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Two Arrested in Killing of Buenos Aires Professor After Raid in Tres de Febrero

Prosecutor Jorge Héctor Emilio Fernández will question the detainees under the “black widow” hypothesis.

Overview

  • Detectives from the City Police’s DIC6 traced a suspect through security cameras to a friend’s home in Loma Hermosa, Tres de Febrero, where both men were arrested in an allanamiento.
  • David Walter Aguirre, 55, was found bound in his Caballito office-residence, and a forensic report determined he died by asphyxia caused by a gag and neck compression.
  • Investigators are pursuing a “viudo negro” line of inquiry consistent with a drugging-to-rob scheme, citing the lack of forced entry and a ransacked scene.
  • Police sources say the principal detainee is also under investigation in a prior case involving the same modus operandi in Caballito.
  • The case is being handled by National Criminal and Correctional Prosecutor’s Office No. 58, which plans to take statements from the accused.