Overview
- Police and firefighters found a fully burned Chevrolet Corsa with two bodies inside after a 911 call on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026, at the Bajada del Espinillo on the Paraná River near Villa Gobernador Gálvez.
- Forensic examiners have identified the victims as Mariana Vanesa Di Paolo and her former partner Luis Rodrigo Argañaraz, though autopsy reports and formal lab tests are still pending.
- Witnesses and fishermen filmed the scene and gave authorities a video that shows the burning car and a man near it, and those recordings are now key evidence in the probe.
- The investigation is led by fiscal Noelia Navone of the Unidad de Violencias Altamente Lesivas (UVAL) and coordinated with provincial police, Prefectura Naval and local firefighters.
- Investigators note that burning vehicles is a known method in the region to destroy evidence, which makes DNA, dental and other specialized tests crucial and raises urgent questions about prior protection requests and the safety of family members.