Alfredo Galán was born in Puertollano , province of Ciudad Real , Castile-La Mancha , Spain . Galán became class president in high school , but was remembered as unremarkable and introverted . In September 1998 , he joined the Spanish Army and became a corporal in the Parachute Regiment of Alcalá de Henares and participated in humanitarian missions in Bosnia . He was sent back to Spain during the Prestige oil spill . Galán stole a car and was sent to the Gómez Ulla Military Hospital in Madrid . He was diagnosed with neurosis and anxiety and continued drinking . In March 2003 , he began working as a security guard at Madrid – Barajas Airport
Prestige oil spill
Prestige oil spill
Alfredo Galán