Overview
- Luna Giardina and her mother Mariel Zamudio were shot dead at close range in their home in Villa Rivera Indarte, with 9mm-compatible casings recovered, according to forensic reports.
- Police detained Pablo Laurta at Gualeguaychú’s Hotel Berlín and seized a firearm, cellphones and cash; his five-year-old son was recovered unharmed and is receiving professional care.
- Prosecutors have initially charged Laurta with double homicide aggravated by gender violence and are preparing his transfer to Córdoba’s Bouwer prison.
- Investigators tracked his movements through cellphone data, antenna triangulation and CCTV after activating Alerta Sofía and requesting an Interpol notice to block a cross-border escape.
- Parallel inquiries are probing possible ties to other crimes, including the disappearance of driver Martín Sebastián Palacios—whose Toyota was found burned in Córdoba—with new video showing Laurta meeting Palacios before the trip.