Google Street View may have solved a murder case when a man was pictured pushing a “corpse” into the trunk of a car
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Google Street View may have solved a murder case when a man was pictured pushing a “corpse” into the trunk of a car

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Horrifying images on Google Street View of a person appearing to load a body bag into the back of a car have given Spanish police a “crucial” clue to the man’s disappearance.

The case of a Cuban man reported missing a year ago in the north-central Spanish municipality of Tajueco has been investigated for more than a year.

But now images captured by a passing Google Maps camera car showing a man standing over a body-shaped package in the trunk of a red car may have given police a breakthrough.

Other images show a man at the end of a street pushing a wheelbarrow with a large white package, while others show the quiet streets of the Spanish city.

Spanish police said the images were a “crucial” clue in the case. Investigators have reportedly launched a murder investigation and arrested two people in connection with the man’s death.

In the image captured for Google Maps, a man can be seen leaning over a body-shaped package in the trunk of a car

In the image captured for Google Maps, a man can be seen leaning over a body-shaped package in the trunk of a car (Google Street View)

The images, which have gone viral online, have also helped officers find the body of the man, known only as JLPO, who is believed to be 33 years old.

Police discovered the victim’s dismembered remains, including his torso, buried in the Andaluz cemetery, a 12-minute drive from where the picture was taken, Spanish media reported.

Another angle shows a man pushing a large white package in a wheelbarrow

Another angle shows a man pushing a large white package in a wheelbarrow (Google Street View)

The two arrested are reportedly the dead man’s wife and a bar worker in Tajueco.

Investigators discovered that the couple lived together, Todo Alicante reported.

According to El Pais, police are still investigating the case – and it appears that neither has been charged in court yet.

“My goodness, what’s happening in the villages,” a worker at the cemetery told El Pais after being shown the Google Maps images.

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