Assassination of Orlando Letelier
| ID | 30393 |
| Description | On 21 September 1976, Orlando Letelier, a leading opponent of Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet, was assassinated by car bombing, in Washington, D.C. Letelier, who was living in exile in the United States, was killed along with his work colleague Ronni Karpen Moffitt, who was in the car with her husband Michael. The assassination was carried out by agents of the Chilean secret police (DINA), and was one among many carried out as part of Operation Condor. Declassified U.S. intelligence documents confirm that Pinochet directly ordered the killing. |
| Location | Washington DC |
| Date | 1976-09-21 |
| Fatalities | 2 |
| Reference | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Orlando_Letelier |
Persons of Interest
| File | Photo | Name | Case Status | Charges |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  | Bosch Avila, Orlando | ||
|  | Contreras Sepúlveda, Juan Manuel Guillermo | Convicted | |
|  | Diaz, Alvin Ross | Convicted | |
|  | Novo Sampol, Guillermo | Convicted | |
|  | Novo Sampol, Ignacio | Convicted | |
|  | Paz Romero, Virgilio Pablo | Guilty Plea | |
|  | Pinochet Ugarte, Augusto José Ramón | ||
|  | Posada Carriles, Luis | ||
| Suárez Esquivel, José Dionisio | Guilty Plea | ||
| Townley, Michael Vernon | Guilty Plea |
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