An independent police report described it as the result of a ''high-spirited frolic' that went wrong'. Two police officers were charged but acquitted, and the case was said to have been the subject of a government cover-up. Jones refused to identify their attackers out of fear for his life.
Eva Analía De Jesús was absolved of the murder in 2022. She was incarcerated for the killing, leading to protests in Argentina. When the men hit her, she pulled out a knife and killed one of them.