Overview
- Authorities forensically confirmed the identities after recovering concrete slabs buried in a remote desert area.
- The pair disappeared on October 2 after reportedly entering a car with a supposed investor, according to media accounts.
- Investigators say attackers tried to force access to crypto wallets; the codes provided reportedly yielded no funds.
- Three Russian nationals — Konstantin Schacht, Juri Scharypow and Wladimir Dalekin — were detained on suspicion of abduction, torture, murder and evidence tampering.
- Russian outlets have alleged the husband previously defrauded investors of about $50 million, a claim that remains under investigation.