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Manhunt for 'Pequeño J' in Florencio Varela Triple Homicide Widens With Cross-Border Leads

Relatives of two victims publicly dispute his role as the mastermind.

Overview

  • Interpol issued an international notice for Tony Janzen Valverde Victoriano, who is also under a national arrest order, as investigators weigh whether he remains in Argentina or fled to Peru, Bolivia or Paraguay.
  • Authorities report six detainees tied to the case, including a suspect captured in Villazón, Bolivia, and a 29-year-old accused of digging the grave who was expected to give a statement on Monday.
  • Peruvian officials confirmed the fugitive’s prior criminal records, and reporting indicates he entered Argentina illegally via northern crossings.
  • Prosecutors charged four initial suspects with aggravated homicide, citing premeditation, cruelty and a gender-based aggravator.
  • Security sources link his operations to the villa 21-24 area of Barracas and Nueva Pompeya, as police question how he obtained an Argentine DNI and detain alleged facilitator Miguel Ángel Villanueva Silva.