Overview

• Police identified the victims as Brenda del Castillo, 20, Morena Verri (also reported as Verdi), 20, and Lara Morena Gutiérrez, 15, who disappeared Friday in greater Buenos Aires.
• Their bodies were recovered at a house in Florencio Varela after phone data and CCTV traced a white pickup seen collecting them; a burned-out truck was found about 100 meters away.
• Buenos Aires security minister Javier Alonso said the torture was broadcast live to a closed Instagram group, and investigators believe the killings were ordered as a warning to others in the drug trade.
• Authorities reported four arrests, while local outlets later cited a higher number of detentions, and an arrest warrant was issued for a suspected Peruvian gang boss nicknamed “Little J” or “Julito.”
• Officials categorized the case as femicide, prompting protests and renewed scrutiny of how platforms detect and respond to violent live streams.