Chimney Lit at 24 Degrees: The Crime Without a Body

Lit fireplace on a night of 24 degrees. Wedding dress folded in a drawer. Missing body. A man convicted without physical evidence of the crime, but with traces that obsession could not erase. How do you convict a homicide when the main witness is silence? In this episode, we reconstruct the case of Erika Soriano: pregnant, controlled, progressively isolated by a man with a history of violence. You will discover how a pattern of escalating abuse led to her disappearance, and how justice convicted without a body, but with forensic truth and contradictions that accused more than any confession. Case Details Victim: Erika Soriano, 30 years old, mother, administrative employee Date: August 20, 2010 Location: La Nuss, Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina Status: Convicted homicide; accused serving a 22-year sentence; sentence upheld by the Supreme Court in December 2022 - Fireplace used for cooking on a night of 24 degrees: physically impossible, the only functional explanation is concealment of evidence - Exact clothing described by the accused to the police appears folded in the house the next day, destroying the alibi of voluntary departure - Four hidden phones found in the second search, covert communication with proven connection to the crematory - Stain treated with luminol, cellphone handed to unidentified accomplice, abandoned prenatal medications: patterns of forced disappearance Who was the accomplice with access to the crematory, and why was the investigation never publicly identified? Erika Soriano disappearance, case without body Argentina, obsessive control homicide, gender violence forced disappearance, justice without physical evidence, La Nuss Buenos Aires case, pattern serial abuse, crime incineration, supreme court Argentina conviction, true crime Spanish podcast If you want to listen to this podcast without ads and have access to premium episodes, we invite you to try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and associated materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use in whole or in part without prior written authorization from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licenses, and business inquiries, write to: [email protected].