Lizeth Marzano case: Luminol test on suspect's car negative after four-month wait

Nearly four months after Peruvian athlete Lizeth Marzano Noguera was fatally struck while training, a crucial test on the vehicle involved has yielded a negative result for blood traces. The luminol test, conducted by the National Police of Peru and the Public Ministry on Adrián Alonso Villar Chirinos's car, found no biological evidence.

The accident occurred on February 17 in San Isidro, where investigators allege Villar, 21, ran a red light and changed course before hitting Marzano. He allegedly fled the scene without providing aid. Security camera footage captured the vehicle's movements, and Villar's phone records show his first call after the incident was to his father.

The luminol test, used to detect potential biological traces, was applied to various parts of the Chevrolet involved, as well as to pieces found by Marzano's family along Villar's alleged escape route. The negative outcome has worried Marzano's legal representatives, who noted the vehicle was returned to its owners two days after the accident, potentially allowing for tampering before forensic analysis.

Meanwhile, Villar is currently held under a nine-month pre-trial detention order, facing charges of culpable homicide, failure to assist a person in danger, and fleeing the scene. Marzano's family believes the case may warrant more severe legal reclassification.

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the vehicle was delivered to its owners two days after the accident, a situation that would have allowed for eventual manipulation before specialized expertise was carried out.