 In 2000, Maroto's bicycle was found in a well 300 meters from the place where the backpack was found.By 2003, Police had searched 300 of over 1000 wells located around Valdepeñas, but the one with the body (four kilometers away from the abduction site) was not among them.Saez reported Romero to the authorities in 2003, after he assaulted her and told her afterward that he didn't care about the consequences because he had already killed several people.