Beauty Queen BUTCHERED — Blender Discovery Horrifies

Yellow police tape in front of crime scene.

A Swiss husband allegedly strangled his beauty queen wife, dismembered her body with power tools, and pureed her remains in an industrial blender while watching YouTube videos—a crime so depraved it exposes the horrific depths of domestic violence in Europe’s supposedly civilized societies.

Story Overview

Former Miss Switzerland finalist Kristina Joksimovic strangled by husband Thomas in February 2024
Husband dismembered body using jigsaw and garden shears, then pureed remains in blender with chemicals
Prosecutors filed murder charges December 2025, citing “remarkably high level of criminal energy and cold-bloodedness”
Forensic evidence debunked husband’s self-defense claims, revealing deliberate strangulation with no defensive wounds

Gruesome Discovery Exposes Calculated Murder

Kristina Joksimovic’s father discovered blonde hair protruding from a black bag in the family’s laundry room after the 38-year-old former beauty queen failed to collect her daughters from nursery on February 13, 2024. Police recovered skin flaps, muscle tissue, and bone fragments from an industrial blender alongside evidence of chemical solutions used in the disposal attempt. The Basel-Landschaft Public Prosecutor’s Office described the crime as demonstrating unprecedented brutality and methodical execution.

Forensics Demolish Self-Defense Claims

Thomas initially told authorities he discovered his wife dead, later claiming self-defense against a knife attack. However, autopsy results confirmed strangulation as the cause of death with no defensive wounds present on either party. Court documents revealed the husband watched YouTube videos while dismembering Joksimovic’s body using a jigsaw, knife, and garden shears in their affluent Binningen home. The methodical removal of her womb—the only organ specifically excised—further contradicts any spontaneous self-defense narrative.

Model’s Legacy Contrasts With Domestic Horror

Joksimovic, a Serbian-Swiss national who won Miss Northwest Switzerland and reached the 2007 Miss Switzerland finals, built a respected career mentoring aspiring models including Dominique Rinderknecht for Miss Universe 2013. Former Miss Switzerland Christa Rigozzi paid tribute on Instagram, describing Joksimovic’s warmth and dedication to her craft. The couple married in 2017 and appeared to live a comfortable life with their two daughters in Basel’s upscale suburbs, masking the violence that would ultimately destroy their family.

Women’s Aid organizations highlight this case as emblematic of intimate partner violence that transcends social and economic boundaries. The calculated nature of the crime—from the industrial blender preparation to the systematic body disposal—reveals premeditation that contradicts typical domestic violence patterns. Criminal defense expert Safa Robinson-Ferrer notes the prosecution’s strong position given forensic evidence of “staggering brutality” that will likely secure conviction despite self-defense claims.

Justice System Moves Forward Despite Privacy Laws

Swiss privacy protections limit public identification of the suspect to his first name “Thomas,” though prosecutors completed their investigation and filed formal murder charges on December 10, 2025. The 43-year-old remains in custody awaiting trial, with the court having already rejected his self-defense arguments in September 2024. The case will test Switzerland’s legal system in handling extreme mutilation evidence while maintaining presumption of innocence protocols that protect defendant privacy even in high-profile domestic violence cases.