Overview

• Cyclists alerted park rangers after finding more than a dozen decapitated and dismembered animals, including dogs, sheep and pigs, early Sunday morning.
• Fundación Planeta Vivo filed a formal complaint Monday that prompted park authorities and the Policía Científica de la Provincia de Buenos Aires to launch an official investigation.
• Investigators seized a knife at the scene that could be the weapon and have taken sworn statements from cyclists, park rangers and NGO personnel.
• Officials believe the massacre occurred overnight and are examining a ritual killing hypothesis based on the animals’ mutilation patterns and timing.
• The inquiry faces obstacles from the park’s remote terrain, lack of security cameras and absence of direct witnesses as forensic teams continue evidence collection.