The passport of a model who was killed and fed to dogs in 2010 has mysteriously turned up on a bookshelf thousands of miles away.
Eliza Samudio – the subject of a Netflix documentary called An Invisible Victim – was killed in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in June 2010.
Now the model’s international ID has been found in a flat in Portugal, more than 15 years after her death.
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In June 2010, the 25-year-old was strangled to death, dismembered, and fed to a pack of Rottweilers.
The model’s bones were then entombed in concrete, as reported by Need To Know.
Brazilian goalkeeper Bruno Fernandes was found guilty of ordering his lover’s murder – then hiding the body, and kidnapping their baby son – following a paternity dispute.
He was sentenced to 22 years in prison in 2013.
In 2019, he was released to serve a partial house arrest, allowing him to work or train during the day and remain at home at night.
Fernandes subsequently played for several lower league football clubs, sparking outrage in Brazil, where the story made headlines for many years.
Before his conviction, Fernandes – now aged 41 – was strongly linked for a move to AC Milan thanks to successful spell with Brazilian club Flamengo, where he was captain.
He was also being tipped to play for Brazil at the 2014 World Cup.
Eliza’s murder is back in the public eye following the sudden appearance of her passport in a rented apartment in Lisbon.
The man, who wants to remain anonymous, said he found the document on a bookshelf at the end of 2025.
He said: “When I found the passport and saw who it belonged to, given that the case had a huge impact in Brazil and around the world, I was shocked.
“It was on top of a book, visible.
“I immediately knew who it was from the photo.”
The document was stamped upon entry to Portugal in 2007, three years before Eliza’s murder, but does not have a record of her departure.
All pages are intact and in good condition.
It remains unclear how she left Portugal without it.
The document has been handed over to the Brazilian Consulate General.
A spokesperson said: “The Consulate General of Brazil in Lisbon has already officially notified the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Brazil that the passport has been found and delivered to the consulate.
“At this time, we are awaiting instructions on what the next steps will be regarding the document.”
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