The victims — Brenda del Castillo, 20, Morena Verri, 20, and Lara Gutiérrez, 15 — had been missing since Friday, September 19, 2025.
Their remains were eventually discovered on Wednesday, September 24, in Florencio Varela, a suburb about 16 miles south of Buenos Aires.
Investigators later revealed that the women were killed just days earlier, and their ordeal was allegedly broadcasted to a closed Instagram group of around 45 people.
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| The Victims |
Criminal investigators believe the attack was linked to a Peruvian drug trafficker, who allegedly ordered the killings as an act of revenge.
According to PEOPLE, the victims were lured to a house under the pretense of attending a party.
Once inside, they were brutally attacked after they were accused of stealing drugs from a local gang.
Buenos Aires provincial security minister Javier Alonso told reporters, that a voice was heard during the livestream which said:
“This is what happens to anyone who steals drugs from me,”
According to police reports, the women endured horrific torture before being killed.
Autopsy results later showed that Brenda was stabbed repeatedly before her abdomen was cut open. Morena’s fingers and part of her ear had been severed. Lara, the youngest, was also subjected to brutal violence.
Their dismembered remains were later found in a well at the property, which local media have called the “house of horrors.”
So far, at least four people have been arrested, while Buenos Aires Governor Axel Kicillof confirmed that authorities are searching for six more suspects.
He described the crime as a “narco-femicide,” underscoring the link between organized crime and violence against women.
One of the suspects arrested told police the murders were carried out under the drug trafficker’s instructions.
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| Ongoing protests in Argentina |
The case has drawn global attention not just because of the brutality, but because the killings were streamed online.
While several outlets reported that the livestream took place on Instagram, parent company Meta denied finding evidence of it on their platform.
“Our team continues to cooperate with law enforcement as they investigate this horrific crime,” said Meta in a statement to PEOPLE.
The gruesome discovery has led to massive protests across Buenos Aires and other cities in Argentina, as reported by CNN.
Thousands marched with banners reading “Stop killing us” and “Not one less,” highlighting the country’s ongoing crisis of gender-based violence.
According to the Casa del Encuentro, a women’s rights organization, 164 women have been killed in Argentina in the first eight months of 2025 alone.
Families of the victims are now demanding justice. Brenda’s mother, Paula, spoke through tears: “I want them all behind bars. They tore my daughter away from me. None of these three girls deserved to end up how they did.”
As investigators continue to piece together what happened in the Florencio Varela murders, the case has become a rallying point in Argentina’s fight against gender-based violence and organized crime.
The victims’ families and protesters alike are demanding swift justice, hoping the tragedy leads to lasting change.
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