佛罗里达州一名男子被控谋杀其失踪的妻子，当局称，他涉嫌将妻子的身份证件和信用卡寄给菲律宾的一名亲属，这是精心策划的一部分，目的是让人以为她还活着，并且生活在海外。
A Florida man accused of murdering his missing wife allegedly sent her identification and credit cards to a relative in the Philippines as part of an elaborate effort to make it appear she was alive and living overseas, authorities said.
埃皮法尼奥·IX·拉莫斯·加明德因妻子玛丽亚·加明德失踪一案被控一级谋杀罪。自2024年1月以来，她的家人一直没有得到与她确认的联系。
Epifanio IX Ramos Gaminde was indicted on a first-degree murder charge in the disappearance of his wife, Maria Gaminde, whose family has had no confirmed contact with her since January 2024.
她的遗体尚未被找到，但调查人员周二搜查了这对夫妇位于佛罗里达州德贝里的住所，此前一名邻居报告称，在加明德的妻子失踪前后，曾看到他在住宅后方进行大量施工。
Her body has not been found, but investigators searched the couple's DeBary, Florida, property Tuesday after a neighbor reported seeing Gaminde doing extensive work behind the home around the time his wife disappeared.
加州护士的丈夫声称移民及海关执法局带走了她——如今他被控谋杀。玛丽亚的家人于2024年1月与她失去联系后报告她失踪。到当年7月，亲属开始向调查人员表达担忧，涉及据称来自海外的玛丽亚发来的短信、电子邮件以及信用卡消费活动。
CALIFORNIA NURSE'S HUSBAND CLAIMED ICE TOOK HER — NOW HE'S CHARGED WITH MURDER Maria's family reported her missing in January 2024 after losing contact with her. By July of that year, relatives were raising concerns with investigators about text messages, emails and credit-card activity that purportedly came from Maria overseas.
“家属开始联系我们说，‘嘿，有点不对劲。我们收到的这些短信和电子邮件，还有她信用卡上的消费，也不对劲，’”沃卢西亚县警长迈克·奇特伍德在周二的新闻发布会上说。
"The family starts to contact us and say, 'Hey, something's not right. These text messages and emails that we're getting, the spending on her credit cards, too. Something's not right,'" Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood said during a news conference Tuesday.
加明德告诉调查人员，这对夫妇存在婚姻问题，并声称他的妻子去了菲律宾或日本。
Gaminde told investigators the couple was having marital problems and claimed his wife had left for either the Philippines or Japan.
侦探们审查了数字和法医证据，并走访了邻居，调查日益聚焦于加明德。奇特伍德说，调查人员还了解到他此前曾两次因家庭暴力被捕。
Detectives examined digital and forensic evidence and interviewed neighbors as the investigation increasingly focused on Gaminde. Investigators also learned he had previously been arrested twice for domestic violence, Chitwood said.
调查最终延伸到海外，联邦调查局协助沃卢西亚县的调查人员和检察官处理国际法律问题，随后一名侦探和一名检察官前往菲律宾询问加明德的侄女。
The investigation eventually stretched overseas, with the FBI helping Volusia County investigators and prosecutors navigate international legal issues before a detective and prosecutor traveled to the Philippines to interview Gaminde's niece. "She gives up everything," Chitwood said.
奇伍德说：“她放弃了一切。她甚至给了我们更多信息，联邦调查局必须与国际伙伴合作，才能找回案发时的数字证据。”如今，十起身份盗窃案中有六起始于一个新账户。警长说，加明德涉嫌通过电子邮件将侄女玛丽亚的重要文件发给她，包括她的驾照和信用卡，并指示她如何处理这些文件。调查人员认为，这些活动的目的是制造玛丽亚还活着、并避免与家人、朋友和执法部门接触的假象。
"She even gives us more information that the FBI has to work with international partners to recover digital evidence from when it occurred." 6 IN 10 IDENTITY CRIMES NOW BEGIN WITH A NEW ACCOUNT Gaminde allegedly emailed his niece Maria's important documents, including her driver's license and credit cards, and instructed her what to do with them, the sheriff said. Investigators believe the activity was intended to create the appearance that Maria was alive and avoiding contact with her family, friends and law enforcement.
当局将玛丽亚最后一次已知的活动追溯到2023年12月。调查人员确认，玛丽亚和她的孩子们于12月16日去了迪士尼世界的魔法王国，此前他们确认了用于进入公园的指纹。
Authorities traced Maria's last known activity to December 2023. Investigators determined Maria and her children visited Disney World's Magic Kingdom on Dec. 16 after confirming their fingerprints were used to enter the park.
四天后，加明德涉嫌给妻子发了一条短信，问她在哪里。随后玛丽亚的通讯停止了，之后据称来自她的信息开始从海外发来。
Four days later, Gaminde allegedly sent his wife a text asking where she was. Communications from Maria then stopped before messages purportedly from her began coming from overseas.
尽管有这些通讯以及玛丽亚账户上明显的活动，调查人员没有发现她还活着的证据。奇伍德说：“没有财务线索。没有任何迹象表明玛丽亚还活着。”
Despite those communications and the apparent activity on Maria's accounts, investigators found no evidence that she was still alive. "There's no financial trail. There's nothing that would indicate that Maria is alive," Chitwood said.
在周二对这对夫妇财产的搜查中，调查人员重点搜查了住宅后方似乎添加了混凝土的区域。奇伍德警告说，调查人员不知道这次搜查是否会让他们找到玛丽亚的遗体。奇伍德说：“我们可能走运，也可能不走运。”
During Tuesday's search of the couple's property, investigators focused on an area behind the home where concrete appeared to have been added. Chitwood cautioned that investigators did not know whether the search would lead them to Maria's remains." We may get lucky, we may not get lucky," Chitwood said.
检察官表示，即使玛丽亚的遗体永远找不到，他们也准备继续推进这起一级谋杀案。
Prosecutors said they are prepared to pursue the first-degree murder case even if Maria's body is never recovered.
佛罗里达州第七司法巡回区的州检察官拉里扎表示，周二搜查的结果不会改变该州起诉加明德的计划。拉里扎说：“我们已做好充分准备，即使没有遗体也能继续推进。我对我们起诉此案的能力抱有完全和彻底的信心。”大陪审团作出谋杀起诉时，加明德已因涉嫌无证驾驶被拦下而处于羁押之中。他目前被关押在沃卢西亚县分监狱，不得保释，同时还面临美国移民和海关执法局的移民拘留令。
Larizza, state attorney for Florida's 7th Judicial Circuit, said the outcome of Tuesday's search would not change the state's plans to prosecute Gaminde." We're fully prepared to move forward without the body," Larizza said. "And I have complete and total confidence in our ability to prosecute this case." Gaminde was already in custody after being stopped for allegedly driving without a license when the grand jury returned the murder indictment. He is being held without bond at the Volusia County Branch Jail and also faces an immigration detainer from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
警长表示，加明德和玛丽亚大约在2008年一起来到美国，育有三个年幼的儿子。他被拘留时，孩子们正和他在一起，此后已与玛丽亚的家人团聚。奇伍德说，孩子们一直被拒绝与母亲一方家人接触。调查期间，加明德曾多次接受讯问，但当局不相信他提供的说法。奇伍德说：“他给我们的每一次陈述都只是谎言。”调查仍在进行中。
Gaminde and Maria came to the United States together around 2008 and have three young sons, the sheriff said. The children were with their father when he was taken into custody and have since been reunited with Maria's family. Chitwood said the children had been denied contact with their mother's side of the family. Gaminde has been interviewed repeatedly during the investigation, but authorities do not believe the accounts he provided. "Every interview he has given us has just been a lie," Chitwood said. The investigation remains ongoing.
