There are many threads to consider, but no clear main hypothesis has emerged yet. The Civil Guard is pursuing a complex web of information and clues in the Judith Muñoz González case. A 37-year-old Vigo resident was strangled, and her body was found behind a container in the Porriñés industrial zone near As Gándaras (Pontevedra) on Thursday. One investigative path centers on the early hours after the victim disappeared, from Saturday into Sunday, November 19, five days before her body was discovered near Camiño Redomeira, where she lived.
Key data from that night indicate that the victim, who worked as a sex worker, had a violent confrontation with a client. She shared details with a friend via WhatsApp and with another friend by phone. The message was explicit: “This guy doesn’t want to pay me.” Another acquaintance later reported seeing the man in Redomeira, with a marked white van nearby. While investigators review these accounts, authorities continue to search for Judith’s live‑in partner, a Brazilian man aged 44 who has not been heard from in days. A notice published a day after the discovery notes that the location is of interest. He is listed as a victim of sexist violence in the Vigo system, having two older cases closed and a newer one that had been assigned to police pursuit in March 2024. He has not answered calls or appeared at the address in recent weeks, raising questions about his involvement or knowledge of events.
Judith—mother to a daughter who stayed with her grandmother in Ourense—lived in a deteriorated neighborhood near Camiño de Redomeira, parallel to Aragon Street. People from the area provided initial statements to the Vigo Civil Guard in the early hours after she disappeared. One account describes a day spent together on Saturday; she was at a friend’s house on Avenida del Aeropuerto, then they returned to Redomeira, to another acquaintance’s home. She reportedly told a friend she planned to go to Berbés to clean streets. The narrator says he left her clothes, and when he emerged, she was finishing dressing, as a friend with a car and regular help was about to pick her up. Time stamps suggest this exchange occurred around three in the morning, even though a resident at the house where they were staying claims Judith had left several hours earlier.
The same circle of people recalls that Judith informed them shortly after that morning about a dispute with a client who refused to pay. The narrative suggests the man took her toward Gondomar and then failed to return her or settle the payment, possibly placing the couple in Vigo near the Isaac Peral area when the confrontation occurred. Another witness, nearby at the time, reported seeing Judith speaking with the man after the argument; that witness also observed a white, marked van and corroborated the possibility that a Berlingo‑style vehicle was involved, a detail law enforcement is actively verifying.
As the investigation unfolds, investigators await findings from camera footage, DNA analysis, and geolocation tests on Judith’s missing mobile phone. They seek to determine whether witness statements align with physical evidence and whether those accounts illuminate where the crime occurred and how the body ended up at the shooting range. An autopsy attributed the death to asphyxia caused by a textile covering the mouth. Reports mention a handkerchief or one of the cloths used to clean the car’s dashboard, but official descriptions of the garment remain unreleased at this time.
restraining order
The search for the victim’s boyfriend, missing since Wednesday, continued yesterday. People in Judith’s circle say that after her disappearance, he was advised to report her through hospitals or the National Police, but he refused, allegedly due to a fear of getting into trouble. One source notes that a restraining order existed against him. Authorities caution that this line of inquiry remains unproven and requires further verification in the investigation.
Papers containing clothes and phone notes were seized in the slum
Beyond the on-site technical examinations at the site where Judith’s body was found in the As Gándaras industrial estate, authorities conducted searches this weekend at the dilapidated residence where the victim had previously lived with her partner. The house in Camiño de Redomeira has been sealed by local police since Friday. Among items seized were documents with telephone numbers and various clothing pieces, including items belonging to men, along with other objects. Investigators hope to extract genetic material for comparison with evidence linked to Judith’s body and her attire. There is, however, no recovered trace of the victim’s mobile phone or the bag likely carried by the killer when leaving the scene.
The investigation continues under close media scrutiny as agents piece together how the sequence of events unfolded, where the crime occurred, and how the body was transported. The Civil Guard notes that results from camera footage, cell phone geolocation, and DNA analyses will be critical to confirming or refuting connections between witnesses, suspects, and the physical scene. The case remains active, with authorities pursuing multiple leads and evaluating each against the evolving forensic picture.