Puccio family
The Puccio family was an Argentine criminal family. Three of the Puccios were convicted of four kidnappings and three murders in the early 1980s. Background. The family, which comprised father Arquímedes Puccio, mother Epifanía Calvo, and five children (three sons and two daughters) – Alejandro, Silvia, Daniel, Guillermo, and Adriana Puccio - lived in a large house in San Isidro, a wealthy suburb of Buenos Aires. Arquímedes is suspected to have been involved in forced disappearances during the Dirty War. Alejandro was a star rugby player, and Silvia was an art teacher. Punishment. The family was arrested and taken to  jail. While awaiting court sentencing, Alejandro tried to commit suicide by jumping from the fifth floor of the courthouse when he was being taken to testify. He survived, however, with serious health complications. Arquímedes and his two older sons, Alejandro and Daniel, were convicted of the crimes, along with three other accomplices. The youngest son, Guillermo, who had escaped from the family long before they were arrested, avoided justice by leaving the country. Epifanía Calvo, Silvia, and Adriana were never convicted of any involvement in the crimes. Accomplices. The Puccios had at least three adult male accomplices: Roberto Oscar Díaz , Guillermo Fernández Laborda and Rodolfo Victoriano Franco. Franco, a retired colonel, is simply referred to as "the Colonel" in the TV mini-series, "Historia de un clan" Another was Gustavo Contepomi. In popular culture. The family and their crimes are the subjects of several works: