Overview

• Luna Giardina, 30, and her mother, Mariel Zamudio, 56, were found shot dead in their home in Villa Rivera Indarte; forensic tests indicate close‑range wounds with 9mm casings at the scene.
• The primary suspect is the boy’s father, Pablo Laurta, a Uruguayan national named in international notices, with coordinated operations reinforcing border checks and a national manhunt underway.
• Investigators report prior complaints of gender‑based violence; Giardina had left Uruguay nearly three years ago after alleging an attempted strangulation, and she had a panic button that was not activated.
• The missing child is identified as Pedro Teodoro Rodríguez Laurta, 5; the alert describes brown hair and eyes, walking difficulty, and a diagnosis consistent with autism spectrum disorder.
• Police are tracing the suspect’s movements through a taxi drop at Córdoba’s bus terminal and a reported bus departure, while probing a possible link to a missing Entre Ríos driver and a burned Toyota, a line of inquiry still unconfirmed.