Finally justice has been served to former Miss Venezuela 2004 and 4th runner-up at the Miss Universe 2005 pageant, Monica Spear. The former beauty queen was reported to be murdered on January 6’ 2015 when Spear was in her native Venezuela on vacation with her husband and their five- year old daughter. According to reports, Spear and her husband were killed during an attempted robbery and their daughter shot and wounded in the leg.

After a long wait of more than a year, on May 21’ 2015 the culprits have been sentenced for the double murder. As reported by Latin Times…

 “Justice is finally being served for the Mónica Spear murder that ocurred early 2014 in Venezuela while the beauty queen was on vacation with her husband and 5-year-old daughter. Gerardo José Contreras Álvarez a.k.a “El Gato,” is one of the 10 men responsible for the death of the telenovela actress and her British-born partner Thomas Henry Berry that took place in a highway of the South American country after an attempted robbery on January 6th, 2014.

After nearly two years since the deadly incident that shook the nation, six of the 10 killers have been sentenced. “El Gato” is new on the list, who admitted his responsibility in the death of Spear and Berry. Venezuelan judges sentenced the murderer with 25 years for homocide, robbery and attempted murder of a 5-year-old child, reports TV y Novelas.

Until now, six suspects have been convicted. A 15-year-old and 17-year-old who will receive five years in prison; whereas, José Ferreira Herrera (18), Jean Carlos Colina (19) and Nelfrend Jiménez Álvarez (21), are sentenced with 24 to 26 years in prison. TV y Novelas also reports that suspects Alejandro Maldonado Pérez (21), Franklin Cordero Álvarez (28), Leonar Marcano Lugo (32) and Eva Armas Mejías (39), are waiting for their sentence.”

Mónica Spear Mootz was born in the year 1984, to Rafael Spear Tudares and Ingeborg Mootz Gotera. After exploring her interests in modeling, Spear emerged as one of the most successful actresses in Venezuela for her lead roles in various soap operas.