Eliseo del Carmen Muñoz Alarcón was forcibly disappeared that day in the vicinity of the market in that city, after being detained by personnel from the Military Intelligence Service.

According to the statement provided by his spouse, Eliseo Muñoz, a resident of Valparaíso, traveled to Chillán with her and a friend. They stayed at a house in the Irene Frei neighborhood. The following day, Eliseo Muñoz, along with two other men, headed to the city center and did not return to the boarding house where he was staying.

Witnesses recounted to the family that he had been detained, along with his friends, after passing by the market. According to other testimonies, those arrested were taken to the Regiment, where they were seen, after which all trace of them was lost.

Considering the background information gathered and the investigation conducted by this Corporation, the Superior Council reached the conviction that Eliseo del Carmen Muñoz Alarcón was detained by State agents and disappeared while being held in that status. For this reason, it declared him a victim of human rights violations.

35 years old, married, stevedore, forcibly disappeared on December 18, 1973, in Chillán. Eliseo del Carmen Muñoz Alarcón disappeared that day in the vicinity of the city's market after being detained by personnel from the Military Intelligence Service.

According to the statement provided by his spouse, Eliseo Muñoz, a resident of Valparaíso, had traveled to Chillán with her and a friend. They stayed at a house in the Irene Frei neighborhood. The following day, Eliseo Muñoz, along with two other men, headed toward the city center to return to the boarding house where they were staying.

Witnesses recounted to the family that he had been detained, along with his friends, near the market. According to other testimonies, those arrested were taken to the Regiment, where they were seen, after which all trace of them was lost.

Considering the evidence gathered and the investigation conducted by this Commission, the Superior Council reached the conviction that Eliseo del Carmen Muñoz Alarcón was detained by State agents and disappeared while being held in that status. For this reason, it declared him a victim of human rights violations.

Source: (Corporation Report)