Overview

• The Cámara Criminal, Correccional y de Acusación de 2° Nominación ordered the total dismissal of Roberto Marcos Bárzola, declaring the criminal action extinguished by prescription.
• The ruling notes nearly 19 years have passed since the 2006 killing and that, under Penal Code article 62(2), the 15-year limitation had lapsed, at least since November 2021.
• Judges rejected claims that the period should pause while Marcelo and Facundo Macarrón were investigated and also refused to classify the case as imprescriptible.
• Forensic testing linked Bárzola’s DNA to the robe belt used to strangle Dalmasso and to a pubic hair, after more than 150 comparisons and reported FBI confirmation, prompting a December 2024 charge of sexual abuse with death.
• The Dalmasso family, represented by attorney Ángeles Mussolini, denounced the decision, say they want an ordinary criminal trial, and plan to appeal as the ruling is not yet final.