Berenice case: body found in the woods in Angra dos Reis is that of a missing cook, police say

Berenice case: Police find body during search for missing cook on the Coast The Civil Police confirmed, this Saturday morning (18), that the female body found in a forested area in Angra dos Reis (RJ) is that of the cook Berenice Ramos de Aguiar, aged 60, who has been missing since the end of June in Ubatuba (SP). According to delegate André Luiz Matera Costilhas, responsible for the investigations, the identification was made by the victim's son on Friday night. The body is at the IML (Legal Medical Institute), which must carry out tests on the victim. The body was located on Friday afternoon (17), in a forested area in the town of Serra d'Água, on the banks of Estrada de Lídice. The removal mobilized teams from the São Paulo Civil Police, the Ready Response Group of the 3rd Special Actions Battalion (3rd BAEP) and the Fire Department, as the body was in a difficult-to-access area, stuck to a tree in a steep area. ? Click here to follow the g1 Vale do Paraíba and region channel on WhatsApp The Civil Police are investigating the disappearance of cook Berenice Ramos de Aguiar, aged 60, who was last seen on June 30th. Personal archive Until then, the main line of investigation was that the body was that of Berenice, as the location of the discovery was within the area delimited by investigators based on the route taken by the truck of the cook's boss, Eliane Alves dos Santos, aged 46. The businesswoman is temporarily arrested and is being investigated on suspicion of murder. According to information from reporter João Mota, from Rede Vanguarda, she should be heard again at the beginning of next week, in Caraguatatuba, as part of the continuity of the investigations. Police find body in search of Berenice Blood in truck The investigation gained new elements after police confirmed the presence of traces of blood in Eliane's truck. With the observation made by the dogs, the experts working on the investigation used luminol in the vehicle and it was found that there was blood in the truck, with the highest concentration being found in the passenger seat. ? Luminol is a type of chemical reagent and is constantly used by the Scientific Police in criminal investigations. It is used to detect traces of blood that are invisible to the naked eye. When sprayed, if there is blood in the area, the liquid will glow fluorescent blue. Both police reports have not yet been finalized. They are expected to be completed in the next few days. Audio of son During the week, an audio of Berenice's son to Eliane was released. In the audio, the son demands explanations from his boss about the last moments before his mother disappeared, in Ubatuba. The boss Eliane Alves dos Santos, 46 years old, has been temporarily detained since Friday (10). The case is being investigated as a possible homicide by the police, although no body has yet been found (read more below). In the recording, obtained by Rede Vanguarda, and which is not part of the police investigation, José Carlos de Faria, Berenice's son, asks the employer to tell him exactly what happened on the day his mother left the restaurant where she worked. Son: "What happened? Because my mother disappeared."