- Fernando Perez Algaba, Missing Millionaire Crypto Influencer Found Chopped Up in Suitcase
- The Buenos Aires Police have launched a murder investigation after they found the dismembered remains of a missing millionaire and Crypto influencer.
- Autopsy report revealed that he was shot three times before his body was chopped up.
- The self-made billionaire was based in Barcelona, where he shifted from Miami. He had been staying in Argentina for a week before his alleged murder.
- Mr. Algaba accumulated his wealth by renting luxury vehicles and selling cryptocurrency and flaunted his lavish lifestyle to almost one million followers on Instagram.
- According to The New York Post, police have arrested one suspect in connection with Algaba’s death. While the motive of the murder remains unclear.
Fernando Perez Algaba, the cryptocurrency influencer from Argentina who had been missing for more than a week, was found dead on Wednesday. Police found Mr. Algaba’s remains inside a suitcase near a stream in the Argentinian capital Buenos Aires, according to New York Post. The grisly case came to light after a group of children found the red suitcase filled with body parts while playing by the stream on Sunday, the outlet further said. The entrepreneur was missing since July 19.
Quoting local media, the Post said that the children’s parents informed the police who inspected the package and found Mr. Algaba‘s legs and forearms. His other arm was found in the stream.
On Wednesday, the police found the missing head and torso. They said the body parts were cleanly amputated, suggesting the work of a professional, as per the outlet. The police sent the body for autopsy and the report revealed that Mr. Algaba was shot three times before his body was chopped up. They were able to identify Mr. Algaba by his fingerprints and the distinctive tattoos on his body parts.
As per a report, the self-made billionaire was based in Barcelona, where he shifted from Miami. He had been staying in Argentina for a week before his alleged murder.
Mr. Algaba accumulated his wealth by renting luxury vehicles and selling cryptocurrency and flaunted his lavish lifestyle to almost one million followers on Instagram. The influencer had rented an apartment and was supposed to return the keys on July 19, but failed to show up and sis not answer the phone after which a missing complaint was filed by the property owner, according to the outlet.
According to The New York Post, police have arrested one suspect in connection with Algaba’s death. While the motive of the murder remains unclear, the authorities stated that the influencer was killed due to his mounting debt.
(With inputs from agencies)
