Overview

• Prosecutor Eugenia Ferreyra ordered the arrests of Silvia Gloria Gallardo’s daughter, Yamila Micaela Gallardo, and her son-in-law, Hugo Alberto Suárez, on charges of aggravated homicide by kinship and gender-based violence.
• The reclassification of the 2014 disappearance as femicide represents a pivotal shift after years of stalled investigations and unsubstantiated theories of voluntary flight.
• Authorities carried out the detention operation in Córdoba city and confiscated digital devices and other items now under forensic scrutiny.
• Investigators allege the suspects sold the victim’s belongings and fed false leads to divert attention from the crime.
• With a February 2026 deadline looming, prosecutors face pressure to determine if there is sufficient evidence to advance the case to trial.