Two men who he invited to his room in October for sex were said to have robbed and poisoned an American businessman and ex-CEO of a Spanish shipyard.
Jose Rosado was 43 years old and found his body in the Westin Palace Hotel’s hotel room. He had gone on vacation to Madrid with Nicholas Young for almost 13 years. Nicholas Young became worried that Nicholas couldn’t be reached so he asked staff at the hotel to verify his identity.
Surveillance footage from the night of October 29 showed Rosado return to his hotel room with two or three men, the Daily Beast first reported.
Initial thoughts were that his death had occurred from natural causes, but police later discovered that he was robbed.
Although the toxicology report revealed large quantities of alcohol and psychotropic drugs, the case wasn’t ruled a murder until Rosado’s partner confirmed the theft.
Madrid police have arrested two men unidentified in connection with Rosado’s murder. Police have arrested a Romanian, 39, with nine previous arrests and a Moroccan, 29, with 17 prior arrests for similar crimes.
They have been accused of homicide and robbery using violence, as well as fraud. Both men remain behind bars as they wait for their trials.
Jose Rosado (43 years old) was killed in the hotel by Westin Palace Hotel staff while on October vacation in Madrid.
According to police, Rosado was killed by poison and then robbed and taken hostage by two of the men who he had been with on the night of Rosado’s death. He was invited back into his luxurious hotel room for more sex.
Rosado had recently stepped down as CEO of Spain’s biggest private shipbuilding and yacht-making company Hijos de J. Barreras in 2020.
Born in New Jersey, he was raised in Puerto Rico. He lived in Argentina, England, Spain and the United States working in the maritime, energy and banking industries and traveled to more than 50 countries.
Rosado allegedly met the two men at an October 29 party, and then invited them to his hotel room.
Rosado was allegedly subjugated by the suspects who put drugs into his drinks before they robbed him. Then, they went on to shop with his credit card.
Rosado died from the effects of a mixture of drugs and alcohol, investigators claimed. This ploy was used before by the men, according to investigators.
Two men were tracked down by police using DNA from the crime scene. They were found with €2,500 (about $2,800) in cash, new phones, computer equipment, jewelry, documents that did not belong to them and other suspicious items of value.
Rosado, Spain’s largest private shipbuilder Hijos de J. Barreras, had just resigned as its CEO.
Rosado was robbed and killed by two of the men accused. They were arrested and may have committed similar crimes in the past.
His obituary says that the entrepreneur will be remembered for his “zest for life” and his passion for exploring the world.
It is said that he was ‘bold and confident’ and ‘courageous’ with an uncanny knack for building deep and lasting relationships.
Rosado, his partner and he did not have any children. However, he has a large extended family.