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Death of Solange Grabenheimer

UNSOLVED2007Florida, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina3 SOURCESUPDATED JUL 2026
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On 10 January 2007, police were called to an apartment on Calle Güemes in Florida, in Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina, where they found the body of 21-year-old Solange Grabenheimer. She had been stabbed and strangled. Her body was discovered by her roommate and friend, Lucila Frend, together with Grabenheimer's boyfriend, after Frend became worried when Grabenheimer did not appear at a birthday party and could not be reached.

The prosecutor charged Frend with aggravated murder and sought her arrest, but the arrest warrant was denied on the grounds that Frend's constitutional rights had been violated during a crime-scene reconstruction. Investigators disagreed on key details of the case, including the time of the killing and whether an intruder could have entered through an open balcony door.

Frend pleaded not guilty. Her trial opened on 13 June 2011, with prosecutors seeking a life sentence. On 12 July 2011, a three-judge panel unanimously acquitted her, citing insufficient evidence. The prosecution appealed, but in December 2013 the Court of Cassation upheld the acquittal. In January 2022, the statute of limitations expired, and the killing remains legally unsolved.

Key facts

Victims
Solange Grabenheimer
Date
2007
Location
Florida, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
Case status
unsolved

Case timeline

  1. 2007-01-10

    Solange Grabenheimer, 21, is found stabbed and strangled in her apartment in Florida, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, after being discovered by roommate Lucila Frend and Grabenheimer's boyfriend.

  2. 2008-02

    Lucila Frend undergoes a court-ordered psychiatric evaluation ahead of trial.

  3. 2009-11

    Frend is falsely reported to have fled to Europe while awaiting trial; her lawyers state she had no court-imposed travel restrictions.

  4. 2011-06-13

    Trial of Lucila Frend opens; she returns from Europe to face charges of aggravated (later 'double aggravated') homicide.

  5. 2011-07-12

    A three-judge panel unanimously acquits Frend, citing lack of evidence.

  6. 2013-12

    The Court of Cassation upholds Frend's acquittal on prosecution appeal.

  7. 2022-01

    The crime is legally prescribed (statute of limitations expires); case remains unsolved.

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  • Lucila Frend

    ACQUITTED

    Roommate and friend of the victim; charged with aggravated (later 'double aggravated') murder, tried in 2011, and unanimously acquitted by a three-judge panel; the acquittal was upheld on appeal in 2013.

  • Solange Grabenheimer

    VICTIM

    21-year-old woman found stabbed and strangled in her apartment in Florida, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, on 10 January 2007.

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Places

Florida, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina

-34.5233, -58.4986

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Common questions

What happened to the victim?
In January 2007, 21-year-old Solange Grabenheimer was found stabbed and strangled in her apartment in Florida, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Her roommate Lucila Frend was charged with aggravated murder, tried in 2011, and acquitted; the case was legally prescribed in January 2022 and remains unsolved.
Where did the crime happen?
Florida, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.
What is the current status of the case?
Status: unsolved.
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Sources

  1. ENCYCLOPEDICMurder of Solange GrabenheimerWikipedia · 2026-07-10
  2. PRESSContemporaneous coverage — infobae.cominfobae.com · 2026-07-10
  3. PRESSContemporaneous coverage — clarin.comclarin.com · 2026-07-10