Chilling video footage captured the disturbing moment three women were enticed into a sinister location, where they were subjected to rape, torture, and murder during a live streaming event.
The bodies of Lara Gutierrez, 15, Brenda del Castillo, 20, and Morena Verdi, 21, were found five days after they went missing at approximately 9:30 pm the previous Friday. The women were last seen entering a vehicle willingly, believing they were attending an event.
The gathering was described as a supposed sex party, offering the women a payment of £220 ($300) according to local reports. CCTV footage showed the victims waiting on a street corner before getting into a white car together.
Unaware of the impending horror, one woman in white approached the car, peered inside, and entered. Another woman entered from the opposite side, followed by the third woman.
Buenos Aires’ security minister, Javier Alonso, disclosed that the women voluntarily entered the vehicle under the guise of attending an event, unaware that they were being lured into a trap by an international drug trafficking gang planning their demise.
The victims’ families were notified, and the bodies were discovered buried in a garden in the early hours of the morning. The criminal organization operating in Buenos Aires selected the house for the killings.
Four individuals have been arrested so far, with the burnt-out vehicle used to transport the victims found near the house. Investigations suggest the murders occurred between 11 pm and midnight on Friday.
Police suspect the women were lured to a remote location on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, approximately 20 miles away from their residences. Reports indicate that a narco gang accused one or two of the women of stealing cocaine.
The women suffered brutal torment and murder in what is believed to be a retaliatory act orchestrated by the gang leader. The crime boss, a Peruvian national who allegedly fled the country, ordered the killings as a warning to others.
Lara Gutierrez, aged 15, had her left hand’s five fingers severed before being killed. Brenda Del Castillo, 20, was found with a fractured skull and abdomen lacerations. Morena Verdi, 21, was suffocated with a plastic bag over her head.
Approximately 45 individuals witnessed the heinous acts on Instagram through a closed group live stream.
Alonso confirmed that the distressing events were recorded and broadcast live online to a closed group of around 45 viewers. The motive behind the murders was reportedly a warning from the gang leader regarding drug theft repercussions.
A Buenos Aires prosecutor described the case as the most appalling and horrifying they had encountered.
Police made four arrests initially, and eight more suspects were reportedly detained overnight. The arrests were made at the property in Florencia Varela, where the crimes took place.
Among those apprehended were two women cleaning the property, along with three Argentinians aged 18, 19, and 28, and a 27-year-old Peruvian.
Although early reports indicated TikTok as the platform used for the live stream, subsequent information pointed to Instagram.
Esteemed Argentinian newspapers corroborated Instagram as the social media platform where the gruesome events were broadcast, not TikTok.