The night a government fell in Catamarca: The homicide of María Soledad Morales

Early morning of September 1990, Route 38 in Catamarca. A driver saw police gathered and they told him there was nothing. Hours later, road workers found a body at that exact spot. How could the police not see it?

In this episode, we explore the contradictions that brought down a government: the body washed by order of the police chief, witnesses who massively retracted between investigation and trial, and a deliberately concealed injected overdose of 34.6 micrograms. Who were the true perpetrators who never set foot in prison?

Victim: María Soledad Morales
Date: September 8-10, 1990
Location: Catamarca, Argentina
Status: Partially resolved; statute of limitations 2005

- Patrol car seen on Route 38 hours before the discovery, suggesting prior knowledge of the crime
- Body washed in the morgue by order of Ferreira, father of one of the accused, destroying forensic evidence
- Seven-year alibi shattered by former night watchman who confirmed tampering with attendance sheets
- 66 massive marches and the fall of Governor Sadi, but the intellectual co-authors were never prosecuted

María Soledad Morales, Catamarca 1990, covered-up murder, police corruption, incomplete justice, destroyed investigation, massive marches, serial killer impunity, criminal minds Argentina, forensic cover-up, true crime Spanish

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