POZUELO DE ALARCÓN — 1980 · Murder
The Murder of the Marquesses of Urquijo
On the night of 1 August 1980 the Marquess and Marchioness of Urquijo, from one of Spain's leading banking families, were shot dead in their sleep at their mansion in Somosaguas near Madrid. The investigation focused on the couple's son-in-law, whom a court sentenced in 1983 to 53 years in prison, a verdict upheld by the Supreme Court in 1985. The judgment stated that he had acted "alone or with others"; no possible accomplice was ever convicted. The convicted man was found dead in his cell in 1988, and his death also caused controversy. Missing evidence and retracted confessions have kept the case among Spain's most debated crimes.
- Date
- 1980
- Place
- Somosaguas, Madrid, Spain, Pozuelo de Alarcón, ES
- Category
- Murder
- Case Status
- Solved
- Coordinates
- 40.4400, -3.7900 ↗
Timeline of Events
- 1 August 1980The couple were killed at their home in Somosaguas.
- July 1983Their son-in-law was sentenced to 53 years.
- 1985The Supreme Court upheld the verdict.
- 27 July 1988The convicted man was found dead in prison.
Sources
- Wikipedia — Assassination of the Marquesses of Urquijo en.wikipedia.org ↗
- Hablando en Plata — 45 años de incógnitas del crimen de los marqueses de Urquijo hablandoenplata.es ↗
- Wikipedia
- Hablando en Plata
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