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Brenda Del Castillo Autopsy Confirms Fatal Blows to the Head in Varela Triple Homicide

Fresh autopsy details pinpoint the method, timing, severity of the killing.

Overview

  • Conducted at the Lomas de Zamora forensic institute, the exam found traumatic cardiorespiratory arrest caused by severe cranial injuries.
  • Examiners documented a depressed frontal bone, multiple facial fractures, skull-base damage, and a fracture of the right ascending mandibular ramus.
  • Her body was recovered wrapped in sheets and curtains with plastic-tape bindings at the feet, knees, and hands, plus a green plastic-tape gag over the mouth.
  • The body bore cutting and stabbing injuries, including a left flank wound without hemorrhagic infiltration that experts judged to be postmortem.
  • Forensic timing places her death between the night of Sept. 19 and early Sept. 20, consistent with the window in which Morena Verdi’s autopsy determined death by strangulation.