Remembering Our Dead

Vanesa Zabala

Vanesa's body was found beaten, hanged and impaled at the entrance roundabout to the city of Reconquista.

Three men, a woman and two minors were detained by investigators. More than four years later, the trial of the accused began on 21st November 2017. On 20th December José Luis "Cocido" Petroni, Gustavo Daniel "Virulana" Vallejos, José Daniel "Chuky" Villasboas and Ana Virginia Abasto were sentenced to life imprisonment with immediate detention for the crime of murder with aggravating acts of treachery, cruelty and for the participation of minors.

TvT partner organization: Centro de Apoyo a las Identidades Trans sinmordaza.com 29.03.2013

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http://agenciapresentes.org/2017/05/04/travesticidio-de-vanesa-zabala-cuatro-hermanas-buscan-justicia/

https://reconquistaradios.com.ar/nota/1576/confirmaron-la-fecha-del-juicio-por-el-caso-vanesa-zabala

https://www.elciudadanoweb.com/santa-fe-cinco-femicidios-trans-en-cuatro-anos/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMi9VzvvPSI

Report added: 31 Oct 2018. Last updated: 13 Jan 2021

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