Another tragic death of a female star: She rejected him and he murdered her

A sad case of violence on women

In a shocking series of events, the 21-year-old influencer Catalina Gutiérrez was murdered in Argentina, her home country, in July 2024.

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An appalling incident

The Argentinian influencer was found lifeless inside a burnt car after having been missing for four days.

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An influencer on the rise

The young content creator had 120,000 followers on Instagram and a community of followers that was growing exponentially.

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A confession

According to the Argentinian newspaper La Nación, the perpetrator was Néstor Soto, an architecture student and friend of Catalina Gutiérrez. She had rejected the young man on several occasions.

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Rejected and scorned

As the Argentinean newspaper claims, the young man was in love with the influencer but one last rejection led to an argument during which Néstor Soto took the young woman's life.

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He burnt the car with her in it

In an attempt to get rid of the evidence, the self-confessed killer put Catalina's body in his car, a Renault Clio, and drove to an open field, where he set fire to the vehicle.

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Some evidence remained

However, the young woman's body was still recognisable after the fire and Catalina Gutiérrez could be identified after the car was found.

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Strangulation

According to the official autopsy, the young woman died by strangulation. She was not abused but she did show marks of slaps and burns, probably caused by Néstor Soto, La Nación reports.

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He spoke to Catalina's mother

Néstor Soto spoke to the influencer's mother on the phone while she still believed Catalina was alive. She saw through the geolocator of her daughter's iPhone that it was near the perpetrator's house.

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A heartbreaking story

He lied to Catalina Gutiérrez's mother, telling her that he had not seen her daughter, pretending to look out the window, as told by La Nación in a heartbreaking account. She would later find out what really happened.

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Faces life imprisonment

Néstor Soto, 21, faces charges of aggravated manslaughter and gender-based violence that could lead to life imprisonment.

Isolated in prison for security reasons

He had to be isolated in prison after receiving death threats because of what he did to the influencer.

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