Overview

• The family identified Alejandro Ainsworth’s body on Thursday after searches led by Rio’s Tourist Police with support from the Argentine consulate.
• Authorities are investigating an extortionary kidnapping that ended in death, with no suspects or arrests announced so far.
• Hotel security footage shows him leaving his Copacabana lodging at 23:44 on Sunday, the last confirmed sighting.
• A photo uploaded from his phone to Google Photos depicted an abandoned vehicle in a remote area and provided a crucial timestamp.
• Banks recorded rapid withdrawals and a loan request—about US$3,500 plus ARS 4,000,000—as early forensics indicate facial recognition may have validated transactions, while the phone stayed active until Tuesday night without a traceable location.