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Argentina Protests After Triple Narco-Linked Killing With Suspected Mastermind Still at Large

Protests refocus Argentina on systemic failures that leave women vulnerable to narco violence.

Overview

  • Thousands marched in Buenos Aires and other cities demanding justice and denouncing state neglect and weakened gender-violence programs.
  • A forensic autopsy confirmed the three victims were tortured and mutilated before being killed.
  • The girls were lured by a $300 offer to a supposed party, their phones went dark the next day, and the last signals led police to the graves five days later in Florencio Varela.
  • Investigators have detained between five and six suspects, according to differing reports, while alleged ringleader Tony Janzen Valverde Victoriano, known as “Pequeño J,” remains wanted on an international warrant.
  • A provincial official says the killings were streamed to about 45 viewers on a private Instagram account, a claim Meta says it has not substantiated.