What happened
Teacher Nibaldo Villegas disappeared in 2018, and parts of his remains were later recovered after an investigation centered on his former partner and her companion.
The investigation
Police combined witness testimony, digital communications and forensic findings to reconstruct the planning and concealment of the killing.
What the courts or investigators concluded
Johanna Hernández and Francisco Silva were convicted and received lengthy sentences.
Why the case remains significant
The case became one of Chile’s most widely followed crimes of the period because of the betrayal within a former intimate relationship and the elaborate effort to hide what happened.
Case context
Crime by Region organizes cases geographically so readers can move from one file to other investigations from the same country. For unresolved or contested cases, the wording above reflects the distinction between confirmed events, investigative theories and findings actually established in court.