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An investigation into a triple murder in Argentina has led to two arrests in Peru
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Brenda del Castillo, Morena Verdi and Lara Morena Gutiérrez were found brutally slain in a well in the Argentinian city of Florencio Varela last week
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Tony Janzen Valverde Victoriano, known as ‘Pequeño J,’ is accused of masterminding the murders
Authorities in Peru have detained a 20-year-old man on accusations that he ordered the brutal, livestreamed torture and killings of two women and a teenager whose bodies were found buried in a well after they disappeared.
The dismembered remains of victims Brenda del Castillo, 20, Morena Verdi 20, and Lara Morena Gutiérrez, 15, were found last week in Florencio Varela, about 16 miles south of the Argentine capital of Buenos Aires, local authorities said, according to Pagina 12, Cadena 3 and La Nación.
Four people were arrested in Argentina in the immediate aftermath, but now investigators say they’ve apprehended the alleged ringleader of the killings, 20-year-old Tony Janzen Valverde Victoriano, BBC and El País report.
Victoriano, who reportedly goes by ‘‘Pequeño J,” was taken into custody from a seaside resort about 43 miles from the Peruvian capital of Lima, per BBC and the Buenos Aires Times.
Argentina’s Minister of Security Patricia Bullrich made the announcement on X on Tuesday, Sept. 30.
Hours prior, she had announced the arrest of fugitive Matías Agustin Ozorio, who BBC reports is Victoriano’s right hand man, citing Peruvian authorities.
Patricia Bullrich/X
The National Police of Peru arrest Tony Janzen Valverde Victoriano, also known as “Little J”
The discovery of the remains in what was dubbed by local media as a “house of horror” sent shockwaves through the region and sparked mass protests in Argentina demanding justice for the victims.
An investigation revealed the three victims were allegedly lured into a van with the promise of being paid to attend a party on Sept. 19, Pagina 12, Cadena 3 and La Nación previously reported.
An examination of the bodies concluded they were killed hours later. Their remains were found on Sept. 24.
Their alleged torture was live-streamed in a closed group on a social media with 45 people, Buenos Aires Security Minister Javier Alonso previously confirmed, according to El Trece TV, Cadena 3 and La Nación.
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Ozorio will be extradited to Argentina, Bullrich said on X.
Authorities are working to extradite Victoriano, who is a Peruvian citizen, the BBC reports.
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