Overview

• Judges Daniel Carral and Ricardo Maidana issued the decision on July 11, ending Luis Alberto Ramos’s final appeal after his 2024 conviction by La Plata’s Oral Criminal Court II.
• The court affirmed Ramos’s conviction for “homicidio calificado por odio a la identidad de género y orientación sexual,” underscoring gender identity bias as the motive.
• Defense attorneys had claimed procedural irregularities and insufficient opportunity for material and technical defense, but justices found those objections unfounded.
• Tehuel de la Torre’s remains remain missing more than four years after his disappearance, and Buenos Aires authorities maintain a 4,000,000-peso reward for information leading to his body.
• Another co-defendant, Oscar Montes, is scheduled for a jury trial as investigations and legal proceedings in the case continue.