‘Intent to kill’: Florida husband indicted for kidnapping, murdering estranged wife who disappeared in Spain and has never been heard from again

David and Ana Knezevich

David Knezevich and Ana Knezevich (FBI).

A federal grand jury has indicted a Florida man who allegedly went to Spain to kidnap and murder his estranged wife in an elaborate scheme that included driving across Europe and spray painting camera lenses.

David Knezevich had already been charged in the U.S. District Court’s Southern District of Florida in the disappearance of 40-year-old Ana Maria Knezevich, who has not been seen since February in Madrid. But a grand jury on Wednesday filed a superseding indictment charging him with kidnapping resulting in death, foreign domestic violence resulting in death and foreign murder of a United States national. If convicted of the kidnapping resulting in death, he could face the death penalty.

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Authorities have yet to find Ana Knezevich’s body but believe her husband traveled from Miami to Madrid “with the intent to kill” her, the indictment said. Cops say he murdered her and disposed of her body in a yet-to-be-identified location. The search for her body remains ongoing and authorities in recent months have focused their efforts to a heavily-wooded area in northern Italy.

While the alleged crimes occurred in Spain, statute 18 U.S.C 1119 allows the DOJ to prosecute the case if a U.S. national kills another U.S. national in a foreign country. According to the DOJ, the attorney general, deputy attorney general, or assistant attorney general must provide written approval for the case to proceed as charged. The prosecution can only take place after the AG consults with the secretary of state, the suspect is “no longer present” in the country in question and that country “lacks the ability to lawfully secure the person’s return,” the DOJ states.

Agents arrested David Knezevich, a Yugoslavian-born naturalized U.S. citizen as he arrived at Miami International Airport on May 4. Ana Knezevich is a U.S. citizen from Colombia, per the feds.

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