Several days after her disappearance, Melida Thomas Dixon was found dead with stab wounds inside a camper van.
The 67-year-old American was found in the early hours of Monday, after an alert made by her son who hadn’t been able to contact her on the phone for several days.
The discovery occurred in a rural and difficult to access site in San Rafael, San Ramón de Alajuela. In the camper, the police officers found signs of struggle or robbery.
As a first hypothesis, the suspicions point to the sentimental partner of the woman, who has not been located.
Friday was the last day that they saw her in the area, and during the weekend the neighbors did not report any strange or abnormal situation. One of her children spends called all weekend. Since she does not answer, today (Monday) he went to the place and found her dead,”
said Luis Ángel Ávila, ai deputy director of the Judicial Investigation Organization (OIJ).