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DNA Confirms Fifth Victim Tied to Suspect Matías Jurado in Jujuy Case

Prosecutors plan to add aggravated-homicide counts pending ongoing review of two unresolved genetic profiles.

Overview

  • Regional prosecutor Guillermo Beller announced that blood found in Jurado’s Alto Comedero home matched family DNA of Juan Carlos González, 60.
  • The victim’s cellphone registered its last signal near the suspect’s residence, reinforcing the forensic link reported by investigators.
  • Authorities now attribute five deaths to the case: Jorge Omar Anachuri, Sergio Sosa, Miguel Ángel Quispe, Juan José Ponce and Juan Carlos González.
  • Investigators have processed more than 200 samples from the house and are comparing two additional genetic profiles with relatives of missing persons, including family members traveling from abroad.
  • Jurado, 37, remains in preventive detention, has been declared imputable, is undergoing psychiatric evaluation, and prosecutors are preparing to expand charges to five counts of aggravated homicide with alleged cruelty, treachery and pleasure.