- news update -

Tuesday

The body of the man was found floating in the Iguazú river by a tourist boat yesterday has been identified as the TV star Geraldo from the hit TV show Stars do the Tango.

His desolate wife, political candidate Diana DeMain, said that she had been expecting him to return today from Buenos Aries where he was judging the semi-finals. But he didn't arrive when she went to the airport. She expected that he had been held up and missed his flight.

Thousands of distraught women have already gathered outside Ms DeMain's home and at the hotel she is staying at in Iguazú in support of her tragedy. Flowers have begun to mount along the wall of their home and more form a virtual carpet in the Iguazú river where her husband Geraldo was found... 

Iguazú Herald

Police announce foul play in Geraldo case

Wednesday

It has been revealed that TV star Geraldo found floating in the Iguazú river on Monday was murdered. 

Before leaving he was seen to withdraw a large sum of foreign currency from an airport cash machine and then to catch an earlier flight, saying that he was going to surprise his wife.

His devastated widow, Ms DeMain, said that they had planned to visit the United States on their second honeymoon this week. "Geraldo was a romantic and must have wanted some spending money," she told the waiting media.

A police spokesperson said that robbery was an obvious motive. She added that detectives are well advanced in their investigation and are expected to make an announcement very soon.

The Herald has learned that they have had an early breakthrough. A second body, that of an unidentified male, was pulled from the river below the falls, close by, soon after that of Geraldo. It is speculated that the two deaths happened within minutes of each other, possibly as a result of a cliff-top struggle... 

Iguazú Herald

DeMain Wins by a Landslide

Monday (a month later)

Diana DeMain, the widow of the TV celebrity Geraldo, has won the election this weekend by a landslide. Recently described by her Socialist opponent as "a conniving society 'Rich Bitch', interested only in promoting the interests of her cronies at the 'Big end of Town'", pundits gave her little hope of winning, until the wave of support over the tragic murder of her husband swung public opinion in her favour. 

It appears that her husband, Geraldo was returning to her early, to sweep her off to a second honeymoon in the United States, when he was waylaid by a, still unidentified, mugger. Detectives found evidence of a struggle and blood-stained money scattered on a cliff-top where they say all the evidence points to Geraldo gallantly attempting to fight off his knife wielding assailant before the struggling men plunged together, both already mortally wounded, into the falls.  

In the days that followed the DeMain campaign likened brave Geraldo to Lancelot, a knight in shining armour, and herself to Guinevere in Camelot. His thousands of fans have already over-subscribed on-line to a memorial lookout to be built near his struggle above the falls. A tango version of the song 'Camelot' has gone viral worldwide. 

Ms DeMain alluded to this wave of community support in her victory address. Dressed in a couture, form fitting black dress, black hat and veil, she told supporters: "Geraldo was a man of the people. He rose from humble beginnings in the Barrio and will always be a beacon to those who, through hard work and perseverance, rather than hanging on the apron-strings of the State, can follow in his footsteps". 

She was visibly distressed as she told her party faithful that: "Yet his memory will always here to remind me that I represent not just the many who chose to vote for me but also those, mostly from humble beginnings like my noble husband, who did not". Overcome that her husband had been robbed of his life, before having a chance to cast his vote, she was unable to continue and was helped from the podium, amidst thunderous applause...

Iguazú Herald

Diana DeMain Remarries

Monday (a year later)

Vice President, Diana DeMain, has surprised everybody by marring aging billionaire playboy, Phillip DeGreco, in an exclusive ceremony on his private island in the Bahamas. The wedding was witnessed by a handful of close friends, including the President and his wife. 

Fans of her deceased husband, the TV celebrity Geraldo, were shocked. Some have defaced political posters, claiming that DeMain has sullied Geraldo's memory by jumping into this new marriage so soon. 

One disillusioned fan told this reporter that: "...people don't get married unless they have known someone for some time. Diana's obviously been carrying on with this pig, who's old enough to be her father, for months, if not years... So much for grieving for her Lancelot... and all that Camelot mierda!"

Others were less judgmental. Her friend told me that: "Arte (as she's known to her oldest friends) had to put up with a lot of mierda herself in that marriage. Lance-a-lot was a good name for him!"

She was alluding to the recent tell-all interview with Mirabel, his fellow judge on Stars do the Tango, in which she revealed that Geraldo spent the night before his death in her bed. Mirabel claimed that Geraldo told her that it was 'OK' because Kicky (his pet-name for his wife) 'turned a blind eye' to what he was up to. It was her impression that he was actually doing his wife's bidding.

In a follow-up story: 'Dancing the horizontal tango', it was revealed that several other women have come forward, claiming to be his mistress and that Geraldo had had many extra-marital affairs, before his highly publicised night with Mirabel. 

Ms DeMain refused to comment on these accusations saying: "My marriage to Geraldo was perfectly happy but now I must move on with my life and my career."

The aging Mr DeGreco was more forthcoming and effusive: "Of all the women I've ever known Diana is the most captivating and exciting to be with," he said, as he limped up the steps of the Palacio del Congreso to wait for her. He's said to be recovering from minor bruising, as a result of a fall from his horse, but smiled broadly for the cameras.

The happy couple met at a polo match. Ms DeMain was accompanying her friend, the president's wife, to watch the President play. His schoolboy friend, DeGreco, was on the opposing team. "They hit it off immediately," said a friend....

Iguazú Herald