Paula Logares was kidnapped on May 18, 1978, along with her parents, Mónica Grinspon and Claudio Logares, when she was only 23 months old. The couple was detained with their infant daughter in Montevideo, Uruguay, and then transferred to Buenos Aires. They were first taken to San Justo Investigations Brigade where they were separated. Deputy Commissioner of Buenos Aires Police Force Rubén Lavallén, who was then serving in the Brigade, and his wife Raquel Leiro registered Paula as their own daughter. Her mother and father, whom she never saw again, were taken to the clandestine detention center known as “Pozo de Banfield.” To this date, they are still missing.

Paula’s blood connection to her grandmother, Elsa Pavón, was confirmed when Paula was eight years old, thanks to the reports provided to Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo (Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo). Her case was groundbreaking as it was the first judicial restitution following the restoration of democracy in December 1984. Furthermore, it was the first case resolved using genetic studies with the “Grandmotherhood index” three years before the creation of the National Bank of Genetic Data (Banco Nacional de Datos Genéticos) in 1987.