Marta Calvo
Died 7 November 2019
Who they were
Marta was 25 and lived in Estivella in the Valencia region. She was the elder of two siblings.
What happened
On 7 November 2019 Marta disappeared after a date with a man she had met online, in the town of Manuel in Valencia. Her body was never found. A Colombian national living in Spain later confessed to killing her and disposing of the body. In September 2024 the Tribunal Supremo sentenced him to reviewable permanent imprisonment (prisión permanente revisable) for Marta’s murder — Spain’s maximum penalty — plus lengthy terms for two other murders and six attempted murders.
Verdict / confirmation
Tribunal Supremo, 23 Sep 2024: prisión permanente revisable for the murder of Marta Calvo; 137 years for two further murders and six attempted murders.
Perpetrator: A Colombian national living in Spain (RTVE, Wikipedia).