Police identify 'black widow' suspect in murder of executive linked to ruling party official

Anabela Sabrina Olmedo, 33, has been identified by Buenos Aires City Police as the "black widow" suspect in the murder of Daniel Osorio Peñaloza, general manager of Gentech Argentina SA. The company's co-founder is Martín Menem, president of Argentina's National Chamber of Deputies.

Olmedo allegedly met Osorio Peñaloza and accompanied him to his apartment. She was later seen leaving the building alone with a bag, using the victim's keys. Detectives from the Homicide Division used security footage, witness testimonies, and forensic analysis to identify her.

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The sequence reconstructed through film records, testimonies, and expert analysis allows us to maintain that Olmedo entered Osorio Peñaloza's home with him and later left alone, using the building keys of the victim and carrying a bag she did not have upon entering.

Forensic tests detected clonazepam in a glass at Osorio Peñaloza's home, supporting the hypothesis that Olmedo administered the sedative, which likely caused his death. A judge has ordered Olmedo's pre-trial detention for charges of homicide and robbery.

Osorio Peñaloza's body was discovered on June 7, with the autopsy indicating pulmonary and cerebral congestion and edema. His last known contact was a WhatsApp call on June 6, where he mentioned planning to call a friend. He had been with a colleague, Néstor Quintero Calderón, earlier that day and had dinner with Martín Menem the previous night.

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It should be highlighted that the toxicological analysis detected clonazepam in one of the glasses seized at Osorio Peñaloza's home, a circumstance that would be consistent with the hypothesis that Olmedo supplied the victim with this substance or some other medication or sedative in inappropriate proportions, which caused his death.