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Thousands Rally in Buenos Aires After Triple Femicide as Probe Tests Instagram Torture Claims

Police report five arrests with two additional suspects still at large.

La voiture incendiée qui aurait transporté Brenda del Castillo, Morena Verdi et Lara Gutierrez devant un commissariat de police à La Tablada, dans la banlieue de Buenos Aires, le 26 septembre 2025 en Argentine
Antonio del Castillo, grand-père de Brenda del Castillo et de Morena Verdi, tient un t-shirt avec leur photo exigeant justice pour leur meurtre à La Tablada, dans la banlieue de Buenos Aires, le 26 septembre 2025 en Argentine
Une fresque du pape François dans le quartier de La Tablada, où vivaient Branda del Castillo, Morena Verdi et Lara Gutierrez, dans la banlieue de Buenos Aires, le 26 septembre 2025 en Argentine
Un homme porte un t-shirt avec la photo de l'une des trois jeunes femmes assassinées, à La Tablada, dans la banlieue de Buenos Aires, le 26 septembre 2025 en Argentine

Overview

  • Families led a march in the capital on Saturday demanding justice for Morena Verdi, Brenda del Castillo and Lara Gutiérrez.
  • Officials say the women were tortured and the abuse was shared to a closed group as a warning, while Meta says it has found no evidence a live broadcast occurred on Instagram and is cooperating with investigators.
  • Police now count five people detained, including suspects allegedly hired to clean the scene, and are seeking two more, among them a 20-year-old Peruvian suspected of ordering the attack.
  • Prosecutors are pursuing a possible revenge motive tied to a small stolen bag of cocaine, which remains unconfirmed.
  • The victims, ages 20, 20 and 15, were found buried on Wednesday in the southern Buenos Aires suburbs five days after they disappeared.