Even though the prosecution of the cartel members brought some closure to the Fernandez family, there are still mysteries and conspiracies that remain. One of the strangest and most heart-breaking is the persistent rumor that one of Fernandez’s sons, and Fernandez Jr.’s brother, played a part in the miserable ordeal.
Though the accusations remain unproven, one of Fernandez’s biographers, Argentine writer Olga Wornat, openly wrote in her book “The Last King” that Fernandez Jr. has long suspected that his brother, Geraldo, was involved. Geraldo had enormous control over his father’s career and was largely considered his de-facto manager.
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Though it seems far-fetched that Geraldo would have had any part in his brother’s ordeal, Wornat has two pieces of evidence that she believes point to his involvement. She claimed that part of the reason was the obvious one: money. In an interview with El País, she noted that she believed Geraldo had been a part of a money-laundering operation — thus, the kidnapping could have been a way to cover his tracks. However, Wornat also added that she also believed it was partly down to personality, which she noted was described as “dangerous” by multiple people.
“I consider Gerardo a psychopath, because of everything the family told me. A person without empathy, capable of the worst things,” she said, also pointing out that many of his friends and associates were cartel members who had acted in similarly brutal ways.
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