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EPISODE · Apr 22, 2026 · 21 MIN

Twenty-year-old finds charred body in hardware store and realizes his mistake

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Twenty-year-old finds charred body in hardware store and realizes his mistake: The Serial Murders of Isabella Robledo PuchFebruary 3, 1972. Inside a Buenos Aires hardware store: two corpses, a lit blowtorch, and a charred pocket holding one intact document. That forgotten paper was enough to capture the most prolific killer in Argentine history-a quiet, piano-playing boy who had murdered eleven people in eleven months without remorse.In this episode, we trace Isabella Robledo Puch's transformation from middle-class student to serial killer, examining the relationship with his accomplice Jorge Ibáñez, the methodical escalation of violence, and the single oversight that ended his spree. How did a boy with no visible warning signs become Argentina's deadliest criminal? And why did he confess so readily when arrested?Victim: Isabella Robledo Puch (perpetrator), Héctor Somoza, Acevedo, and nine othersDate: February 3, 1972Location: Buenos Aires, ArgentinaStatus: Life imprisonment without parole since 1980- Guard Acevedo executed, then Somoza shot and burned to destroy fingerprints, yet his identity card survived intact in the charred pocket- In eleven months, Robledo murdered eleven people-a number no Argentine criminal had reached before or since- Inside his parents' piano: two .38 revolvers, five .22 caliber weapons, stolen money, and items linked to previous crimes- His accomplice Jorge Ibáñez died in a car accident on August 5, 1971-the only person who benefited was Robledo himselfIsabella Robledo Puch, Buenos Aires 1972, eleven homicides, serial killer, psychopath, Argentine criminal history, homicide investigation, unsolved psychology, true crime EnglishTo listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, 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 related 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 permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: [email protected] 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

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