- Carolina Gutierrez was last seen leaving her home on Wednesday night.
An Argentine influencer was found dead in a parking lot after being murdered by a “love-struck classmate” who said she was the love of his life.
Catalina Gutierrez, 21, was found dead inside her mother’s Renault Clio in an empty parking lot in the Argentine city of Cordoba on Wednesday night.
Her body was left partially burned in the back seat, according to reports.
The woman, who had 100,000 followers on Instagram and 36,000 on TikTok, was last seen leaving her home to go bowling with her friends at the Patio Olmos shopping center.
She reportedly sent an audio message to her boyfriend to let him know she was on her way, but when he didn’t show up or respond to messages, her friends informed her family.
An Argentine influencer was found dead on Wednesday night after being murdered by a “lovestruck” classmate who said she was the love of his life.
Catalina Gutierrez, 21, was last seen leaving her home on Wednesday to meet her friends and boyfriend at a shopping mall.
Gutierrez’s body was found later that night inside his mother’s car in an empty parking lot. As police began interviewing his friends and family, his classmate Nestor Soto (pictured) broke down and admitted to killing the young woman. He has now been arrested and charged with murder.
Her body was discovered the same night after her sister managed to track the location of her phone.
Investigators began interviewing his friends and family to gather information about the gruesome murder until one of his friends, architecture student Nestor Soto, allegedly broke down and confessed to the crime.
Soto, who had moved to Córdoba from Bariloche to attend the National University of Córdoba in 2021, studied architecture alongside Gutiérrez. The two were part of the same group of friends. Gutiérrez’s father, Marcelo, told an Argentine media outlet The twelve that the man had been to the family home “a thousand times.”
Local police said the man “suddenly admitted to killing her and said she was ‘the love of his life,’ even though they were not romantically involved.”
Soto was arrested and charged with murder.
Gutierrez, who had 100,000 followers on Instagram, shared her life on social media.
An autopsy revealed that the exact cause of the woman’s death was asphyxiation by strangulation.
Gutierrez’s father, Marcelo, said he wanted Soto to “rot” in prison “for the rest of his life.”
Gutierrez with his father Marcelo
The suspect said he asked the victim to stop by his house to pick him up on the way to the mall.
Investigators believe he attacked Gutierrez in her home, knocking her unconscious, before moving her body to his car, which he then set on fire.
Investigators are still trying to determine if this was done in an attempt by the killer to erase evidence.
An autopsy revealed the cause of death was asphyxiation by strangulation, according to Cordoba profile. The woman also had multiple injuries caused by ‘several blows’, and also had burns on her body believed to have been caused after her death.
The autopsy also ruled out any sexual abuse the victim suffered.
Speaking about his daughter, Gutierrez’s devastated father told El Doce: ‘I’m in pain, my heart is breaking and I don’t understand it.
‘All I want is justice and for him to rot in prison for the rest of his life because she doesn’t deserve to live in this society.’
He also described the young woman as “an excellent daughter” who was “happy” and a “perfect student.”
She also said her daughter had never mentioned anything to her about Soto acting strangely toward her.
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