Overview

• The victims — Morena Verdi, Brenda del Castillo and Lara Gutiérrez — were found dismembered in a pit at a house in Florencio Varela on September 24.
• Prosecutors labeled the case homicidio calificado with aggravants including gender‑based violence, and Governor Axel Kicillof characterized it as a narcofemicidio.
• An Interpol red notice targets Tony Janzen Valverde Victoriano, alias “Pequeño J,” but a Peruvian passport image distributed by the provincial ministry is not part of the notice and appears altered.
• Investigators say a live Instagram video was staged to project gang power and are pursuing cross‑border leads, including transfers to Peru, a suspect detained in Bolivia and a possible link to a trafficker known as Marco Antonio.
• Forensic reports describe severe torture and mutilation, and provincial officials say six suspects are in custody with six additional individuals identified and being sought.