Overview

• The autopsy determined Fernández died by asphyxiation and suffered a skull fracture, confirming a violent homicide.
• Investigators found no signs of forced entry or widespread theft and have ruled out robbery as the motive.
• Fiscal Martín Viscovich’s team is reviewing local security camera footage and forensic evidence to reconstruct the crime scene.
• Officials suspect the perpetrator was known to Fernández, with attention on a young acquaintance granted access to the home.
• Community leaders and academic institutions have paid tribute to Fernández’s decades of work preserving regional history.