(CNN Spanish) — Ana María Knezevich Henao, a US citizen born in Colombia, was reported missing in early February in Spain after she failed to meet a friend at a train station as planned.
This week, her husband was arrested in Florida, United States, for his alleged involvement in the kidnapping of the 40-year-old woman, according to an FBI spokesperson, who stated that he is in custody.
The Spanish National Police, US Customs and Border Protection, the Diplomatic Security Service and the FBI continue to investigate the case.
This is what is known about the chronology of the case so far.
January 5: renting an apartment in Madrid
Knezevich Henao rented an apartment in Madrid, initially from January 5 to February 5, two people with knowledge of the situation told CNN. He then asked to extend the reservation for one more month, until March 5.
February 2: last messages with a friend
Sanna Rameau, a friend of Knezevich Henao, said she last exchanged messages with her on February 2.
Around the date of the disappearance, Rameau said he received a WhatsApp message from Knezevich Henao that said: “I met someone wonderful!! He has a summer house about 2 hours from Madrid. We are going there now and “I’ll spend a few days there. The signal is irregular. I’ll call you when I get back.”
The text message, seen by CNN, added that the man had approached her on the street a day earlier while she was walking. “Incredible connection. Like he had never done before,” the text ends.
The Spanish Ministry of the Interior, in turn, set the date of Knezevich Henao’s disappearance as February 2. A post on the website of Spain’s National Center for Missing Persons included a photo of the woman with long brown hair and brown eyes.
Around the time he disappeared, someone spray-painted the lenses of two security cameras in the apartment building where Knezevich Henao was staying in Madrid’s exclusive Salamanca neighborhood, the building’s superintendent told CNN. The disabled cameras were at the entrance to the building and near the elevator, the superintendent said. It is unclear if the incident is related to his disappearance.
February 5: Knezevich Henao does not arrive at the Madrid station
Knezevich Henao was supposed to take a train to Barcelona with her friend on February 5, her brother, Juan Felipe Henao, told CNN. However, he never appeared at the Madrid station. He said that the missing person report was filed with authorities that same day. CNN does not know who filed the report.
February 12: entry to the apartment
Police entered Knezevich Henao’s apartment on February 12 with judicial authorization, the building’s superintendent and two other people with knowledge of the situation told CNN.
February 20: requests for international information
A Spanish Government official confirms to CNN that the Police asked authorities in other countries for information that could be relevant to the case.
May 4: husband arrested
Knezevich Henao’s husband, David Knezevich, 36, was arrested on May 4, according to the FBI.
Knezevich, a resident of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, is now in federal custody for his alleged involvement in the kidnapping of his wife.
David Knezevich, 36, a resident of Fort Lauderdale (Florida), is in federal custody for his alleged involvement in the kidnapping of his wife, according to the FBI. (Credit: Broward County Sheriff’s Office)
The arrest was made without incident at Miami International Airport, said FBI spokesman James Marshall.
The missing woman’s brother and her friend had told CNN in February that they had been in contact with Knezevich Henao’s husband in the days after her disappearance, and that he then told them he was in Serbia.
With information from Pau Mosquera, Al Goodman, Carlos Suarez and Denise Royal.
