DeBary Man Charged with 1st-Degree Murder in Wife’s Disappearance
- On Monday, October 26, 2026, Volusia County deputies arrested Epifanio Ramos Gaminde in DeBary and charged him with first-degree murder in connection with his wife Maria Gaminde's January 2024 disappearance.
- After Maria was reported missing in January 2024, Epifanio claimed she voluntarily moved overseas to Japan or the Philippines; investigators suspected he sought to avoid deportation if she divorced him.
- Investigators found evidence of a "deliberate effort" to fake Maria's activity through inauthentic text messages and emails, while searches of the couple's home focused on what Sheriff Chitwood described as a fake fountain in the backyard.
- Epifanio remains held without bond at the Volusia County Branch Jail, while the couple's three children have been reunited with Maria's family after being denied contact since her disappearance.
- While Maria's body has not been recovered, State Attorney Larizza expressed "complete and total confidence" in the prosecution's ability to move forward with the case against Epifanio.
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After Husband's Murder Charge, Cops Dig Under Fountain
Deputies have spent the last several days taking into a backyard hearts in DeBary, Fla., in what they say is a search for the body of a mother who vanished almost three years ago. A Volusia County grand jury on Saturday indicated the missing woman's husband, 48-year-old Epifanio IX Ramos...
In DeBary, Florida, 48-year-old Epifanio Gaminde was arrested on October 26 for first degree murder. His wife Maria was reported missing in January 2024. Investigators accuse him of concealing her death and faking a life abroad.
Elaborate Overseas Cover-Up Leads To Murder Charge In Florida Woman's Disappearance
A DeBary, Florida, man was arrested Monday and charged with first-degree murder in connection with the disappearance of his wife earlier this year, according to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office. Epifanio IX Ramos Gaminde was taken into custody after a grand jury returned an indictment for the murder of Maria Gaminde. Maria Gaminde’s family reported […] Elaborate Overseas Cover-Up Leads To Murder Charge In Florida Woman’s Disappearance
Husband arrested in wife's disappearance after family kept getting mystery texts - NEW YORK TIMES POST
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Florida man accused of murdering his missing wife allegedly sent her identification and credit cards to a relative in the Philippines as part of an elaborate effort to make it appear she was alive and living overseas, authorities said. Epifanio IX Ramos Gaminde was indicted on [...]
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