Spain: Missing U.S. tourist’ body identified, hiking Camino de Santiago, arrest made

AZcentral.com/Amy B Wang reported, the Arizona woman disappeared in April. An arrest was made in her case earlier this month, but her fate was unclear until now. DNA tests have confirmed a body found in Spain is that of Denise Thiem, a Litchfield Park woman missing since April. A State Department spokesman confirmed Thiem’s death to azcentral and The Arizona Republic on Friday.
Thiem’s family had received confirmation of a DNA match on Wednesday, said Phil Thompson, a family friend.
Thiem, 41, had traveled to Spain to hike the Camino de Santiago, a popular trek across northern Spain. She went missing on April. 5, Easter Sunday, shortly after leaving the town of Astorga. Her disappearance launched a massive search and increasing agony for Thiem’s friends and family. Read Article