Overview
- The Guardia Civil reported that laboratory tests on samples from the basement turned up no biological material matching López.
- Specialists collected material from the stairs, walls and floor of the waterlogged space and sent it to a Madrid lab, with results shared with the judge and both sides.
- The basement came to light during remodeling by a new owner, prompting a court-ordered inspection after an earlier search of the house failed to detect it.
- The judge will decide whether to close this line of inquiry and send the case back for trial or order more work, as police also analyzed items like the hatch and a rusted ladder.
- The prosecution seeks an 18‑year sentence while López’s family asks for 39 years, the defense pursues acquittal, and it objects to calling the space a “zulo,” saying it was a sealed cellar due to flooding.