The cook Berenice Ramos de Aguiar, aged 60 Reproduction/Personal archive The confirmation that the body found in a forested area in Angra dos Reis (RJ) belongs to the cook Berenice Ramos de Aguiar, aged 60, closes an important chapter of an investigation that mobilized the police of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. Missing since the end of June in Ubatuba, on the North Coast of SP, Berenice was the victim of a case marked by contradictions, expert evidence and the temporary arrest of her former boss, businesswoman Eliane Alves dos Santos, aged 46. ? Click here to follow the g1 Vale do Paraíba and region channel on WhatsApp Berenice's body was recognized by her own son on Friday night (17). The main person being investigated for the crime, the boss must give a new statement in the coming days. g1 gathered the chronology of the entire case. Remember below. Berenice's family recognizes body found in Angra Sumiço and the labor conflict Berenice Ramos de Aguiar was last seen on June 30, in the Ubatumirim neighborhood, in Ubatuba. She had been working at Eliane's restaurant for around four months and lived in a house close to the establishment. According to the family, the cook planned to leave her job and return to live in Igaratá (SP), which is why she was seeking an amicable termination of the employment contract. Berenice case: Police find body during search for missing cook on the Coast In an audio recorded in the first days of the searches, Eliane told Berenice's son, José Carlos de Faria, that she had paid R$ 2,600 related to the labor settlement and left the employee at a bus stop, claiming that she was going to Praia das Toninhas. However, restaurant employees reported to the police the existence of previous disagreements and episodes of aggression between the two. Audio shows son demanding explanations from his boss after the disappearance of a cook in SP Contradictions and the operation The Civil Police investigation, through the DIG of São Sebastião, quickly identified inconsistencies in the businesswoman's testimony. Initially, Eliane said that she took Berenice to Toninhas, but later changed her version, stating that she had left the elderly woman at the Ubatumirim interchange. Although she declared that she returned home after the ride, images from security cameras and radar records showed that her black truck headed towards Paraty (RJ) along the Rio-Santos Highway, returning only hours later. Suspicious boss's car was seen in Ubatuba, SP Reproduction Given the evidence, the “Last Trace” operation was launched. When approached, the boss tried to get rid of a cell phone, throwing it into the woods. Three registered firearms and two cell phones were seized from the suspect's home. Eliane's truck was found without license plates and with recent repair marks compatible with damage caused by gunshots. Eliane was temporarily arrested on July 10th and the court maintained her detention after a custody hearing. Blood in the vehicle and searches The investigation gained new contours when Military Police sniffer dogs pointed out the presence of blood in the suspect's vehicle this Friday (17). Experts used the chemical reagent luminol, which confirmed traces of biological material, with a higher concentration found in the passenger seat. The cook Berenice Ramos de Aguiar, 60 years old Personal archive Based on the route taken by the truck, the police delimited a search area of ??approximately 93 kilometers between Ubatuba and Angra dos Reis. Teams from the 3rd Special Police Actions Battalion (Baep) and the Environmental Police concentrated their work in regions that were difficult to access. Finding the body and identification On Friday afternoon, a female body was located in a forested area in the town of Serra d'Água, on the banks of Estrada de Lídice, in Angra dos Reis. The corpse was in a steep area, stuck to a tree, which required the Fire Department to use rappelling techniques to remove it. Due to the advanced state of decomposition, official identification by the Legal Medical Institute (IML) can take up to three days, using fingerprints, dental arch or DNA tests. Firefighters arrive at the location where the body was found during the search for the cook. Civil Police/Personal file However, Berenice's son carried out initial recognition using a photograph of a butterfly tattoo that the victim had. The Civil Police confirmed this Saturday morning (18) that the body is indeed that of the cook. Eliane remains in prison and is expected to be heard again by investigators at the beginning of next week, in Caraguatatuba. The businesswoman's defense stated that she will only speak out after having full access to the process. See more news from Vale do Paraíba and the Bragantina region