Google Street View helped police solve a missing persons case

Google Street View imagery plays role in solving missing persons investigation in Spain, According to the British Broadcasting Corporation and new york times. The image, which can still be seen on Street View, shows what appears to be a person loading a large object into the boot of a car, as seen below Gizmodo pointed out. Another image showed someone “delivering a large white package in a wheelbarrow,” according to the BBC.

Partial remains of the missing persons were found buried in a cemetery in a town in the province of Soria, and advanced technical means had to be used to find them.

One of the clues that led investigators to solving the crime, though not a decisive one, were some images they found on location-finding apps during the investigation.

Although the press release did not specify the location app it used, a spokesperson for the Spanish National Police confirmed new york times It said it was Google Maps, but also said that “the image is not the key to solving the case.”

Authorities are investigating the case of a 33-year-old man who disappeared last year while visiting his partner in Soriatajueco. According to Spanish media reports nation. Police arrested a woman and her ex-partner in November in connection with the crime.