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Suspected Mastermind in Buenos Aires Triple Killing Captured in Peru

Authorities say a 20-year-old Peruvian trafficker ordered the crime following his capture near Lima.

Overview

  • Argentine and Peruvian officials announced the arrest of the suspect known as "Petit J" and another fugitive, identified as Matias Ozorio, bringing total detentions in the case to nine.
  • Peruvian police located "Petit J" in a fish-transport truck near Chilca after he traveled from Argentina through Bolivia with Trujillo as his apparent destination.
  • Investigators link the murders to drug-trafficking groups, describing the case as a narco-feminicide that was meant to intimidate members of a criminal network.
  • Victims Morena Verdi and Brenda del Castillo, both 20, and Lara Gutiérrez, 15, were lured to a house in Florencio Varela; their torture was streamed to a closed social-media group reportedly viewed by about 45 people.
  • Thousands marched in Buenos Aires led by Ni Una Menos as forensic work and cross-border investigations continue into the killings and those who watched the broadcast.