The daughter of a missing man whose body was found buried in a field in April - 56 years after his disappearance - says she is desparate for answers after police launched a murder investigation.
26.05.2023 - 20:09 / etcanada.com
South American soap opera star, Jefferson Machado, has been found dead, four months after he went missing in January. He was 44.
On Monday, the actor’s body was found stuffed in a trunk and buried in the backyard of a home in Campo Grande, Brazil, according to multiple reports. They were found encased in cement by Brazilian authorities, as per a local media outlet, R7.
The Machado family attorney, Jairo Magalhae Pereira, confirmed the star’s death in a statement on Facebook: “It is with regret that I share the sad news of the passing of actor Jeff Machado, whose body was found with strangulation signs. This discovery confronts us with the cruelty present in our society, motivating us to seek truth and justice in the face of such impactful cases.
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“Preliminary information indicates that the actor’s body was found in a trunk, buried in a hole of considerable depth. This situation deeply saddens us and indignant in the face of the suffering faced by Jeff,” the statement continues.
Pereira added that his “commitment as a lawyer is to seek tirelessly for truth and justice. It is my responsibility to ensure that everyone involved in this brutal crime is held accountable and punished, and that Jeff’s family finds the support they need to get through this very painful time.”
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R7 also reported that the house where Machado’s body was recovered was rented by one of his friends, who’s identity remains confidential. The friend is currently under investigation.
Machado was reported missing on January 27 after loved ones found his eight dogs alone, the outlet states. Before the actor
The daughter of a missing man whose body was found buried in a field in April - 56 years after his disappearance - says she is desparate for answers after police launched a murder investigation.
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R7 confirmed that the remains of the actor, who starred in the soap opera Reis, were recovered on Monday May 22 in the backyard of a home in Campo Grande, Brazil. His body had been placed in a trunk, believed to be owned by the 44-year-old, and then buried six feet under ground. In a statement on Facebook, the Machado family attorney Jairo Magalhae Pereira confirmed the star’s death, and shared that the family is now seeking "truth and justice".
Via Facebook, the actor's family also confirmed the news. Jeff, who starred in the Brazilian religious telenovela "Reis," was first reported missing in late January after his eight dogs were found alone and abandoned, something friends said Jeff would have never intentionally done. Prior to the grisly discovery, Jeff had not been seen or heard from since Jan.
she wrote in the heartbreaking post.Authorities said that the body of the 44-year-old was discovered bound and stuffed inside a wooden chest, which had been encased in concrete and buried 6 feet beneath the backyard of a house in the Campo Grande neighborhood, G1 reported.“He had his arms tied behind his head and buried in a trunk that is very similar to the ones in his own house,” the family’s lawyer Jairo Magalhães said in a statement, per R7 News.The attorney said that the corpse, which was identified using fingerprints, had a “line” on the neck, indicating that he was strangled. Police footage showed the trunk getting exhumed from the ground — a task that reportedly took nine people to accomplish, the Daily Mail reported.While the probe is ongoing, police are currently investigating a man who had rented the property.
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