Overview

• Franco Patricio Aracena, 31, was discovered dead in his Villa Nueva apartment after neighbors reported his open door and absence to 911.
• Officers found him tied, gagged and with facial injuries, and homicide investigators are treating the case as a violent death.
• No signs of forced entry were observed, leading investigators to consider that the assailants were admitted or exploited a lapse in security.
• Witnesses reported two men leaving the apartment with a bicycle on Friday night and two suspects on a black motorcycle near the building on Saturday.
• Homicide Prosecutor Claudia Ríos and Policía Científica collected evidence as teams review camera footage, check for missing belongings and await autopsy results; no arrests have been announced.