After receiving an ominous warning via Facebook from his husband, the body of Spanish TV star Koldo Losada was found in their Bilbao home, together with the corpse of their dog, Gaston, on Wednesday.
Losada's long-term partner, Jon Ezkurdia, has been arrested, suspected in the killing of his partner.
Losada and Ezkurdia have apparently been together for 20 years. However, Ezkurdia was arrested Wednesday night in Bilbao on suspicion of murder, after his husband's body was found in a pool of blood in their apartment by friends. Their white Westie terrier, Gaston, was also found dead, apparently strangled.
Losada, 54, is well known to millions of Spaniards from his appearances in several popular TV series, including Cuéntame, Águila Roja and Amar en Tiempos Revueltos. After being together for many years, the couple married two years ago. However, friends of the couple said that they were going through difficult times and were apparently in the process of separating.
The couple were often seen together in a bar called "La Gallina Ciega" (the blind hen), which is run by 54-year-old Ezkurdia. However, apparently the bar has been closed since September this year.
La Vanguardia (in Spanish) reports that Ezkurdia posted a rather cryptic and sinister status on Facebook a couple of hours before Losada died, together with a photo of himself wearing a clown's makeup, with a wide, red painted mouth and black eyes. The message, posted at 5:34 pm on Wednesday, read, "The blind hen began in silence and will exit the same way. Thank you for everything you have given us."
Reportedly, Ezkurdia had been see drinking on Wednesday in the centre of Bilbao with some female friends. The friends were concerned about his depressed state and decided to later check up on him in the couple's home.
On arrival at the apartment, they found a reportedly very drunk Ezkurdia, receiving medical attention from an ambulance crew. Worried about this, the women then entered the couple's apartment and found Losada's body, lying in a pool of blood in the hallway and with signs of a violent attack. It was in the bin outside that the body of their dog, Gaston, was discovered, together with various items that might have been connected to the crime.
A friend of the couple told ABC that it was impossible that Ezkurdia could have killed Koldo and Gaston, adding,“They were always out having a beer together. They were a wonderful couple, and got on really well. We just don’t understand what could have happened.”
A waiter working at the bar said “I’ve known Jon for nine years; he’s a very loving man and always quick with a compliment."
It is unknown what pushed Ezkurdia to first post the ominous Facebook message and then allegedly to kill Losada.
Koldo Losada was born on November 13, 1960 in Getxo, Vizcaya, País Vasco, Spain and died on November 19, 2014 in Bilbao, Vizcaya, País Vasco, Spain.
Besides his appearances in the popular TV series Cuéntame, Águila Roja and Amar en Tiempos Revueltos, he was also known for his appearances in the films, Mystikal (2010), No controles (2010), The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared (2013).
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