Berenice case: Firefighters remove body found during search for missing cook from forest

Berenice Case: Police find body during search for missing cook on the Coast The body of a woman found this Friday afternoon (17), during the search for the cook who had been missing since the end of June in Ubatuba, in a forested area of ??Angra dos Reis (RJ), was removed from the scene in the early evening. The body will be sent to the Legal Medical Institute (IML), where it will undergo identification tests. ? Click here to follow the g1 Vale do Paraíba channel and region on WhatsApp The victim was located in a forested area in the town of Serra d'Água, on the banks of Estrada de Lídice. The action included teams from the São Paulo Civil Police and the Ready Response Group of the 3rd Special Actions Battalion (3rd BAEP). The Civil Police are investigating the disappearance of cook Berenice Ramos de Aguiar, aged 60, who was last seen on June 30th. Personal archive According to delegate André Luiz Matera Costilhas, responsible for the investigations, the main line of work is that the victim is the cook Berenice Ramos de Aguiar, who has been missing since the end of June in Ubatuba. Confirmation of identity, however, depends on expert examinations that will be carried out by the Legal Medical Institute. Berenice's disappearance is being investigated by the São Paulo Civil Police. Since the case was registered, teams have carried out investigations in different cities in search of clues as to the cook's whereabouts. The Civil Police reported that investigations continue to clarify the circumstances of the death and officially confirm the identity of the victim. Police find body in search for Berenice The suspicion is based on the fact that the location of the discovery is within the area delimited by the investigation based on the route taken by the vehicle of Berenice's boss, Eliane Alves dos Santos, aged 46, who was arrested on suspicion of having committed the crime. Official confirmation of identity will depend on expert examinations that will be carried out after removal. The Fire Department arrived at the scene shortly before 6pm on Friday. The body was located in a difficult-to-access part of the forest. According to investigators, the victim was stuck to a tree in a steep area, which made it difficult for teams participating in the search to approach him. Due to the conditions of the terrain, the police called the Fire Department, which must carry out the removal using rappelling techniques. Only after the rescue will it be possible to begin the forensic examination and identification procedures. New information about the search for cook Berenice Sangue in the truck Earlier, the investigation gained new elements after the 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 This 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."