Caroline Del Valle

Status:

Open

Missing From:

Sabadell, Barcelona, Spain

Summary:

Caroline del Valle Movilla disappeared in the early morning hours of March 15, 2015 in Sabadell, Barcelona at age 14 after escaping a police raid during a gathering in the Zona Hermética. Police treated her disappearance as involuntary from the beginning and her mother says police believe Caroline is dead. The case remains unsolved after over a decade.

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Circumstances of Disappearance:

On Friday, March 13, 2015, Caroline spent the night at her friend Silvia's house. The following day, March 14, Caroline and Silvia decided to attend a youth nightclub at the Olympic Village in Barcelona called In Time. After spending the afternoon there and eating at McDonald's, Caroline's original plan was to spend the night at Silvia's house as agreed with her mother around 9:30 PM. However, Caroline and Silvia opted to join their group of friends (some from youth centers and wanted by authorities) to participate in a gathering at the Hermetic Zone in Sabadell near the Bora Bora nightclub. Around 5:00 AM on March 15, a police raid occurred, creating chaos among the young people present who began to run. According to testimonies, Caroline separated from the group and, in an attempt to avoid being detained by authorities, disappeared in the confusion. The group dispersed and some went to Sabadell Sur train station, at which point Caroline made her last phone call to her friend Nissrine at 5:55 AM, with no answer. That same day, Isabel, seeing that her daughter was not arriving home, contacted Caroline's friends. On Monday, March 16 around 2:00 AM, she received an alarming message from one of Caroline's friends indicating the young woman was in an abandoned house in precarious conditions. Immediately, Isabel went to the City of Justice in Barcelona and Hospitalet de Llobregat to report her daughter's disappearance.

Additional Details:

The investigation into Caroline's disappearance has been a complicated process full of uncertainty. From the moment her disappearance was reported, authorities followed various investigation lines and considered several theories about her whereabouts. One of the main hypotheses handled by authorities, particularly the Mossos d'Esquadra, was that Caroline may have been a victim of an accident or even a homicide, based partly on testimonies from people present at the gathering and reports of suspicious activities in the area. However, no conclusive evidence was found to support this theory. Another investigation line focused on the possibility that Caroline was a victim of human trafficking. Her mother, Isabel, publicly expressed suspicions, suggesting that Caroline may have been taken to France and was being exploited in a human trafficking context. This theory added a darker dimension to the case and generated concern about Caroline's well-being if she were alive. During the investigation, suspicions emerged about certain individuals present at the gathering the night of Caroline's disappearance. One of them was Jacine ("Justin"), Caroline's friend, a young man being sought by authorities who was identified as a suspect by some testimonies. According to accounts, Justin witnessed Caroline's disappearance and his version of events was subject to scrutiny by authorities and public opinion. According to his testimony in the RTVE program "Desaparecidos," during the raid he hid to avoid capture at the Castle of Can Feu and lost sight of Caroline in the chaos. By 2022, the Central Unit of Missing Persons of the Mossos d'Esquadra was in charge of the case, but it is now in the hands of Homicide, which works with the hypothesis of sexual assault and violent death. The investigation, led by the private detective firm SPY Investigación and its forensic expert Carlos García Barrett, revealed details about people Caroline associated with and the possible geolocation of her mobile phone the night she disappeared. The latest clue suggests Caroline may have been in a vehicle in the early morning of her disappearance heading toward the AP-7 near the Sabadell exit; the company QuantiKa14 prepared a detailed report on her phone's geolocation at that time, which was delivered to the Mossos d'Esquadra. Caroline's disappearance has been surrounded by lies and contradictions from her friends, which further complicated the investigation process. One key moment was when Caroline's friend Silvia lied to her mother, telling her she had spent the night at her house. This falsehood initially led Caroline's mother to believe her daughter was safe when she had actually disappeared after attending a gathering in Sabadell. There were also discrepancies in the testimonies provided by Caroline's friends about events that occurred during the night of her disappearance. Some accounts mentioned the presence of three Moroccan men next to a red Seat vehicle with a French license plate, while others mentioned a supposed police raid during the party. These discrepancies generated confusion and made it difficult for authorities to clarify what happened. Caroline would be 25 years old today (born November 21, 2000) and her case also has international support through Interpol, with active searches in countries like France, Portugal, and Morocco. Initially it was considered that Caroline was a victim of homicide, but the case was archived. The investigation was reopened in 2018 and since then various proceedings have been carried out. The latest developments are work by Google and collaboration with Interpol. In recent months, the investigation has gained new momentum. A digital recreation of Caroline's face has been made using artificial intelligence to show what she would look like today, with the goal of facilitating her identification if she is still alive.

Case Last Updated:

Nov 15, 2026