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She was last seen
near Astorga, in the province of Leon, in early April. She
stopped posting pictures on social networks and communicating
with friends on April 4.
"Following months of intense investigations, our agents have
found the body of Denise and detained the alleged perpetrator,"
the head of the Spanish police, Ignacio Cosido, said on twitter.
Thiem, who was from Phoenix, Arizona, was 40-years-old when she
disappeared and would have turned 41 in August.
Interior Minister Jorge Fernandez Diaz is due to hold a news
conference later on Saturday to give further details on the
case.
(Reporting by Blanca Rodriguez and Julien Toyer, Editing by
Angus MacSwan)
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