Overview

• The victims were identified as Morena Verdi, 20, Brenda del Castillo, 20, and Lara Gutiérrez, 15, whose bodies were found buried near a house in the southern suburbs five days after they disappeared.
• Investigators say the young women were lured to a house under the pretext of a party or payment and were tortured before being killed, with autopsies indicating many injuries occurred while they were alive.
• Authorities have detained five suspects, including an arrest near the Bolivian border, and are seeking two more men, among them a 20‑year‑old Peruvian suspected of directing the attack.
• Prosecutors are examining a possible revenge motive tied to a stolen pouch of cocaine from a local trafficker, though the motive has not been formally confirmed.
• Thousands marched in Buenos Aires led by Ni Una Menos and relatives calling for accountability, as families pushed back against victim‑blaming narratives tied to poverty and alleged survival sex work.