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Jurado Formally Charged With Four Aggravated Homicides After In-Person Hearing

Prosecutors signaled the case is nearing the end of its preparatory phase ahead of a possible trial.

Overview

  • At a control-of-imputation hearing inside Jujuy’s Unidad Penal Nº 1, prosecutors expanded the case to four counts of aggravated homicide by ensañamiento, alevosía and by pleasure.
  • Matías Emilio Jurado declared before authorities and denied all responsibility, after being shown CCTV footage, SUBE transit records and DNA findings that investigators say place him with the victims.
  • Forensic work identified four genetic profiles linked to Jorge Omar Anachuri, Sergio Alejandro Sosa, Miguel Ángel Quispe and Juan José Ponce from traces recovered in the accused’s residence.
  • Two additional DNA profiles remain unidentified, and the justice system requested samples from relatives of two missing persons for comparison as lab processing and camera analyses continue.
  • Investigators still probe the disappearance of Juan Carlos González, whose phone last pinged near the suspect’s home, while a psychiatric evaluation by a Salta specialist continues to inform imputability.