The Black Angel: How a teenager became a serial killer

The Black Angel: How a teenager became a serial killer: The serial killer case of Carlos Robledo Puch A hardware store, two corpses, and an intact document in a charred pocket. In February 1972, Buenos Aires discovered that the worst criminal in its history was not a hardened adult, but a 20-year-old with reddish hair and shy manners. Eleven confessed murders in a few hours, committed over eleven months of terror. In this episode, we explore how a middle-class student, a good piano student, became Argentina's most prolific serial killer. We analyze Robledo's lethal duo with Jorge Ibáñez and then with Héctor Somoza, the crimes in nightclubs and late-night businesses, the suspicious death of Ibáñez in August 1971, and the fatal mistake that closed the case: identity documents that survived the fire. Victim: Carlos Robledo Puch Date: February 3, 1972 Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina Status: Sentenced to life imprisonment; still incarcerated (50 years) - Eleven confessed murders in a few hours with no evidence of prior denial. - Intact identity documents in a charred pocket after an attempt to destroy evidence. - Escape from Unit 9 La Plata in July 1972 and recapture in 68 hours near parents' house. - Robledo claimed to be Robin Hood redistributing stolen money; no documentary corroboration of charity. Carlos Robledo Puch, Buenos Aires 1972, murder, serial killer, Argentina, investigation, mystery, true crime, forensic, homicide, criminal minds, Spanish true crimeTo listen ad-free and access premium episodes, start your 30-day free trial at obomedia.comOBOMEDIA presents true crime storiesa true crime podcast built on real cases.Every true crime story in our crime files follows the crime investigation from the missing person report to the trial: investigators and police building a murder case, a police investigation gone cold, justice for the victim and those who survived.We open the unsolved murder, the cold case reopened decades later, the mysterious death, the disappearance, the serial killer, the family murder, the murder mystery; the missing persons  a missing woman, a missing girl, a missing man found dead and the missing and murdered.From the infamous case to the unsolved case, from classic true crime to dark true crime and disturbing true crime: true crime reports, real crime stories, real murder cases, true murder stories and unsolved mysteries one true crime case at a time, from the OBOMEDIA true crime vault.© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text and related materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing and business inquirie