Overview
- The Jefatura de Policía de Santa Cruz, which confirmed the remains Wednesday, identified the victim as 72-year-old Aníbal Eduardo Cepeda.
- Marcelo Félix Curtti, 61, appeared before Judge Gerardo Giménez on Tuesday and refused to testify, and he remains detained as the court considers charges within a 10‑business‑day window while probing possible accomplices.
- Human remains found Sunday in bags and a cesspit at a Moyano 500 complex led investigators to a barbecue area where luminol revealed hidden blood that marked the likely dismemberment site, with forensic doctor Francisco Echandí directing tests to establish cause and timing of death.
- Detectives are pursuing a financial line that centers on reports Cepeda had received an indemnity, and they are examining whether the removal of the head and hands sought to block identification or to use biometrics to reach virtual wallets and bank accounts.
- During Thursday funeral rites, relatives cremated the remains, planned to move the ashes to Mendoza, and urged swift justice while saying they believe more than one person carried out the crime.