieces of evidence that helped the police lock up the suspect was “Photos in the location application” that appear to be “A vehicle that may have been used during the commission of a crime was detected,” the statement said. The application was apparently Google Maps.
In fact, a Google Street View car just happened to be passing down the street in Tajueco, where one of the suspects in the case was keeping… something… in the back of a red car. The BBC reports that This is the first time in 15 years that Google has traveled to this small Spanish town, a community of about 56 people.
Google Street View images help police solve murder case https://t.co/swr2OSZXfF
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Two of those arrested were identified as “women, spouses of missing persons. and a man who was the former spouse of the detainee.” Police described the pair as “The accused committed the crime of unlawful confinement, which is aggravated. without giving reasons for the whereabouts of the missing person.”
It should be noted that while Images published online It looked like someone had put a corpse in the trunk of a car. The accused has not yet been convicted. and was only accused of committing a crime.
This isn't the first time Google Maps has played a key role in a police investigation. In 2019, a 22-year-old cold case was solved after Google Earth images. Reveal the location Or a car submerged in a pond in Florida, so I guess the surveillance industrial complex has its merits.