SAN ISIDRO — 1982 · Serial Murder
The Clan case (the Puccio family)
SolvedSources: CLast updated: 14 October 2026
In the early 1980s, the Puccio family, living in an affluent neighborhood of Buenos Aires, used their social standing to kidnap acquaintances for ransom and then kill them. The scheme, uncovered by a police raid in 1985, shocked society deeply; the family patriarch and his eldest son were sentenced to life imprisonment.
- Date
- 1982
- Place
- Buenos Aires, Argentina, San Isidro, AR
- Category
- Serial Murder
- Case Status
- Solved
- Coordinates
- -34.4708, -58.5077 ↗
Timeline of Events
- 1982First kidnapping-murder took place
- 1985Uncovered by a police raid (August)
- 1990Court ruling: life imprisonment for the father and eldest son
Sources
- Court Records
- Contemporary Press Archive
- Official Report
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🕯️ This record was prepared with respect, in memory of those who lost their lives.