Overview
- In Concordia, he declined to testify over the presumed killing of driver Martín Sebastián Palacio and then kept silent in Córdoba’s double femicide inquiry.
- A judge convened a hearing to decide preventive detention before his transfer to Córdoba for further proceedings.
- Court-ordered Article 34 examinations reported he is mentally competent and understands his actions.
- Investigators reported finding Palacio’s wallet in Laurta’s hotel room in Gualeguaychú, and the driver’s Toyota Corolla was later discovered burned at Playa Corralito in Córdoba.
- Human remains recovered near Estación Yeruá show a reported 99% match to Palacio pending official DNA identification, and during a transfer Laurta said “it was for justice.”