TDoR 2013 / 2013 / March / 29 / Vanesa Zabala


Vanesa Zabala

Age 31

29 Mar 2013
Reconquista, Santa Fé (Argentina)
Beaten

TDoR list ref: tgeu/29-Mar-2013/Vanesa (Sergio) Zavala

Vanesa Zabala
Vanesa Zabala [photo: www.pausa.com.ar]

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

http://www.pausa.com.ar/2017/12/perpetua-para-los-asesinos-de-vanesa-zabala-y-cecilia-retamoso/

http://agenciapresentes.org/2017/12/20/travesticidio-vanesa-zabala-perpetua-lxs-asesinxs/

https://www.unosantafe.com.ar/calzados/crimen-vanesa-zabala-los-imputados-libres-y-la-familia-fuera-del-juicio-n1360118.html

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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