Overview

• He is serving a life sentence for the 2007 murder and mutilation of María Marta Arias, and trial psychiatrists found he simulated psychosis and was criminally responsible.
• Supervised temporary exits began in 2023 and were expanded in April to three monthly visits of up to five hours, with escorts, tracking, and pre- and post-outing health checks ordered by Judge Facundo Maggio.
• The Prosecutor’s Office formally opposed the outings, but the Execution Court’s decision was upheld by the Tucumán Impugnation Tribunal.
• Court protocols state he is transported by penitentiary staff for home visits rather than moving freely, even as reported public sightings have stirred local indignation.
• Judicial sources say he meets formal criteria to seek semi-liberty for work, though his defense has not filed because he is reportedly diagnosed with a terminal illness.