On January 6, 2014, the former Miss Venezuela, Monica Spear, he was traveling with his family on the Puerto Cabell-Valencia utopian road, a few miles west of Caracas.
Her husband was driving the act in which he was traveling and in the back was his daughter, who at that time was 5 years old, when on the way a ditch he could not dodge, ended up puncturing one of the rims of the Corolla in which they traveled.
The couple got stuck on the road in one zone that was famous for its danger, So they called the emergency phone, but were unsuccessful.
Monica Spear saw a crane in the distance to which she signaled for help. They managed to get the car onto the crane platform but suddenly 5 armed men appeared.
The men on the crane fled the scene, while the family was only able to take refuge inside the car, but what appeared to be a assault, Became a double murder, As criminals they shot and killed to the couple, while the little one resulted in a bullet wound in the leg, being the only survivor.
At that time, the murder of the actress shocked the whole country and Mature, President of Venezuela, assured that the criminals “They acted with violence that is an evil we have, a terrible evil”, So they untied demonstrations in Caracas, Against violence, which was joined by public figures.
Monica Spear had already been assaulted 5 times and knew that her country was insecure, but always returned, because in this place she decided to reconcile with her partner, Thomas Henry Berry, Of Irish descent and divorced in 2012.
Just 3 days after what happened, 7 people were arrested for the crime. It was in May 2015 that a Venezuelan court determined 25 years in prison a Gerardo Contreras 19 years old, who accepted to have been who he murdered Spear.
“I didn’t kill her because I wanted to, but I shot her and accidentally the bullet caught her … I don’t regret it, I know I’ll get out of here someday“, Said the young man, who in July 2020 he died in prison for tuberculosis, after being transferred to various prisons for his misconduct.
of Maya, Monica’s daughter is known to have been educated by her grandparents and to this day he has thousands of followers on his social media and lives by the traditions of Venezuela, despite having a life made in Orlando, Florida.