Case 041: Eva Zamecnikova

She arranged flowers for a living. Then she tried to arrange a murder.In this chilling episode of Fugitive Files, we examine the case of Eva Zámečníková, a Czech businesswoman and florist convicted of attempted murder in Slovakia. According to prosecutors, Zámečníková offered €50,000 to a contract killer—hoping to eliminate her husband in exchange for his life insurance payout.Her plan was precise, calculated, and disturbingly violent. She allegedly instructed the hitman to use an electric shock and strangulation to stage the death as accidental. But there was one flaw she didn’t anticipate: the would-be assassin went to the police.That testimony would become the centerpiece of the trial that led to her conviction in 2020. But before serving a single day behind bars, Zámečníková vanished.Today, she remains one of Europol’s Most Wanted Fugitives, with an international warrant issued for her arrest. Her case is a haunting reminder of how greed can twist even the most ordinary life into something dark—and deadly.This is Fugitive Files. Let’s get into it.