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An investigation by TVI / CNN Portugal's “Exclusivo” took us to Maio Island, in Cape Verde, in an attempt to locate Matthias Schmelz, a German businessman known as the “vacuum cleaner king,” who has been on the run from Portuguese justice since 2019. There are also new clues regarding the suspect's whereabouts, who may be in Indonesia.
The crimes occurred in 2004. The man, now 70, had been a fugitive and was in Switzerland.
In what has been a truly shambolic process, authorities are finally on the trail of the Algarve’s ‘killer nurse’ – condemned to 23 years behind bars for the hideous murder The post Algarve’s ‘killer nurse’ “sought by Interpol throughout world” appeared first on Portugal Resident.
Mariana Fonseca is believed to have left Portugal in mid‑June, but it was only in November that she was added to Interpol’s list of fugitives wanted internationally.
The killer, sentenced to 23 years in prison, has been on the run for six months. The Polícia Judiciária (PJ) suspects she planned the escape well in advance and believes the young woman continues to receive support.
