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The Many Deaths of Nora Dalmasso is a Netflix documentary that features the heinous and mysterious murder of Nora Dalmasso. Nora was a 51-year-old socialite and mother of two from Río Cuarto, Córdoba, Argentina. She was a respected member of the privileged and conservative, tightly knit community. In 2006, she was found strangled in her house with a bathrobe belt. Her naked body hinted at some sexual assault or the chances of an intimate act gone wrong.
The case attracted intense media coverage and a trial, which also impacted the family's reputation and built unnecessary pressure on the judicial system. The media pointed out the possibility of incestuous relationships and betrayal within the family. The case has remained unsolved for a long time. Here are 5 harrowing details of the case as shown in The Many Deaths of Nora Dalmasso.
Here are 5 harrowing details of the case as shown in The Many Deaths of Nora Dalmasso.
Over the years, four people were charged, including her husband, Marcelo Macarrón, and her son, Facundo Macarrón, as shown in The Many Deaths of Nora Dalmasso. All were eventually acquitted due to a lack of evidence. The investigation was marred by incompetence and mishandling of evidence. This further led to public outrage and a media trial. Here are the 5 details explored in depth as we see in The Many Deaths of Nora Dalmasso.
She was murdered in her own home
Nora Dalmasso was found strangled to death in her daughter's bedroom on November 26, 2006. She was wearing nothing but a Rolex watch, and around her neck was a double-knotted cloth belt of a bathrobe. There were no signs of forced entry, suggesting she either knew her killer or the perpetrator entered undetected. All valuable items were in place, which again ruled out the possibility of it being a case of robbery.
DNA was found—but it complicated things
When the investigators first found semen on Nora's body, they traced it back to her son, Facundo Macarrón. This fueled intense media speculation calling the mother-son relationship incestuous, further defaming the family. However, family lawyers insisted the DNA’s presence was inconclusive, as Facundo lived in the house and his genetic material could’ve been transferred indirectly. In June 2007, he was charged with homicide and aggravated sexual abuse, however he was acquitted after six years. This left the case open again.
Her husband was charged years later
Marcelo Macarrón is a respected doctor and was charged in 2016, ten years after the murder, for ordering her killing due to marital issues while he was on a golf trip. However, Marcelo's golf tournament was well documented, and he was able to present an alibi. He was eventually acquitted in 2022 due to a lack of evidence.
The case was mishandled
The authorities faced accusations of corruption and incompetence in handling the sensitive case, which further opened the way to a media frenzy. The crime scene was not secured properly, which led to the contamination of evidence. This led to many people being accused and then acquitted. The case was sensationalised to an extent that it overshadowed the real progress.
In 2024, Roberto Barzola emerged as a new suspect
Nearly two decades later, Nora Dalmasso’s murder remains unsolved. Several theories come to the surface every now and then, but the investigation couldn't rest on any one of them. In 2024, another name emerged as the new suspect, Roberto Barzola.
He is a worker who polished the floor in their house a week before Nora's death. The family requested his DNA test in 2007, but it was delayed for years. However, when it was done in 2024, his fingerprints and DNA matched the evidence found in the bathrobe belt as well as the hair found on her body. During Marcelo's trial, Barzola had claimed that he went for a cleaning, but no one answered the doorbell.
Since the murder case had been pending for more than 15 years, Bárzola's attorneys contended that the allegations against him should to be dropped.
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Though now formally charged with sexual assault and homicide, Barzola cannot be sentenced even if found guilty due to the statute of limitations expiring. Prosecutor Pablo Jávega, however, stated in the court and in the episode The Many Deaths of Nora Dalmasso that he will continue efforts to determine if a new trial is possible.
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