FURTHER forensic tests have ruled out that the killer of the CAM bank chairman's widow was her son-in-law.
María del Carmen Martínez, 70, was shot at close range inside her landrover on the forecourt of a garage she had inherited from her late tycoon husband Vicente Sala (pictured left), CEO of the now-defunct CAM bank, on December 9 last year.
At first, the prime suspect was the husband of the youngest of Martínez's three daughters, who had not been speaking to their mother after she disinherited them and left the multi-million family empire to her only son.
But now, 10 months after Martínez's death and two months after a second DNA test report, it has been confirmed Miguel López was not the man who killed his mother-in-law.
Traces found on the bullets used are said to be those of another male who has not been identified.
A second man's DNA was on the trigger, meaning it is likely that more than one person was involved in the murder.
López, who was manager of the dealership Novocar in Alicante where María del Carmen Martínez (pictured right) was shot, ended up spending nearly two months in custody on suspicion of the crime until he paid a €150,000 bail release on March 20 this year.
Investigations continue, but detectives now no longer have a suspect.
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