US EditionAlleged Serial Killer in Argentina Arrested After Gruesome Discovery
JUJUY, ARGENTINA, AUG 5 – The 37-year-old suspect allegedly targeted homeless elderly with job or drink offers, charged with aggravated homicide for at least one of five murders, investigation ongoing.
- Argentine police arrested a 37-year-old man on August 5 in San Salvador de Jujuy for allegedly murdering and dismembering homeless victims at his home.
- The arrest followed an investigation triggered by evidence that five missing mostly elderly homeless people were last seen near an old bus terminal before disappearing.
- Security footage showed two victims entering taxis with the suspect at different times, and a taxi driver led police to the suspect's house where gruesome remains were found.
- Attorney General Sergio Lello Sanchez said the investigation is early and investigators are analyzing remains and collecting DNA to identify victims, while the suspect denies guilt and was charged with aggravated homicide on August 4.
- The suspect is held in pre-trial detention for four months, and evidence suggests he lured victims on Fridays, as the investigation continues with details based on a nephew's statement about the suspect's actions.
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Le Journal de QuebecThe Argentine courts accused a man suspected of having killed and then dismembered at his home at least five people, all one Friday.
Argentina's Justice investigates the disappearance of at least four street people in the northern province of Jujuy, after a 37-year-old man was charged with the death of another homeless person who was also missing, which opens the suspicion of a possible serial murder, [...] Argentina's entry investigates a possible serial murder of street people was first published in Foco Informativa.
Matías Jurado, the defendant for the disappearances and crimes of at least five people in the street situation, in Jujuy province, served sentences for robberies, while the identities of the victims were known. Regional prosecutor Guillermo Beller spoke with the Noticias Argentinas agency and pointed out that the accused was detained for committing armed assaults on the public highway and against private property. The judicial official pointed o…
Excavations and rakings were expanded at the home of Matías Jurado, 37, who is charged with the disappearance of five men who were in a vulnerable situation.
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