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Gill Family Case Lawyers Seek 2002 NASA Images to Detect Ground Disturbance

The family's legal team says only a state-to-state request can unlock U.S. satellite archives from 2002.

Overview

  • The querella requested that Argentina formally pursue U.S. satellite imagery through Cancillería and the Ministry of Justice to support the inquiry.
  • Investigators want archival 2002 data to spot earth movements across the 600-hectare La Candelaria estancia where the family lived and worked.
  • Argentine systems can detect major ground changes only from about 2007, prompting the push to access older U.S. records.
  • Six members of the Gill family vanished on January 13, 2002 in Entre Ríos, and years of searches and digs have produced no conclusive findings.
  • The case shows early investigative delays, and a national reward of 12 million pesos remains in place for decisive information.