Jimmy Gracey's chain necklace never recovered after Spanish police rule death accidental

FIRST ON FOX: Spanish authorities confirmed to Fox News Digital connected Tuesday that Jimmy Gracey's signature golden concatenation and rhinestone transverse person not been recovered arsenic portion of the probe into the 20-year-old's death.

Carles Valles, a spokesperson for the Mossos d'Esquadra, the determination Catalan police, confirmed that the necklace has not been found.

Only a time aft the 20-year-old University of Alabama junior's assemblage was recovered successful the h2o adjacent Port Olimpic, a marina connected the Mediterranean Sea conscionable a fewer 100 feet from wherever helium and friends had been partying astatine the famed Shoko nightclub, constabulary concluded that Gracey's decease was accidental.

Jimmy Gracey pictured successful an undated photograph wearing a Crimson Tide shot jersey. The University of Alabama inferior was reported missing from a travel to Barcelona connected March 17. (Gracey family)

During a two-day hunt from March 17 to March 19, constabulary located Gracey's telephone successful the possession of a idiosyncratic who was wanted successful transportation with a abstracted crime. His wallet, containing money, recognition cards and identification, was recovered floating successful the water.

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Results of an autopsy and toxicology study person not been released.

Jason Pack, a erstwhile FBI analyst, said the communicative of the grounds gathered successful the lawsuit indispensable beryllium filtered done the lens of the grieving Gracey family. 

"Spanish authorities person ruled his decease accidental. Surveillance footage reportedly shows him walking unsocial toward the water. The autopsy points to drowning. And the antheral arrested with Jimmy’s telephone is believed to person simply recovered it connected the street," Pack told Fox News Digital. "Spanish investigators cleared him of engagement and charged him with amerciable possession of stolen property. That mentation seems plausible with the close discourse — similar if the trauma was postmortem." 

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Mourners be a vigil for Jimmy Gracey held astatine the Theta Chi fraternity astatine the University of Alabama successful Tuscaloosa, Ala., Tuesday, March 24, 2026. Gracey died portion connected outpouring interruption successful Barcelona, Spain. (Dana Mixer for Fox News Digital)

"What lingers are a fewer details that haven’t been afloat explained publicly," helium said. "Some reports person raised questions astir definite forensic connection successful the preliminary autopsy findings. His wallet came backmost intact: cash, cards, ID each determination … which Spanish constabulary accidental supports the decision helium wasn’t targeted."

"His golden chain, which he’s wearing successful the past known photograph of him alive, has not been recovered. That whitethorn mean nothing. Breakwaters are unforgiving and currents are strong," helium continued. "But families don’t get to grieve cleanly erstwhile questions are inactive lingering. Hopefully, Spanish authorities person already sat down with the Graceys privately and walked them done each detail."

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General presumption of Shoko nightclub adjacent the Port Olimpic marina successful Barcelona, Spain, Thursday, March 19, 2026. (James Breeden for Fox News Digital)

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"A household that raised a young antheral similar Jimmy intelligibly knows thing astir religion and grace," helium said. "I’m praying they find some successful the days ahead."

Gracey was laid to remainder successful his hometown of Elmhurst, Ill. connected Tuesday. 

Fox News Digital's Michael Ruiz contributed to this report.