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Buenos Aires Marches After Triple 'Narco-Femicide' as Fifth Suspect Is Arrested, Manhunt Widens

Police say the torture was shown in a closed Instagram group, a claim Meta says it has found no evidence to support.

Manifestation pour la justice à Buenos Aires après un triple féminicide sordide, le 27 septembre 2025
Des proches des trois jeunes femmes assassinées participent à une marche pour la justice à Buenos Aires, le 27 septembre 2025

Overview

  • Several thousand people marched from Plaza de Mayo to Congress demanding justice, with the victims’ families leading the demonstration.
  • The victims — Brenda del Castillo, 20, Morena Verdi, 20, and Lara Gutiérrez, 15 — were found Wednesday buried near a house in the southern suburbs five days after they disappeared.
  • Five suspects have been detained, including one arrested Friday near the Bolivian border, and two more are being sought, among them a 20-year-old Peruvian accused of directing the attack.
  • Investigators say the women were lured on September 19 with a promise of about $300 for a sex party and are examining revenge over a stolen bag of cocaine as a possible motive.
  • Relatives describe the cousins’ economic hardship and say they sometimes sold sex to survive, as the case prompts scrutiny of platform oversight and media treatment of victims.