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

The family of nan Florida female who was abducted successful Spain have said they consciousness 'great betrayal' complete what happened to her.

David Knezevich was arrested connected Saturday connected his return to nan United States from his location state Serbia successful relationship pinch nan disappearance of Ana María Knezevich Henao.

She was declared missing connected February 5 aft she grounded to meet a friend to recreation from Madrid to Barcelona for a conference.

Her hubby has been charged pinch kidnapping and nan FBI allege he spray-painted information camera lenses extracurricular her flat connected February 2 and near an hr later carrying a suitcase.

Now, Ana María's family has spoken out, and said they are still successful daze astatine her disappearance. 

'It’s been a very devastating clip for us,' her brother Felipe Henao said astatine a news conference. 'We’re still successful shock.'

He thanked her friends and authorities who person taken portion successful nan hunt for her and added: 'I conscionable want justness for my sister.'

'If anybody retired location has immoderate accusation astir her whereabouts, we still person dream we tin find wherever my sister is.

'I conscionable want to show her, we each emotion her, we miss her, we support her, we are her voice.

'We spot nan American authorities, nan justness system. I really want to convey nan FBI, they person answered each my calls. Every day, I talk to them.'

So far authorities person fixed nary denotation astir what has happened to Ana María.

Henao was asked what he thought whitethorn person happened to his sister and he said: 'I don’t know, I conscionable want to fto nan investigators do their occupation and travel nan facts.'

Knezevich flew into Miami past play wherever nan FBI and officials from nan Spanish National Police arrested him.

Investigators declare location is simply a video of nan 36-year-old business proprietor buying nan aforesaid marque of overgarment and duct portion hours earlier.

They allegedly interviewed a female who insists Knezevich asked her to construe a matter which was sent to his wife's friends aft she disappeared.

His lawyer Ken Padowitz has said his customer is guiltless and was successful Serbia connected nan time his woman disappeared.

But nan FBI declare he rented a Peugeot successful Belgrade 4 days earlier. They added that a Spanish driver reported that his licence plates were stolen.

While connected nan nighttime Ana María went missing, nan stolen sheet number was recorded by Spanish police.

Authorities besides declare that hours aft she disappeared, a Peugeot pinch nan stolen licence plates went done a toll successful Madrid but nan driver could not beryllium identified done nan tinted windows.

When nan car was returned by Knezevich 5 weeks later, nan licence plates had been changed and nan windows had been tinted, according to nan rental agency, and nan car had been driven almost 4,800 miles.

Knezevich had been joined for 13 years, but nan mates had been going done a difficult separation erstwhile she went missing, according to her friends and family.

An 11-page FBI title included allegations from an anonymous Colombian female who he allegedly met connected a making love app past fall.

He allegedly messaged nan female to inquire if she would construe a fewer English sentences into 'perfect Colombian' Spanish for personification who was penning a screenplay.

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

The FBI said he sent nan female a transition successful English which read: 'I met personification wonderful. 

He has a summertime location astir 2h (two hours) from Madrid. We are going location now and I will walk a fewer days there. There is hardly immoderate awesome though. I will telephone you erstwhile I travel back. Kisses.'

She past translated it and sent it backmost and nan connection was sent to 2 of Ana María's friends, according to investigators.

They said nan connection didn't sound for illustration her and told nan constabulary who launched an investigation.

Henao had reportedly moved to Madrid astatine nan extremity of 2023 partially to get distant from her husband.

Investigators recovered surveillance footage of a man successful a motorcycle helmet hanging astir Henao's Madrid flat connected February 2, nan time earlier friends mislaid interaction pinch her.

He was spotted waiting for group to exit nan building earlier slipping wrong astatine astir 9:30pm.

The aforesaid man is believed to person spray-painted nan lens of 2 information cameras of nan flat building successful Madrid’s upscale Salamanca neighborhood.

Knezevich's friend, Sanna Rameau, told DailyMail.com she past exchanged messages pinch her connected February 2.

The past connection from Knezevich's WhatsApp account, sent nan pursuing day, said she had 'met personification wonderful.'

'He has a summertime location astir 2h from Madrid. We are going location now and I will walk a fewer days there. Signal is Spotty. I'll telephone you erstwhile I get back,' it read.

Another connection elaborate nan circumstances of their first encounter, claiming they met connected nan street. 'Amazing connection. Like I ne'er had before,' it read.

Her family became concerned aft they started receiving matter messages successful Spanish from Ana María's telephone that did not sound for illustration they were written by nan Colombia native.

'That connection successful Spanish, it is for illustration it’s translated from Google . It's not her. She doesn't opportunity those things. Like cipher successful Spanish will opportunity it for illustration that,' her relative said.

Knezevich and her husband, besides known arsenic Dusan, had yet to formally record for divorcement astatine nan clip of her disappearance.

A March 12 study from Spanish publication El Cierre Digital cited 'sources adjacent to nan case' who claimed nan Scientific Police recovered biologic remains successful nan missing woman's surviving accommodations.

Henao, precocious appeared connected NewsNation's 'Cuomo' pinch a hopeless plea to nan nationalist and denied nan study astir nan remains, saying nan family is still hopeless for answers.

'We want to cognize nan truth. We want to cognize wherever my sister is,' Henao said. 'If anybody has immoderate information, immoderate tips please scope retired to nan FBI aliases nan Spanish authorities.'

When asked astir nan expected find of biologic remains successful her apartment, Henao said he asked nan FBI if nan study was existent and 'they told maine it isn't.'

There was nary further specifications connected nan specifics of nan remains found.

Investigators 'don’t want to stock immoderate information, because it could jeopardize nan case. I understand. Justice moves slow,' Henao added.

He said her lawsuit was being treated arsenic matter of home unit arsenic it moved done nan tribunal system, and a lawsuit of forced disappearance alternatively than voluntary.

The mates ran a successful machine support and repair business from their location successful Fort Lauderdale.

Ana María and Sanna had traveled extensively connected holidays together and were successful regular connection arsenic she hunted for a caller flat successful nan Spanish capital.