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Guardia Civil Detains Young Suspect in Killing of Almería Historian

The case remains under judicial secrecy with further arrests possible.

Overview

  • Authorities confirmed the arrest of a young Moroccan man, reported as 22 or 23 years old, as a suspect in the death of Antonio Campos.
  • The Unidad Orgánica de la Policía Judicial leads the inquiry under court-ordered secrecy, and investigators do not rule out additional detentions.
  • Campos, a 54-year-old historian and municipal official from Berja, was found early Monday bound and with multiple blows in the trunk of his white Volkswagen Passat in the San Agustín area of El Ejido.
  • He was last seen Saturday night leaving Berja, his family reported him missing Sunday afternoon, and neighbors located his car before the Guardia Civil forced it open and discovered the body.
  • Investigators have reconstructed his final movements and are examining the car, local CCTV footage, and phone-antenna data for forensic and digital evidence.