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Italian Guerrilla Escapes House Arrest in Buenos Aires
Former Red Brigades member Leonardo Bertulazzi bypassed ankle monitor using pork and tensiometer to flee house arrest in Buenos Aires.
In brief
Former Red Brigades member Leonardo Bertulazzi bypassed ankle monitor using pork and tensiometer to flee house arrest in Buenos Aires. Leonardo Bertulazzi, a former Red Brigades guerrilla, escaped house arrest in Buenos Aires by disabling his ankle monitor with pork and a tensiometer. Originally reported by Buenos…
Escape Method
Leonardo Bertulazzi escaped house arrest in Buenos Aires using pork meat and a tensiometer to disable his electric ankle monitor.
Background on Bertulazzi
Bertulazzi was a former Red Brigades guerrilla member who escaped house arrest after being sentenced in absentia to 27 years in prison in 1985.
Legal Status
Bertulazzi had refugee status in Argentina until August 2024 when President Javier Milei revoked it.
Escape Details
Bertulazzi climbed down from his fifth-floor apartment using a harness and escaped through a garage gate after disabling his ankle monitor.
Timing of Escape
Bertulazzi escaped during Pope Leo XIV's visit to Argentina, allowing security to focus on the pontiff rather than him.
Current Status
Authorities are searching for Bertulazzi after he escaped house arrest in Buenos Aires on Tuesday night.
The one thing
Leonardo Bertulazzi, a former Red Brigades guerrilla, escaped house arrest in Buenos Aires by disabling his ankle monitor with pork and a tensiometer.
