Overview

• The Traunstein public prosecutor confirmed it has launched a criminal investigation against unknown suspects and said the inquiry has only just begun.
• The victims, a 60-year-old German man and his 57-year-old Austrian partner, were found on their property near Quepos bound and with gunshot wounds, then buried.
• Local police say they responded to the property after a report of an assault had been filed.
• Costa Rica’s investigative agency said a tracking dog located the two bodies on the finca where they were later recovered.
• Officials released no additional details, noting that further information is not yet available as investigations continue.