The Legislature will begin in 2026 the trial that will determine whether the three officials will remain in their positions or be removed
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The three prosecutors reported by Nora Dalmasso's family will face an impeachment jury in the Córdoba Legislature in 2026. The president of the body, Julieta Rinaldi, confirmed that the decision was unanimous and that the process will formally address the complaints presented. The accused are Javier Di Santo, Daniel Miralles, and Luis Pizarro, who intervened at different stages of the case since 2006.
Nora's family held them responsible for misconduct, neglect of duty, and episodes of institutional violence related to the investigation of the crime. The accusation will be led by the current Attorney General Juan Manuel Delgado, whose term ends at the end of March 2026. One of the deputy prosecutors will also participate to support the presentation before the legislative tribunal.
Di Santo worked on the case file between 2006 and 2015, Miralles between 2015 and 2016, and Pizarro intervened from 2017 to 2022, in the case of the homicide that occurred in Río Cuarto. Di Santo first accused painter Gastón "Perejil" Zárate and then simultaneously accused Facundo Macarrón, while Miralles directly targeted the widower. At that stage, the prosecutor argued that Marcelo Macarrón traveled by small plane from Uruguay to commit the crime, returned the same way, and then competed in a golf tournament.
Nora Dalmasso fue encontrada asesinada el 26 noviembre de 2006 en su casa en Río Cuarto
Statute of limitations, complaints, and progress of the process
Nora's family described that accusation as "nonsense" and Miralles reacted with displeasure, which led to his departure from the case. Pizarro took over and maintained that the crime was committed by hitmen hired by Macarrón, although those he pointed to were never identified. The case file went to trial with that hypothesis, but Chamber Prosecutor Julio Rivero stated that evidence was lacking and the tribunal unanimously acquitted Nora Dalmasso's widower.
The crime remains unsolved and is now time-barred, so the widower and his children reported the prosecutors for misconduct. The Legislature recently opened the reception of evidence and the officials submitted their defenses, although none publicly expressed their position on the progress of the process. Rinaldi indicated that the jury unanimously decided to initiate the procedure, clarifying: "There are two possibilities when the jury ends: they may be removed from office or declared innocent and remain in their positions."
The tribunal is composed of legislators Julieta Rinaldi, Facundo Torres Lima, Walter Gispert, and Miguel Nicolás, as well as TSJ member Aída Tarditti. The Macarrón family keeps that the prosecutors should be removed for misconduct, neglect of duty, and institutional violence, which could explain the lack of any progress. Prosecutor Pablo Jávega analyzed genetic traces from the scene and found matches with the DNA of Roberto Marcos Bárzola, who was working at the family home that day.
Jávega charged Bárzola as the alleged murderer, but a criminal court dismissed him due to the statute of limitations. The plaintiffs appealed that decision and the Córdoba TSJ must determine whether what the judiciary considered a time-imposed limit can be reversed. Meanwhile, as the tribunal defines its position, Bárzola remains free and continues his life without judicial restrictions.
