Overview
- Alma, 15, vanished after leaving school in Gregorio de Laferrere around 12:20 on October 20, wearing black pants, a white shirt and a Boca Juniors backpack.
- Her family identifies a 23-year-old, described as her boyfriend, as a person of interest, citing prior brief runaway episodes, though authorities have announced no detention or charges.
- The Buenos Aires DDI is leading the investigation with operations in La Matanza and other parts of Greater Buenos Aires, including camera reviews, witness work and targeted patrols.
- Alma’s mother told LN+ that investigators searched the 23-year-old’s home and summoned his mother to give a statement.
- Relatives and neighbors held protests on Ruta 21 and in the Laferrere center as Desaparecida.org circulates alerts, and the family reports no trace of Alma with no cellphone access.