Overview
- Investigators recovered the remains of Roman and Anna Novak in a remote area near the Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve weeks after their disappearance.
- The couple were lured to a meeting near Hatta by people posing as investors and were abducted after transferring to another vehicle, according to reports.
- Forensic findings cited by Russian and UAE media include Anna’s blood at a rented villa and in a hired car, as well as knives discovered near the crime scene.
- Officials say the kidnappers demanded access to Novak’s cryptocurrency wallets, which were reportedly empty, and the couple were then killed and dismembered.
- Russian authorities report multiple detentions in regions including St Petersburg, Stavropol and Krasnodar with extradition expected, as investigators note Novak’s prior fraud conviction and alleged $499–500 million Fintopio scheme.