Name Wendy Albano | ||
Wendy Albano was an American businesswoman murdered in 2012 in a hotel room in Thailand. Authorities in the U.S. got in touch with the U.S. State department eventually leading to the arrest of a suspect hiding in India years later. The chief suspect was an Indian business associate who fled to India after her death. One of the key pieces of evidence that made him a suspect was their known business relationship and video surveillance from the hotel. U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson asked then secretary of State Hillary Clinton to help with the case. Senator Nelson took steps to help India and Thailand work together to solve the crime. The case made headlines in the United States and India, especially due to the involvement of a U.S. Senator and request for help from then Secretary of State Clinton.
Wendy was an interior designer who had worked on the homes of many famous people and celebrities including Derek Jeter and Tino Martinez. She had worked on Mr. Jeter's apartment worth 20 million USD located in Trump World Tower. Her business was called Wendy Albano Interiors and she was noted for her pleasantness and sense of style. She had lived in the US States of California and Florida.
Wendy was found dead in February 2012 at a hotel in Bangkok, Thailand. In September 2014 Indian Police arrested the chief suspect, a business associate that had befriended her on Facebook in 2010. They had worked on some business deals and were reportedly working trying to import hand-made jewelry. The hotel was Fraser Suites Hotel (Fraser Suites Sukhumvit) in Bangkok and one of the leads was footage that showed the suspect leaving.
Bangkok hotels have been a popular place for murderers and some of the latest cases include Karl Slym of Tata Motors and Hollywood actor David Carradine Thailand murders have become noted enough that one writer produced a book called How Not To Get Murdered In Thailand related to this issue.