What the records say
- When
- 25 Jul 2019
- Kind
- Murder
- Coordinates
- 44.12° N, 24.35° E
- Description
- 2019 murder in Caracal, Romania
Placed at the town its description names, Caracal.
Kidnapping of Alexandra Măceșanu and Luiza Melencu
2019 murder in Caracal, Romania
The kidnapping of Alexandra Măceșanu and Luiza Melencu happened in Caracal, Olt County, Romania in April and on 25 July 2019. Romanian police were heavily criticized for taking 19 hours to locate and search the building where Alexandra Măceșanu was held captive. The handling of the case met widespread outrage and protests, which led to the dismissal of Interior Minister Nicolae Moga and other officials.
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- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “meurtre d'Alexandra Măceșanu, crime ayant eu lieu à Caracal, dans le județ d'Olt, en Roumanie”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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