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Prosecutors Seek To Question Principal Suspect in 2001 Helena Jubany Killing After New DNA Findings

An expanded Policía Científica analysis links DNA on the victim’s jersey to Santiago Laiglesia, identifying a distinct female profile.

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Helena Jubany, durante una excursión a Prades (Tarragona) en 2001

Overview

  • The Fiscalía Provincial de Barcelona asked the Sabadell court to summon Santiago Laiglesia as an investigated person following receipt of updated DNA reports.
  • The prosecution also requested reopening proceedings for Ana Echaguibel to obtain her DNA for comparison with a female profile found on the jersey.
  • The new report from the Policía Nacional’s Unidad Central de Análisis Científicos confirms traces compatible with Laiglesia and is described as more conclusive than the 2024 analysis.
  • Investigators have ruled out Montserrat Careta for the female profile after securing preserved material from her autopsy for comparison.
  • The case, archived in 2005 and reopened in 2021 near the prescription deadline, now awaits the judge’s scheduling of interrogations and genetic cotejos.