Overview

• Protesters marched to Argentina’s Congress carrying photos of Morena Verdi, Brenda del Castillo and 15-year-old Lara Gutierrez, demanding justice in a case labeled a narco-feminicide.
• The three victims were found buried on Wednesday in the yard of a house in a southern Buenos Aires suburb, five days after they disappeared.
• Investigators say the torture and killings were shown to 45 members of a private Instagram account, while Meta says it has found no evidence of a livestream on its platform.
• Five suspects have been detained, including a logistical suspect arrested in the Bolivian border city of Villazon after cross-border police cooperation, and authorities released a photo of a 20-year-old Peruvian alleged mastermind who remains at large.
• Police say the women were lured into a van on September 19 as punishment under gang codes and that video evidence surfaced after a detainee disclosed it during questioning.