Overview

• Forensic experts from the Equipo Argentino de Antropología Forense identified bones found in a Coghlan home as those of 16-year-old Diego Fernández Lima and determined he died of a stab wound on the day he vanished in July 1984.
• Investigators have requested a formal indagatoria for Cristian Graf, a former roommate of the teen, who has appeared before the investigating tribunal through his attorney.
• Deputy Gerardo Milman introduced a bill to amend Article 63 of the Penal Code so that the statute of limitations for homicide begins when a body is found or is suspended until remains are discovered.
• Under current law, ordinary homicide cases expire 12 years after simple killings and 15 years after aggravated murders, counted from the crime date regardless of whether a body is recovered.
• The Coghlan case highlights how modern forensic advances can clash with existing time limits, renewing calls to reform prescription rules and secure justice in long-hidden cold cases.