New Yorker Came to Colombia for a Young Wife and Ended in a Nightmare

New details continue to emerge in the case of Nachum Israel Eber, the Orthodox man from New York whose body was found in an abandoned closet in Bogotá, Colombia, in a crime that has shocked both the Jewish community of Brooklyn and international media. It has now been revealed that the man had come to the country with a very personal mission: to find a new wife after the failure of a brief marriage to a young Colombian woman.

Eber, 51, was the father of four children and grandfather of two grandchildren. After going through a divorce, he decided to start his love life anew and began looking for a partner through religious contacts and matchmakers. According to those close to him, he first tried to find a partner in New York and Ukraine, but ultimately set his sights on Colombia, where he believed he had found an opportunity to remarry.

Thus, in January of this year, he married a young woman from Barranquilla who was only 18 years old. He thought she was 20, but the relationship didn't even last a month. According to testimonies shared by acquaintances, the young woman confessed to feeling too young and unprepared for such a strict married life, so she decided to leave shortly after the wedding.

Far from returning immediately to the United States, Nachum chose to remain in Colombia, convinced that he could still find the woman there with whom he dreamed of rebuilding his life. Friends tried to persuade him to change his mind, warning him that he didn't know the area well, nor the local security situation, but he continued moving between Bogotá and other cities while maintaining contact with potential partners.

His family lost all contact with him on April 21st, when he left the Airbnb where he was staying in the Colombian capital and never answered calls or messages again. Days later, residents of a remote area discovered a bloodstained wardrobe abandoned in the middle of the street. Inside were his remains. The scene prompted an immediate investigation by Colombian authorities.

Initial hypotheses suggest that the foreigner may have been intercepted by a criminal organization dedicated to targeting vulnerable tourists and robbing them of money and belongings, a method similar to organized robberies that have already affected other visitors. However, other lines of investigation have not yet been ruled out, and no arrests have been officially announced in the case.

Within the Orthodox community of Brooklyn, where Nachum was known as a religious and optimistic man, the news has generated profound grief. Those who knew him say he was excited to start a new romantic chapter and constantly talked about starting a family again, never imagining that this hopeful journey would end up turning into a tragedy far from home.