Civil security guards call them “canaries” because they sometimes “sing” to those being investigated. His agent, Antonio Caba, from Manzanares (Ciudad Real), who was jailed for the murder of businessman Juan Miguel Isla, has been arrested. a canary, a microphone, in the car he drives, a BMW X5.
rude, what He knew he was being investigated, took many precautions, and hardly spoke on his cell phone. But he thought out loud when he was alone behind the wheel of the car. He “self-talk“, as defined by the Civil Guard in the summary of the case, to which Prensa Ibérica’s investigation and events channel CASO ABIERTO accessed, used to find body of missing businessmanwas thrown into a well on a farm in Valdepeñas. And to arrest Caba and his friend Gaspar Rivera for the crime. Both are in jail.
Juan Miguel Isla disappeared on July 22, 2022. after he went to Manzanares to get paid for the sale of a farm. Antonio CabaThe intermediary accompanied him. He lent it on his day witness testimony. Caba later told After collecting the 50,000 euros, he left the man unharmed. and his life continued, but the investigation was restarted at the end of January.
OPEN CASE was later spread in connection with the disappearance of two businessmen, including Juan Miguel Isla. The Civil Guard sought help in locating his car. The vehicle was found days later in Albacete.
When the accused of the crime tried not to leave a trace of the places he went by talking on his cell phone with difficulty, he left him at home.
Since that time, Antonio Caba knew he was in the middle of the hurricane. As a gun lover, he took many precautions. He hardly spoke on his cell phone, and even when he did not want to leave a trace of the places he went, he left it at home or in another town, as the summary suggests. What Caba doesn’t know is, UCO of the Civil Guard a microphone was connected (“a canary”) in his car try to find where the body of the missing businessman is. Caba used to de-stress and talk loudly on solo car trips. These “self-talks”, described by the Civil Guard, show their moods, as well as their nerves, due to the progress in the investigations.
“You are very stupid…”
On March 2, an employee of a real estate company informs Caba’s retired friend Gaspar. It explains The Civil Guard asks the missing businessman about a farm they bought.. There’s the businessman’s body in a well on that farm, but only the two of them still know. At 2:35 p.m. after Gaspar’s call, Caba drives and can’t help herself. He knows that his friend’s call has put them on the target of the Civil Guard.
–“Already… Because you’re stupid, you’re stupid, call… I have a phone, son! Are you in your head, are you sane? You just blamed it on yourself, are you stupid or are you missing water?…”.
The intermediary who thinks that no one listens to him, keep talking while driving He fears that investigators are getting close to discovering where the body was left and that they will be arrested. He blames his friend Gaspar for not coming to see him in person, so as not to leave any trace of their connection.
–“You’re so stupid man, you’re so stupid, what you did has no name, half a fool but if I knew… Now get ready… shoot yourself… Take the damn car and come, dammit, you’re dumber, to see what’s going on. You’re the village idiot, you’re dumber than the jug… Now I’m doing it You won’t be able to get rid of them now, now when, now, I don’t care, now, after what you’ve done right now…”.
No corpse, no sentence
Antonio Caba is very angry with his friend Gaspar. Only the two of them know where they left the body of the missing businessman. And without a corpse there is no crime or punishment. Alone in his car, he continues to think aloud. He doesn’t understand how he could make this mistake. And he attributes it to a weakness of his friend. His passion for slot machines.
“Everyone’s talking… And you call and call me. How urgent or what scumbags… Everything is being interfered with.”
–“What are you saying to me with what’s there… He also calls me and tells me to leave immediately, but do you think it’s normal?… There is no escape anymore, there is no more. Everyone’s talking about it… and you pick up the phone and call me. No matter how urgent or what the fuck… And everything got in the way. Are you looking for me for this? Whatyou can’t take the damn car and get closer? You’re always the same, what did you do with the money? All right, I’ll tell you, do you want me to tell you? What they said to me in the barracks, you are a gambler, they called me that, you are a gambler.”.
Finally, that afternoon, Antonio Caba and Gaspar Rivera meet for seven minutes in a parking lot at a gas station in Valdepeñas. After the brief encounter, Caba returns to pick up the car. He believes that at any moment they can find out where the body of the missing businessman is and arrest him. AND he talks to himself again thinking no one is listening to him. But the microphone installed by the Civil Guard records everything.
–“Well, Antonio, we’ve come this far, man. We’ve come this far, well, we’ve come this far, man.”.
Next day, Caba and Gaspar go to see if there are civil guards at the ranch where Juan Miguel Isla’s body is hidden. They do not carry mobile phones to avoid leaving a trace. They say so in the car. And so it is registered.
–“Be careful with that shit… We’re getting close now that we don’t have a cell phone, wait a minute. Let’s get a little closer, right now, Friday afternoon… Let’s go, let’s go and whatever God wills”.
The UCO Civil Guard is following in their footsteps. In the report in the summary of the case they wrote:single purpose this causes them to move in the direction of Andalusia along the A4 motorway and soon pass the town of Valdepeñas to change direction. It is to visualize the plot located at polygon 97 plot 123 with a purchase and sale agreement dated July 20, 2022 by Antonio Caba.“.
Caba and Gaspar drive twice over the top of the farm. Caba slows down to pass more slowly and to clearly see if there are civil guards inside the plot.
“Ready for Judgment”
Five days later, on March 8, Antonio Caba returns to the farm again without a cell phone.. The civilian guards, the device placed in his car catches him talking to himself again, “a reflection, as in a monologue, of the anxiety or restlessness the situation has caused him,” write the civilian guards. Very discouraged and pessimistic. It wasn’t long before they decided to register that farm. At 10:48, Caba says out loud:
–“This is already ready to be punished.”
On March 14, the Civil Guard searches the farm. Owners Gaspar and Antonio Caba are there. Before getting inside, a civilian guard took a “firearm” and a “short gun” from Caba, who was in his car. They will find Juan Miguel Isla’s body in a well.. Gaspar and Caba are arrested. First, the retired gambler will confess that Caba killed Isla, and then ask her for help getting rid of the body and the car. He promised her 25,000 euros, which he never promised.. Caba refused to testify. Both are in jail.