This week marks the moment a month has passed since the body of Judith Muñoz González was found behind a container in the Porriñés area of As Gándaras. She was a 37-year-old resident of Vigo who lived in an abandoned house near Camiño de Redomeira on Aragon Street. The case opened with the grim discovery of a strangled victim, a rag still in her mouth, a detail confirmed by the autopsy. The Civil Guard assumed command of the investigation, with early signs indicating a difficult path ahead.
The probe has focused on mobile technology, specifically the signals from telephone antennas and the devices connected to them on the morning of her disappearance. A search was launched when a suspected Brazilian partner, accused of mistreating her and facing two additional charges for violating a restraining order, became a focal point. There were early theories that a woman could be the perpetrator, a scenario that has endured as one of the more credible possibilities in the days since.
Judith’s body was found on the afternoon of Thursday, November 23. It lay behind a stone wall and a dumpster, and all evidence points to a killing that occurred roughly five days earlier. The timeline places the incident in the early hours of Saturday to Sunday, the 19th, after she lost contact with friends near Redomeira. A friend recalls that she planned to attend a local school event in the Berbes region that night and later exchanged messages indicating she had encountered someone who demanded an unpaid debt. Another witness reportedly saw a woman near a white van in the vicinity, but the investigation has remained largely tight-lipped, leaving that lead unresolved.
In collaboration with the Criminal Investigation Department of the Pontevedra Command Judicial Police, detectives gathered positive results from the examination of cameras and the extensive traces collected from the scene. Swabs from the victim’s body, the cloth in her mouth, and her clothing were analyzed, with the hope that DNA evidence would yield important clues. The investigation continues to seek a coherent narrative that explains how the night unfolded and who was involved. Although Judith’s terminal was not recovered, it cannot be ruled out that tracing the route she took from Vigo to Porriño could illuminate the path of events that night.
Despite the challenges, investigators emphasize the importance of cross-referencing other devices connected to the antennas along the route in question. Telecommunication companies hold vast amounts of data about devices that passed through the relevant stations, and much of this information can be obtained under judicial orders. If a device matching Judith’s route can be identified, it could become pivotal in solving the crime. The motive remains unclear, and it is possible that the offender did not plan the act in advance or left the terminal at home to mislead authorities. Antennas in areas such as the Porriño industrial zone typically cover wide areas, which can complicate the task for investigators compared to denser urban centers.
Resolution
Mobile data can serve as a crucial clue in murder investigations. This perspective has played a significant role in other high-profile cases in the region, where authorities found that tracing the path of a suspect’s device helped narrow the field of possibilities. In earlier but similarly intricate cases, investigators relied on signals from multiple antennas along the crime’s likely corridor. The absence of clear fingerprints, DNA traces, or confessions did not stop the search; instead, the team built a timeline by collecting and mapping electronic traces tied to specific locations and times. In the end, the combination of mobile data and corroborating evidence enabled prosecutors to establish a narrative, identify a suspect, and secure a verdict in cases with complex, multi-faceted threads.