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Search Underway for Three Young Women Missing From La Matanza Since Friday

Authorities say they are pursuing several lines of inquiry.

Overview

  • Morena Verdi, 20, Brenda del Castillo, 20, and Lara Morena Gutiérrez, 15, left Ciudad Evita for Flores on September 19 and have not been seen since, with their phones switched off.
  • The case is handled by La Matanza’s Unidad Fiscal N°2 under prosecutor Gastón Duplaá and is classified as an averiguación de paradero.
  • Buenos Aires Province circulated flyers with images and identifiers to seek public tips, and the City of Buenos Aires has joined the search effort.
  • Witnesses reported the trio entered a pickup near the Monseñor Bufano–Crovara roundabout, investigators requested CCTV, and a mother said a reviewed camera at another reported spot showed no record of a white pickup.
  • An unconfirmed version suggests a planned paid meeting involving the two adults for US$300, relatives say the two engage in sex work, and families insist the disappearance was not voluntary while criticizing the investigation’s pace.