FBI joins search for missing Boulder City woman

Kim Smith

Friday, Feb. 11, 2000 | 10:42 a.m.

The FBI is investigating the disappearance of a Boulder City area woman whose husband has reportedly re-married and confessed to stealing tens of thousands of dollars from her bank account.

According to U.S. District Court records, Maria Bozi's husband, David Kent Fitch, was stopped by Henderson police Wednesday on a speeding violation. A check of the Ford Thunderbird revealed that it was registered to Bozi, who has been missing since Labor Day.

Fitch, 41, gave police permission to search the vehicle and his two storage units. He was arrested when they found two firearms in the storage units and a records check revealed he was a felon. Felons are not allowed to own or possess firearms.

During an interview, Fitch admitted he had taken money from Bozi's account using her ATM card and while disguised. He also told authorities he cashed a $40,000 check of Bozi's after her disappearance.

According to court documents, Bozi, 46, was reported missing in September after Citibank tried to contact Bozi at her home in England to ask her about a series of $1,000 bank withdrawals.

Bozi and Fitch were married in England last April and moved to the North Shore Trailer Park in Lake Mead shortly thereafter. Authorities say Bozi hasn't been seen or heard from since August.

Fitch reportedly broke into Bozi's trailer after the U.S. Park Service sealed it and placed her possessions in storage.

According to court documents, Fitch married another woman in January in England and then returned to the U.S. in February under the name David Lee Krause.

FBI Special Agent Joe Dickey said the second wife remains in England.

"We are actively investigating Bozi's disappearance and her connection to David Fitch," Dickey said. "Foul play has not been determined as a cause, but nothing has been ruled out."

Dickey said the FBI is hoping that anyone who knows Bozi or who has seen Bozi and Ftich together will come forward. The FBI would also like to talk to anyone who knows a David Lee Krause. The FBI number is 385-1281.

"This is a very interesting case that has our full attention," Dickey said.