TechFlow news, according to Cointelegraph, multiple local media outlets reported that Argentine cryptocurrency trader Fernando Pérez Algaba is suspected to have been murdered by professionals. He previously ran a cryptocurrency trading business in Argentina.
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Fernando Pérez Algaba was reportedly missing since July 18;
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On July 23, a group of children discovered his remains in Ingeniero Budge town, near Argentina's capital, with severed legs and forearms found inside a suitcase;
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On July 24, authorities found the torso after draining the stream where the suitcase was located;
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On July 25, a human head was found inside a backpack.
Analysis of fingerprints and tattoos confirmed the remains belonged to the missing Fernando Pérez Algaba. Autopsy results indicated he had been shot three times before being dismembered.
Investigators reportedly suggested the killing may have been carried out by professionals, and believe the motive behind Algaba's murder could be related to debt. Algaba had $3,300 in bounced check debts, owed $4,400 to a bank, and faced an additional $70,000 in debts linked to bounced checks.
