Kidnapping of Anabel Segura

Kidnapping of Anabel Segura
Anabel Segura photo released to media during search
Location40°31′06″N 3°36′35″W / 40.5184°N 3.6097°W / 40.5184; -3.6097
Kidnapping: La Moraleja, Madrid, Spain
Murder: Numancia de la Sagra, Toledo, Spain
Date12 April 1993 (1993-04-12)
Attack type
Murder by strangulation, kidnapping
VictimAnabel Segura
PerpetratorsEmilio Muñoz Guadix
Candido Ortiz Aon
No. of participants
2
MotiveMoney
VerdictGuilty
Convictions
Sentence43 years in prison

On 12 April 1993, Anabel Segura, a 22-year-old university student, was kidnapped by Emilio Muñoz Guadix with the assistance of his friend, Cándido "Candi" Ortiz Aon. She was abducted while jogging in La Moraleja, Madrid, Spain. The kidnappers, having made no concrete plans, drove around for several hours with her. When Segura attempted to escape, they took her to an abandoned factory in Numancia de la Sagra, Toledo, where they strangled her and buried her body on the premises.

Although Segura had been killed on the day of her abduction, Muñoz and Ortiz continued to contact her family in the subsequent months, demanding a large ransom in exchange for her supposed release. However, they never appeared at the agreed-upon meeting points to collect the money. In June 1993, two months after the kidnapping, the perpetrators sent the family a tape recording of Felisa García, Muñoz's wife, impersonating Segura.

On 28 September 1995, nearly two and a half years after the murder, Muñoz and Ortiz were arrested and confessed to the kidnapping and killing of Segura. They also disclosed the location of her remains. García was also arrested for her involvement in the deception. In 1999, Muñoz and Ortiz were each sentenced to 43 years in prison.

Segura's case received widespread media attention in Spain and was described as one that "shocked Spanish society." Media outlets continued to follow developments in the case for two years after the abduction.