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Family of Florida woman who was abducted in Spain slam husband's 'great betrayal' after his kidnapping arrest following her disappearance

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The family of the Florida woman who was abducted in Spain have said they feel 'great betrayal' over what happened to her.

David Knezevich was arrested on Saturday on his return to the United States from his home country Serbia in connection with the disappearance of Ana María Knezevich Henao.

She was declared missing on February 5 after she failed to meet a friend to travel from Madrid to Barcelona for a conference.

Her husband has been charged with kidnapping and the FBI allege he spray-painted security camera lenses outside her apartment on February 2 and left an hour later carrying a suitcase.

Now, Ana María's family has spoken out, and said they are still in shock at her disappearance. 

The family of the Florida woman who was abducted in Spain said they feel 'great betrayal' over what happened to her

The family of the Florida woman who was abducted in Spain said they feel 'great betrayal' over what happened to her

David Knezevich was arrested on Saturday on his return to the United States from his home country Serbia in connection with the disappearance of Ana María Knezevich Henao

David Knezevich was arrested on Saturday on his return to the United States from his home country Serbia in connection with the disappearance of Ana María Knezevich Henao 

Her husband has been charged with kidnap, and the FBI allege he spray-painted security camera lenses outside her apartment on February 2 and left an hour later carrying a suitcase

Her husband has been charged with kidnap, and the FBI allege he spray-painted security camera lenses outside her apartment on February 2 and left an hour later carrying a suitcase

She was declared missing on February 5 after she failed to meet a friend to travel from Madrid to Barcelona for a conference

She was declared missing on February 5 after she failed to meet a friend to travel from Madrid to Barcelona for a conference

'It’s been a very devastating time for us,' her brother Felipe Henao said at a news conference. 'We’re still in shock.'

He thanked her friends and authorities who have taken part in the search for her and added: 'I just want justice for my sister.'

'If anybody out there has any information about her whereabouts, we still have hope we can find where my sister is.

'I just want to tell her, we all love her, we miss her, we support her, we are her voice.

'We trust the American authorities, the justice system. I really want to thank the FBI, they have answered all my calls. Every day, I talk to them.'

So far authorities have given no indication about what has happened to Ana María.

Henao was asked what he thought may have happened to his sister and he said: 'I don’t know, I just want to let the investigators do their job and follow the facts.'

Knezevich flew into Miami last weekend where the FBI and officials from the Spanish National Police arrested him.

Investigators claim there is a video of the 36-year-old business owner buying the same brand of paint and duct tape hours earlier.

They allegedly interviewed a woman who insists Knezevich asked her to translate a text which was sent to his wife's friends after she disappeared.

His attorney Ken Padowitz has said his client is innocent and was in Serbia on the day his wife disappeared.

But the FBI claim he rented a Peugeot in Belgrade four days earlier. They added that a Spanish driver reported that his license plates were stolen.

While on the night Ana María went missing, the stolen plate number was recorded by Spanish police.

Authorities also claim that hours after she disappeared, a Peugeot with the stolen license plates went through a toll in Madrid but the driver could not be identified through the tinted windows.

When the car was returned by Knezevich five weeks later, the license plates had been changed and the windows had been tinted, according to the rental agency, and the car had been driven almost 4,800 miles.

Knezevich had been married for 13 years, but the couple had been going through a difficult separation when she went missing, according to her friends and family.

An 11-page FBI complaint included allegations from an anonymous Colombian woman who he allegedly met on a dating app last fall.

'It¿s been a very devastating time for us,' her brother Felipe Henao said at a news conference. 'We¿re still in shock'

'It’s been a very devastating time for us,' her brother Felipe Henao said at a news conference. 'We’re still in shock' 

Knezevich had been married for 13 years but the couple had been going through a difficult separation when she went missing, according to her friends and family

Knezevich had been married for 13 years but the couple had been going through a difficult separation when she went missing, according to her friends and family 

Authorities have given no indication about what has happened to Ana María

Authorities have given no indication about what has happened to Ana María

Ana Knezevich had been going through a 'tough' divorce from husband David when she went missing in Madrid on February 2

Ana Knezevich had been going through a 'tough' divorce from husband David when she went missing in Madrid on February 2

He allegedly messaged the woman to ask if she would translate a few English sentences into 'perfect Colombian' Spanish for someone who was writing a screenplay.

But she said she did not speak English and would have to use an online translator which he said was fine, according to investigators.

The FBI said he sent the woman a passage in English which read: 'I met someone wonderful. 

He has a summer house about 2h (two hours) from Madrid. We are going there now and I will spend a few days there. There is barely any signal though. I will call you when I come back. Kisses.'

She then translated it and sent it back and the message was sent to two of Ana María's friends, according to investigators.

They said the message didn't sound like her and told the police who launched an investigation.

Henao had reportedly moved to Madrid at the end of 2023 partly to get away from her husband.

Investigators recovered surveillance footage of a man in a motorcycle helmet hanging around Henao's Madrid apartment on February 2, the day before friends lost contact with her.

He was spotted waiting for people to exit the building before slipping inside at around 9:30pm.

The same man is believed to have spray-painted the lens of two security cameras of the apartment building in Madrid’s upscale Salamanca neighborhood.

Knezevich's friend, Sanna Rameau, told DailyMail.com she last exchanged messages with her on February 2.

The last message from Knezevich's WhatsApp account, sent the following day, said she had 'met someone wonderful.'

'He has a summer house about 2h from Madrid. We are going there now and I will spend a few days there. Signal is Spotty. I'll call you when I get back,' it read.

Another message detailed the circumstances of their first encounter, claiming they met on the street. 'Amazing connection. Like I never had before,' it read.

The couple got married in 2011 and moved to the south Florida city of Fort Lauderdale

The couple got married in 2011 and moved to the south Florida city of Fort Lauderdale 

Her family became concerned after they started receiving text messages in Spanish from Ana María's phone that did not sound like they were written by the Colombia native.

'That message in Spanish, it is like it’s translated from Google . It's not her. She doesn't say those things. Like nobody in Spanish will say it like that,' her brother said.

Knezevich and her husband, also known as Dusan, had yet to formally file for divorce at the time of her disappearance.

A March 12 report from Spanish publication El Cierre Digital cited 'sources close to the case' who claimed the Scientific Police found biological remains in the missing woman's living accommodations.

Henao, recently appeared on NewsNation's 'Cuomo' with a desperate plea to the public and denied the report about the remains, saying the family is still desperate for answers.

'We want to know the truth. We want to know where my sister is,' Henao said. 'If anybody has any information, any tips please reach out to the FBI or the Spanish authorities.'

When asked about the supposed discovery of biological remains in her apartment, Henao said he asked the FBI if the report was true and 'they told me it isn't.'

There was no further details on the specifics of the remains found.

Investigators 'don’t want to share any information, because it could jeopardize the case. I understand. Justice moves slow,' Henao added.

He said her case was being treated as matter of domestic violence as it moved through the court system, and a case of forced disappearance rather than voluntary.

The couple ran a successful computer support and repair business from their home in Fort Lauderdale.

Ana María and Sanna had traveled extensively on holidays together and were in daily communication as she hunted for a new apartment in the Spanish capital.

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