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Córdoba authorities identify eight more dictatorship victims
Federal Judge Miguel Hugo Vaca Narvaja announced the identification of eight additional victims of Argentina's 1976-1983 military dictatorship. The remains were recovered from the Loma del Torito area, located within the La Calera military garrison adjacent to the former La Perla clandestine detention and extermination center.
The identified individuals are Néstor Albino Acosta, Pascual Delfín Ludueña, Claudio Norberto Nardini, Cecilia Alicia Pessina de Ávila, Mónica Protti de Guillén, Mercedes del Valle Ramírez, María Luisa Salto, and Juan Carlos Soulier. These findings, made possible through DNA testing and anthropological analysis by the Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team (EAAF), bring the total number of victims identified at this site since the start of the 2025 excavation campaign to 38.
Investigators suggest that the heterogeneous nature of the victims' backgrounds and the timing of their abductions support the hypothesis that military forces used heavy machinery in 1979 to move and hide remains. This maneuver was allegedly intended to conceal evidence of crimes against humanity prior to an inspection by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR).
Entities
Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team · Argentine Team of Forensic Anthropology · Cordoba · Equipo Argentino de Antropología Forense · Inter-American Commission on Human Rights · La Perla · Loma del Torito · Miguel Hugo Vaca Narvaja
Claims
What the coverage asserts, and how many sources carry each claim.
- [● 10 SOURCES] The victims were kidnapped in 1976. diariotortuga.com · www.lavozdesanjusto.com.ar · brasilemfolhas.com.br · www.carlospazvivo.com · gruporadialcentro.com.ar · +5 more
- [● 20 SOURCES] A total of 38 victims have been identified at this location since September 2025. www.lavozdesanjusto.com.ar · brasilemfolhas.com.br · www.carlospazvivo.com · buenosairesherald.com · www.telesurtv.net · +15 more
- [● 5 SOURCES] Military forces likely moved remains in 1979 using heavy machinery to hide evidence from the IACHR. brasilemfolhas.com.br · www.carlospazvivo.com · jovempan.com.br · www.rionegro.com.ar · www.prensa-latina.cu
- [● 21 SOURCES] The remains were found in the Loma del Torito area near the La Perla detention center. diariotortuga.com · www.lavozdesanjusto.com.ar · brasilemfolhas.com.br · www.carlospazvivo.com · gruporadialcentro.com.ar · +16 more
- [● 21 SOURCES] Eight new victims of the military dictatorship have been identified in Córdoba. diariotortuga.com · www.lavozdesanjusto.com.ar · brasilemfolhas.com.br · www.carlospazvivo.com · gruporadialcentro.com.ar · +16 more
- [● 21 SOURCES] The identified victims include Néstor Albino Acosta, Pascual Delfín Ludueña, Claudio Norberto Nardini, Cecilia Alicia Pessina de Ávila, Mónica Protti de Guillén, Mercedes del Valle Ramírez, María Luis www.lavozdesanjusto.com.ar · brasilemfolhas.com.br · www.carlospazvivo.com · buenosairesherald.com · www.telesurtv.net · +16 more
- [● 21 SOURCES] Eight new victims of the military dictatorship were identified in Córdoba. catamarcadigital.com · www.centraldenoticiasmadariaga.com · diariotortuga.com · frenteacano.com.ar · www.lavozdesanjusto.com.ar · +16 more