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Autopsy Confirms Fatal Head and Neck Trauma in Killing of Erika Álvarez Found in Tucumán Dump

Prosecutors are analyzing ECIF evidence to reconstruct her final hours.

Overview

  • Álvarez, 25, was found inside trash bags at a dumpsite in Manantial Sur, at William Bliss and Gerónimo Helguera, after women in the area alerted police.
  • Family members identified her by tattoos and marks, and relatives said they had not filed a missing-person report because she sometimes left home for short periods.
  • The preliminary autopsy found craniofacial trauma with cervical dislocation, indicating lethal blows to the head and neck.
  • Forensic estimates place the time of death roughly 36 to 40 hours before the discovery.
  • The Homicide Prosecutor’s Office led by María del Carmen Reuter is directing the case with ECIF support, securing items such as ropes and tape, reviewing cameras, and assessing accounts about a current and former partner; no arrests were reported.