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Part of situation: Argentine forensic identification of disappeared persons (3 clusters)

Carlos Rafael Medina identified in Tucumán mass grave

Pozo de Vargas dictatorship victims forensic anthropology Tucumán human rights

The Argentine Team of Forensic Anthropology (EAAF) has identified the remains of Carlos Rafael Medina, a 20-year-old student kidnapped during Argentina’s military dictatorship in 1976.

Medina was abducted from his home in the early hours of April 15, 1976, shortly after the March 24 military coup. His remains were recovered from the Pozo de Vargas, the country’s largest clandestine mass grave located in Tucumán province. The recovery was conducted by the Archaeology, Memory and Identity Collective of Tucumán (CAMIT).

Genetic identification was achieved using blood samples provided by Medina’s siblings, Silvia and Jorge. Federal Judge Guillermo Díaz Martínez notified the family of the identification during a recent hearing. The remains will be returned to the family for a memorial ceremony and final burial.

Entities

Archaeology, Memory and Identity Collective of Tucumán · Argentine Team of Forensic Anthropology · Carlos Rafael Medina · National University of Tucumán · Pozo de Vargas

Sources

Identifican los restos de la hija de un exintendente de Cipolletti secuestrada en 1976 [esnoticiatdf.com]
En Loma del Torito, identificaron los restos de una joven secuestrada en Córdoba en 1976 [www.carlospazvivo.com]
El Pozo De Vargas Rinde Homenaje A Los Estudiantes Secuestrados En La Noche De Los Lápices De Tucumán (1976) [infoarenales.com]
Identificaron los restos de Mara Salto, la joven cipoleña desaparecida - LU19 [lu19.com.ar]
Córdoba: identifican a ocho desaparecidos en el centro clandestino La Perla - SanLuis24Noticias [sanluis24.com.ar]
EAAF identifies dictatorship victim buried in Tucumán mass grave [buenosairesherald.com]