The men that Spanish police believe were involved in John George’s murder have been identified by a BBC investigation. International arrest orders have been issued for 26-year-old Jonny Smyth, a fugitive who was born in Belfast but has been residing in Spain.

In relation to the murder, Michal Maly, 32, a Czech national and former member of the French Foreign Legion, has made judicial appearances. Before his body was found, John George went missing in Alicante for 21 days in December.

In the meantime, a lot of people were paying attention to his family’s quest for answers. Billy, his father, claimed that despite John’s drug addiction and subsequent decline into criminality, he had stayed close to the family.

The 37-year-old went missing in December after vacationing in Spain at a friend’s house. The George family searched for 21 days without finding any answers, despite intense online interest in the case, weeks of searching, and wild speculation from true crime fans.

It was evident that foul play had occurred when authorities eventually found John’s body in a lemon grove in Rojales. Before being shot in the face and chest, he had been stabbed and assaulted.

After weeks of investigation, the BBC uncovered startling information about the criminal underworld where John was murdered.

Spotlight: Who Killed John George? will air on BBC One Northern Ireland at 22.40 tonight, March 11th and be accessible on BBC iPlayer.

According to the BBC, the Guardia Civil unit in charge of the inquiry thinks it knows who killed John George.

In relation to the murder, Michal Maly was taken into custody and made an appearance in court. A Spanish judge granted him bail with tight conditions. A number of arrest warrants have been issued for Jonny Smyth. He is still evading justice after fleeing Spain in the weeks following the murder.

Before his death, John George had been staying at Jonny Smyth’s house in Spain. All of the Alicante region’s investigating teams, including the one working on the John George case, are led by Guardia Civil Col. Antonio Darder. “I want the family to understand that the work done from day one was intense and in the end we managed to find the body of the deceased,” he stated. Now that we have a known suspect, we anticipate that he will be taken into custody shortly. Arrest warrants for overseas travel have already been issued. “We will employ every international mechanism at our disposal, including Interpol and any other tools required, to find him wherever he may be hiding. “I believe he will soon be arrested.”

Additionally, the BBC found that some potentially important evidence was destroyed due to the length of time it took to recover John’s remains. Two weeks later, before police were aware of the murder’s location, a CCTV recording that would have shown the murder taking place was erased. During this period, several people claiming to be assisting the family in their quest for John’s remains were creating false leads.

The family claims that two men John had been hanging out with on the day of his disappearance provided conflicting information about where he was last seen. It was untrue to say he was in police custody, was getting ready to go home, or had been seen partying in another place.

Billy George, John’s father, claimed that his son had a heroin addiction and that as it grew worse, he had been more drawn to crime. After John’s death, charges related to a £30,000 cannabis haul were dropped from a Belfast court in January.

Reformed criminal Marvin Herbert is well aware of the perilous nature of the Spanish expat criminal underworld. “Debt collection, drug trafficking, assault, shooting, and gun ownership.” “I didn’t do anything over there,” he told the BBC. “And it ended with me being shot five times.”

Marvin has personally witnessed how those involved in the drug trade perceive small-time offenders like John George. “Simple, target. “That’s him, because without him, who would be upset? When he is slapped, who will be upset? For example, what will he do? “The crooks think about things like that. It’s simply cruel.