Overview

• The bodies were recovered buried in a garden in Florencia Varela five days after the women vanished, and a burned-out vehicle was found nearby.
• Buenos Aires security minister Javier Alonso said the torture and killings were streamed to a closed TikTok group of about 45 viewers.
• Police report four arrests with additional suspects detained overnight, and say efforts to identify the intellectual and material authors are advanced.
• Officials describe the attack as a 'narco' revenge ordered by a Peruvian gang leader believed to have fled the country.
• The victims were identified in media reports as Lara Gutierrez, 15, Brenda del Castillo, 20, and Morena Verdi, 21, with local outlets detailing severe injuries and mutilation.