Overview
- Forensic teams confirmed that bodies recovered from concrete slabs buried in the desert were Roman and Anna Novak.
- Authorities say the pair were lured on October 2 by a supposed investor and tortured for access codes to crypto wallets that held no funds.
- Three Russian nationals—Konstantin Shakht, Yury Sharypov, and Vladimir Dalekin—were arrested after returning to Saint Petersburg and remain in custody.
- Investigators report the killers used polyethylene bags with chemicals before encasing the bodies in concrete and burying them roughly 130 kilometers from Dubai.
- Officials say accomplices arranged cars and premises and helped dispose of evidence, while Russian media allege Novak’s displayed wealth stemmed from investor fraud of about $50 million.