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"I'm sorry, I couldn't make it"/ What was found in the apartment of the American who killed his wife, dogs and then himself, details from the horror event in Tirana

2024-08-20 08:24:57Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

"I'm sorry, I couldn't make it"/ What was found in the

The Tirana police provide official information regarding the serious incident that happened today in Tirana where the American teacher Matthew James Wertz, 53 years old, at the private college 'Albanian College Tirana', in the capital, strangled his wife with a rope, killed the two dogs and then hanged himself. .

Police say the woman Saragih Indah Lilis Sartika, 48, was found strangled with a rope in one of the rooms of the apartment they had rented. As for the dogs, they are believed to have been hit with a baseball bat.

The corpses were examined and a handwritten letter in English describing the actions taken by the perpetrator was seized as evidence. The previous manuscripts, a baseball bat and 4 laptops were also seized.

The autopsy of the corpses will be performed on 20.08.2024 at the Institute of Forensic Medicine in Tirana. While all the seized evidence will be subjected to the necessary criminalistic and Forensic examinations.

Police notification

Following the announcement given about the hanging in the apartment of the American citizen Matthea Janes Wertz, born on 11.03.1971, and following the investigative actions, we clarify the public opinion as follows:

 In one of the rooms of the rented apartment, which was closed, the Indonesian citizen Saragih Indah Lilis Sartika, born on 11.03.1976, was found murdered, previously strangled with a rope. Likewise, two domestic animals (dogs) were found killed in this environment. It is initially believed that both dogs were hit with a hard tool (baseball bat).

 Both of the above citizens have a residence permit in Albania and from preliminary information it appears that they are married to each other. The citizen Mattheë Janes Wertz was employed as a teacher in a private school in the city of Tirana, while the citizen Saragih Indah Lilis Sartika was unemployed.

 The Structures for the Investigation of Serious Crimes in the Tirana Local Police Directorate in cooperation with the Tirana Police Station No. 3, under the direction of the Prosecutor's Office of the Judicial District of the General Jurisdiction of Tirana, have carried out all the necessary procedural actions: the investigation of the place of the event, the questioning of persons who are aware of the circumstances of the investigation, the preliminary examination of the corpses in the presence of the coroner, the preliminary examination of the animals in the presence of a veterinarian, the seizure of material evidence such as;

- the ropes found on the bodies of the two corpses;

- a handwritten letter in English describing the actions taken by the author;

- previous manuscripts of citizen Mattheë Janes Wertz;

- previous manuscripts of citizen Mattheë JanesWertz seized in the private school where he taught;

- a mobile phone;

- four laptop computers;

- a baseball bat;

- an amount of money in Albanian lek and foreign currencies;

- a Mercedes A Class vehicle, with license plate AA 510 YP, owned by citizen Mattheë Janes Wertz.

The autopsy of the corpses will be performed on 20.08.2024 at the Institute of Forensic Medicine in Tirana.

All seized evidence will be subjected to the necessary forensic and forensic examinations.

The investigative group under the direction of the Prosecutor's Office of the Judicial District of the General Jurisdiction of Tirana continues to carry out procedural actions for the complete legal documentation of this serious event.

The materials were passed for further prosecution to the Prosecutor's Office of the Judicial District of the General Jurisdiction of Tirana for the criminal offences, "Murder due to family relations" provided by article 79/c of ​​the Criminal Code and "Intentional killing of a companion animal" provided by article 207/bi of the Criminal Code.


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