She was the only woman and the eldest of four brothers. He was followed by the twins Horacio and Raúl and the youngest Daniel. His mother was a physical education teacher and his father was a bank employee. They lived in different houses, but always in Malvín. The parents were active in the PDC. Laura's education included catechism classes that she received at the neighborhood parish. The father had union activity in the bank, participated in the combative strike of '69 and was the first clandestine in the family, he ended up imprisoned in the Municipal Cylinder, then converted into a prison, and then taken to a barracks.

Laura attended high school 10 and began military service in the FER 68, she had intense militant activity. They occupy the high school, their brothers remember, they had made barricades with benches. From the terrace they saw the soldiers arrive and quickly crossed the improvised barricade. The benches did not resist and were crossed by the soldiers, who reached the back of the high school to find a group of fast boys fleeing through the rear party wall. Others were not so lucky and were arrested. Laura's commitment is increasing, she participates in solidarity activities when the sugarcane marches arrive. His studies are also advancing, he is taking preparatory courses at high school 15. One night in 1972 the doorbell rang at Malvín's house, it was the soldiers doing a raid; They take away every young militant there is in the neighborhood, trucks and vans are filled with gurises and gurisas. Laura's destination was the 13th Infantry Battalion, on the Instructions Road near the Lourdes Grotto. There she was tortured, she was barely 18 years old. It took a long time for his family to find out, they began the marches with packages to the Prado, next to the military high school. A pilgrimage that so many family members will make, with their plastic bags with their names embroidered, containing the few provisions, the few clothes and hygiene implements that they were allowed to pass through. When they found out that she would go to court, they spent days and days taking turns guarding in front of the court to see her. When Laura arrived, everyone was able to enter and they embraced each other in tight hugs. She was very skinny and very pale, but the smile she gave them was reassuring. After their passage through the court, regular visits began; they could go to the barracks twice a week.(1) On Sundays, although they did not have visitors, they settled at the back of the Lourdes Grotto only to see her when she came out to the patio. In an effort to make her recognize them, her brother Horacio, who had carrier pigeons, released them when they thought they saw her so that she would know they were there. She was imprisoned for a year, and her dream, when she got out, was to take the 104 with the other companions to walk along the promenade and see the sea.

The day he left, I was at the door of the house, Horacio says, and suddenly I see someone approaching down the street, with a bag. I couldn't believe it, it was Laura! She had come alone, the house was a party, jumping, hugging, friends began to arrive, we talked, we touched her, it was very strong, very moving. I think it was around March of '73. In the summer of '74 he left again: I remember he told my father that he was leaving home because they were arresting some people. I helped her pack her bags and accompanied her to take a taxi. We hugged and, being 16 years old, I told him that he should call me if he needed anything. I never saw her again. I was the last of the family to be with her. Terror was already installed in the house, suddenly the phone rang, my father answered and they told him: Raggio? Your daughter fell injured. It was a form of psychological torture, so much so that the day they told us that they had killed her I didn't believe them.

That day I answered the phone and they asked me: -Raggio family? "Yes," he answered. -We called you from the Armed Forces, is the master of the house there? I went to look for my old man, he grabbed the tube and his face changed as he listened. They were telling him to pick up the body at the Military Hospital. My old man didn't believe them and I shouted that no, until we confirmed it we wouldn't believe them. They had called so many times... My father and my uncle went to recognize her, my father did not come in. It seems that he was going to go to Buenos Aires, but things did not work out. They said it was a confrontation, that they threw grenades at them, that they killed someone who was riding a bicycle down the street. But Laura was executed and Diana was disposed of. I saw Laura with a bullet in the head and when we watched her I thought she had dyed her hair red, but it was blood.

He belonged to column 70 of the MLN. He was 19 years old.

During all those years, Laura's mother treasured her photos, her papers, and press clippings. It was the only way to continue having her close.

Text extracted from the book "Los ovillos de la memoria" Authors: Beatriz Barboza, Ana Demarco, Cecilkia Duffau, Irma Leites, Patricia Mora, Elena Morelli, Martha Passeggi. Editorial Senda, 2006. (1)Visits were once every fifteen days.
PREPARACIÓN CUMPLEAÑOS DE LAURA EN LA PRISIÓN. C
Friends planning Laura's birthday celebration at the barracks.
CARTA COLLAGE DIARIO DEL CUARTEL C
Collage diary from the barracks
CARTA COLLAGE DE LOS COMPAS DE LAURA C
Letter collage made by family and friends.
SOBRES DE CARTA REALIZADO POR LAURA C
Letter envelopes addressed to his mother and siblings for their birthday.
CARTA DE DESPEDIDA A Y B – C
Letter from Laura addressed to her parents and siblings.
CARTA DESPEDODAD 2 C
Letter from Laura addressed to her mother and siblings.
CARTA PADRES Y HERMANOS DE LAURA
Letter from Laura's father and brothers.
POEMA DIRIGIDO A LAURA – C
Poem addressed to Laura, anonymous author - August 17, 1974.