Murder Mystery Solved By Google Street View

Spanish police have uncovered a major clue in the year-long investigation of a missing Cuban man, JLPO, after Google Street View images showed a man loading a body-shaped package into a car and pushing a wheelbarrow with a large white package. These images led to the discovery of the victim's dismembered remains in a cemetery and the arrest of two suspects, including the victim's wife and a bar worker. The Independent reports: Spanish police have said the pictures are a "decisive" clue in case, with detectives reportedly launching a murder investigation and arresting two people in connection with the man's death. According to El Pais, police are still investigating the case -- and it appears neither have yet appeared charged before a court.

The strange thing

[phantomfive]

It's kind of strange that it was found on Google maps but not on other surveillance cameras.

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[Entrope]

Why? Think of it like "many eyes make all bugs shallow": Any rando would be able to see the Street View images, and if they know about the missing person report -- or are just suspicious -- they could flag the pictures for police to investigate. In contrast, surveillance cameras would need somebody to pull and review the specific video. Those aren't usually available to the general public.

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[belmolis]

Google Maps only takes pictures infrequently, so the probability that a short event will be captured is low, but it take pictures practically everywhere that is along a street. There are still lots places that are not covered by surveillance cameras. In those, the chance of an event being captured is zero. This was probably a place with no surveillance cameras.