Google Street View image played role in solving a missing person's investigation in Spain According to BBC report And the new York TimesThe image, which can still be seen on Street View, shows a man loading a large object into the trunk of a car, such as gizmodo Tells. Another image shows someone “carrying a large white bundle in a cart,” the BBC reports.
Part of the human remains of a missing man have been found buried in a cemetery in a town in Soria province and advanced technical means had to be used to find them.
One of the clues that investigators had to solve the crime, although it was not conclusive, were some images that they found during the investigation in a location search application.
Although the press release did not explicitly name the location application that was used, a spokesperson for the Spanish National Police confirmed that the new York Times It was Google Maps, adding, “The image was not the key to solving the case.”
Authorities were investigating the case of a 33-year-old man who disappeared last year while visiting a companion in Tajuco, Soria. According to the Spanish outlet el paisPolice arrested a woman and her former partner in connection with the crime in November.