Overview
- Córdoba police arrested a man suspected of involvement in the dismemberment and killing of 26-year-old Camila Merlo, with prosecutor Eugenia Pérez Moreno overseeing ongoing forensic work and interviews.
- In the shooting death of Juan Francisco “El Francés” Viarnes, three people were detained in Greater Buenos Aires—including an evangelical pastor and two women—after witness testimony and cellphone-antenna data, while the pastor’s brother remains a fugitive.
- A 41-year-old woman, Gisela Mercedes Yurka, and her 7-year-old son were found dead in a room at the Ker Hotel in Recoleta; there were no signs of forced entry, the case is with Fiscalía N°59 under Laura Belloqui, and autopsies and seized items such as syringes and insulin vials will guide the inquiry, with a homicide–suicide scenario reported as under evaluation.
- In Maipú, Mendoza, a resident’s dog brought home a human skull, prompting a homicide probe; police later found an additional bone believed to be from a leg, and genetic testing was ordered to establish identity and time of death.
- Separately, a man was detained in Córdoba on suspicion of unlawful deprivation of liberty in the abduction of Tania Suárez, authorities arrested a 51-year-old suspect in the killing of Érika Álvarez in Buenos Aires, and investigators reported the principal suspect in Valeria Schwab’s femicide was found dead as DNA tests were ordered.