The knife among the debris of the fire
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The knife among the debris of the fire

May 10, 2026
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Four dead in one night: the negligence that condemned: The murder of Ginny Sandoval Reyes in Temuco, Chile In the early morning of December 29, 2016, four people died in a house in Temuco: Ginny Sandoval was stabbed to death and three of her children were trapped in the fire that followed. An autopsy reveals that she was stabbed before the fire. The impossible: the police cleaned the scene before declaring it a homicide, erasing irreversible evidence. In this episode, we explore how the emergency operator ignored four calls, how an unrelated ID was lost inside a patrol car, and how the prosecutor took six months to review the victim's phone. The trial faced a retracted confession against cell phone geolocation. In the end, a 30-year sentence without benefits, but it was never clarified who owned that ID found at the scene. Victim: Ginny Sandoval Reyes Date: December 29, 2016 Location: Temuco, Chile Status: Sentenced to 30 years (simple homicide + arson) - The court dismissed the theory of "three or four suspects" that the defense never identified, despite publicly accusing them. - An ID unrelated to the victims was found at the scene and lost by an official; it was never processed or identified. - Tolosa Yanqui confessed to the PDI and then retracted, claiming pressures that the court did not validate; the conviction rests on geolocation and contradictions. - The police ordered the house to be cleaned before the homicide investigation was formalized, eliminating evidence irreversibly. Ginny Sandoval Reyes, Temuco Chile homicide 2016, police negligence, murder, investigation, true crime, femicide, forensic, intrigue, criminal minds, true crime Spanish If you want to listen to this podcast without ads and have access to premium episodes, we invite you to 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 associated 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 is prohibited without prior written authorization from OBOMEDIA. For permissions, licenses, and business inquiries, write to: business@obomedia.com . Tired of ads? Listen to this podcast and 200+ more ad-free on OBOMEDIA. Try it free for 7 days, cancel anytime: https://obomedia.com/en/gratis?ref=desc-6981245 © 2026 Created by an independent creator of the OBOMEDIA Network. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the property of their respective creator, who is solely responsible for them, and are distributed by the OBOMEDIA Network on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without the creator's prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

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