Photos: Remembering former Miss Venezuela Monica Spear

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Prosecutors said in a statement that Monica Spear and Henry Thomas Berry were slain Jan. 6, 2014, near Puerto Cabello, Venezuela's main port.

Renata Sone, Miss Dominican Republic Universe; Monica Spear, Miss Venezuela Universe; Cheryl Tay, Miss Singapore Universe; and Chelsea Cooley, Miss USA Universe, pose during a recording for the Miss Universe 2005 competition on the Grand Pearl on the Chao Praya River on May 17, 2005, in Bangkok, Thailand.

Laura Elizondo, Miss Mexico Universe 2005; Monica Spear, Miss Venezuela Universe 2005; Chelsea Cooley, Miss USA Universe 2005; and Cheryl Tay, Miss Singapore Universe 2005, pose together during a Singha Brewery sponsored boat ride on May 18, 2005, in Bangkok, Thailand.

Monica Spear, Miss Venezuela 2005, poses for photographs in her BSC swimsuit at the Dusit Thani in Bangkok, Thailand, on May 23, 2005.

In this May 31, 2005, file photo, Monica Spear, Miss Venezuela 2005, competes at the Miss Universe competition in Bangkok, Thailand. Venezuelan authorities say the soap-opera actress and former Miss Venezuela and her husband were shot and killed resisting a robbery after their car broke down.

This May 23, 2005, file photo released by Miss Universe shows Monica Spear, Miss Venezuela 2005, posing for a portrait ahead of the Miss Universe competition in Bangkok, Thailand. Venezuelan authorities say the soap-opera actress and former Miss Venezuela and her husband were shot and killed resisting a robbery after their car broke down.

Chelsea Cooley, Miss USA Universe 2005; Monica Spear, Miss Venezuela Universe 2005; and Cheryl Tay, Miss Singapore Universe 2005, participate in karaoke during a Singha Brewery sponsored boat ride on May 18, 2005, in Bangkok, Thailand.

In this May 25, 2005, file photo, Miss Venezuela Monica Spear competes in the national costume category at the Miss Universe pageant in Bangkok, Thailand. Venezuelan authorities say the soap-opera actress and former Miss Venezuela and her husband were shot and killed resisting a robbery after their car broke down.

Miss Universe 2005 contestant Monica Spear of Venezuela takes part in an AIDS candlelight memorial in a Bangkok hotel to remember those who have lost their lives to the disease in this May 16, 2005, file photo. Spear, 29, and her husband Thomas Henry Berry, 49, were shot dead after an attempted robbery Jan. 6, 2014, according to police and local media.

Miss Universe 2005 contestant Monica Spear of Venezuela waves while touring Wat Phra Kaeo, Bangkok's Temple of the Emerald Buddha, in this file picture taken May 11, 2005. Spear, 29, and her husband Thomas Henry Berry, 49, were shot dead after an attempted robbery Jan. 6, 2014, according to police and local media.

Miss Venezuela Monica Spear smiles during her presentation to the media after the contest final in Caracas in this file picture taken Sept. 24, 2004. Spear, 29, and her husband Thomas Henry Berry, 49, were shot dead after an attempted robbery Jan. 6, 2014, according to police and local media.

In this Sept. 23, 2004 file photo, Monica Spear, far right, competes in the swim suite competition before winning the Miss Venezuela beauty pageant in Caracas, Venezuela. Venezuelan authorities say the soap-opera actress and former Miss Venezuela and her husband were shot and killed resisting a robbery after their car broke down.

In this May 11, 2005, file photo, Miss Venezuela Monica Spear poses for photographs outside the Grand Palace ahead of the Miss Universe pageant in Bangkok, Thailand. Venezuelan authorities say the soap-opera actress and former Miss Venezuela and her husband were shot and killed resisting a robbery after their car broke down.

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Renata Sone, Miss Dominican Republic Universe; Monica Spear, Miss Venezuela Universe; Cheryl Tay, Miss Singapore Universe; and Chelsea Cooley, Miss USA Universe, pose during a recording for the Miss Universe 2005 competition on the Grand Pearl on the Chao Praya River on May 17, 2005, in Bangkok, Thailand.

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