THE MOTORBIKE WAS FOUND FIRST — THEN POLICE DISCOVERED WHAT HAD BEEN BURIED NEAR PATTAYA

When Diana Nazimova and her 17-year-old brother Roman disappeared after leaving home on a motorcycle, their family hoped they had simply lost contact. Then investigators found something deeply disturbing: their motorbike had been dismantled and buried in a cemetery. Three days later, the search took an even darker turn.

THEY LEFT HOME IN THE EARLY HOURS

Diana, 22, and Roman, 17, had been living in Pattaya with their mother since 2021.

On July 26, the siblings reportedly left home on their motorcycle, believed to be heading toward a nearby convenience store.

They never came back.

For their mother, the first hours were filled with uncertainty.

Were they lost?

Had something happened to the motorcycle?

Could they still be found?

The family had no idea how dark the answer would become.

THEN POLICE FOUND THE MOTORBIKE

Three days after the siblings disappeared, investigators made a disturbing discovery.

Their Honda motorcycle had been taken apart and buried at an old cemetery near the motorway.

That immediately changed the direction of the search.

A missing motorcycle could have been stolen.

But a motorcycle that had been dismantled and deliberately buried suggested something much more deliberate.

And Diana and Roman were still nowhere to be found.

HUNDREDS JOINED THE SEARCH

Police officers, rescue workers and local residents reportedly searched the surrounding area.

Sniffer dogs were also used as investigators tried to locate any trace of the missing siblings.

But there was still no sign of them.

The motorcycle had been found.

The people who rode it had not.

THEN TWO MEN WERE ARRESTED

After a multi-province manhunt, authorities arrested Thana “Pong” Kerdthong, 43, and Thongchai “Thong” Srinil, 39.

Police said the men were located hiding in an orchard in Sa Kaeo province.

Investigators allege the pair had posed as police officers before confronting the siblings.

According to police accounts, the suspects later confessed to killing Diana and Roman in order to steal their motorcycle.

But investigators still needed to answer the most important question:

Where were the bodies?

THE SEARCH MOVED DEEPER INTO CHON BURI

According to police, one of the suspects eventually led investigators to a remote burial site.

There, officers reportedly uncovered a shallow grave.

Inside were the bodies of the missing siblings.

Roman was reported to have suffered gunshot wounds.

Diana was reported to have suffered severe physical injuries.

The discovery finally ended the family’s desperate search — but opened a much larger criminal investigation.

THEN CAME ANOTHER SHOCK

The investigation did not stop with Diana and Roman.

Police reportedly received information about another burial site nearby.

Three additional bodies were subsequently discovered.

They were identified as a Thai family who had also been reported missing.

Authorities are now investigating the alleged connection between the two cases.

FROM A MISSING-PERSON CASE TO A MUCH BIGGER INVESTIGATION

What initially appeared to be the disappearance of two siblings has now developed into a far broader investigation involving multiple alleged killings.

The buried motorcycle became one of the first major clues.

Then came the arrests.

Then the grave.

Then another grave.

And suddenly investigators were no longer searching for two missing people.

They were trying to understand how many victims may be connected to the same suspects.

A MOTHER’S WORST FEARS

Diana and Roman’s mother had lived in Thailand for years.

Her children were familiar with the area.

They had left home expecting to return.

Instead, their final journey became the center of a major homicide investigation.

For the family, the discovery finally answered one terrible question:

They knew what had happened to the siblings.

But it also created another.

Why were Diana and Roman targeted in the first place?

Police have said the motorcycle theft was the suspected motive described by the arrested men, but investigators are continuing to verify their accounts against physical and forensic evidence.

Two siblings left home.

Their motorcycle was found dismantled and buried.

Suspects were arrested after a multi-province manhunt.

And investigators eventually uncovered the grave that brought a family’s worst fears to an end.

The motorcycle was found first.

The truth came later.

This post is based on current reporting and police accounts. Allegations and reported confessions remain subject to the ongoing legal process.