Overview

• Police detained Pablo Laurta at the Hotel Berlín in Gualeguaychú, Entre Ríos, and recovered his five-year-old son unharmed under professional care.
• Prosecutor Gerardo Reyes formally charged Laurta with double homicide aggravated by gender violence and firearm use and arranged his transfer to the Bouwer prison in Córdoba.
• Forensic reports confirm Luna Giardina and her mother, Mariel Zamudio, were killed by close-range gunshots, with 9 mm casings found at the scene.
• A nationwide alert used Alerta Sofía and Interpol notices, with coordinated work by Córdoba and Entre Ríos security authorities, who say rapid action likely prevented a border crossing to Uruguay.
• Investigators are examining potential links to other crimes, including the disappearance of driver Martín Sebastián Palacios—seen on video picking up Laurta before his car was found burned in Córdoba—and a separate church fire that killed two children, while items seized at the hotel included a gun, cellphones and cash.