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DNA Confirms Entre Ríos Remains Are Those of Remisero Martín Palacio

The finding corroborates a gunshot-to-the-head determination, strengthening prosecutors' case against Pablo Rodríguez Laurta.

Overview

  • The Forensic Medical Corps of the Superior Court of Entre Ríos reported a positive DNA match identifying the remains as Palacio.
  • Genetic testing was conducted on a skull and an arm recovered along Route 15, with finds in Concordia and Rosario del Tala.
  • Morgue experts in Paraná previously documented an entry hole in the skull consistent with a firearm wound.
  • Investigators’ main hypothesis holds that the victim was killed, dismembered, and body parts dumped in locations more than 200 kilometers apart.
  • Suspect Pablo Rodríguez Laurta, 39, is processed in Entre Ríos and Córdoba in the remisero’s killing and the subsequent double femicide in Córdoba, and he faces ongoing judicial proceedings.