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Juan Agustín Osses Melgarejo

Victim of the military dictatorship — 22 years old.

Background

StatusNational Commission for Reparation and Reconciliation Violation of Human Rights
DateOctober 15, 1973 (approximate)
Locationlos Angeles, los Angeles, VIII Biobio
Age22 years old
AffiliationSin Militancia
Date of Birth ,
Place of BirthLos Ángeles
Marital StatusSingle
NationalityChilean
National ID (RUT)7.780.089-1

Case summary

Juan Agustín Osses Melgarejo was a 22-year-old youth with no political affiliation. On October 15, 1973, he was detained by the Policía de Investigaciones in Los Ángeles and taken to the banks of the Bío Bío River, where he was executed by State agents. His body fell into the current and remains forcibly disappeared to this day.

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Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos[1]

LARENAS INOSTROZA, JOSE MIGUEL: 33 years old, single, executed in October 1973, in Los Angeles. His remains have not been located, nor has his death been registered.

OSSES MELGAREJO, JUAN AGUSTIN: 22 years old, single, executed in October 1973, in Los Angeles. His remains have not been found, nor has his death been registered.

José Miguel Larenas Inostroza and Juan Agustín Osses Melgarejo were detained in October 1973 by officials of the Investigaciones Police in the city of Los Angeles.

According to statements from family members and witnesses, on the day of the events, both were at the home of a friend, located near the railroad tracks in Los Angeles. Officials from Investigaciones arrived at the location, detained both men and the homeowner, and took them to an unknown destination.

As later recounted by the only surviving witness, the three were taken by the police to one of the banks of the Bío Bío River, where they were shot. Due to the impact of the gunfire, their bodies fell into the river's current and disappeared, and to this date, they have not been recovered. The witness, despite having been wounded, managed to grab onto some branches and survive the execution.

Because the bodies have not been found, it has not been possible to register their deaths.

Considering the evidence gathered and the investigations carried out by this Corporation, the Superior Council reached the conviction that José Miguel Larenas Inostroza and Juan Agustín Osses Melgarejo were executed by State agents outside of any legal process while they were deprived of their liberty. By virtue of this, it declared them victims of human rights violations.

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MemoriaViva[2]

JUAN AGUSTIN OSSES MELGAREJO

22 years old, single, executed in October 1973, in Los Angeles. His remains have not been found, nor has his death been registered. Jose Miguel Larenas Inostroza and Juan Agustín Osses Melgarejo were detained in October 1973 by officials from the Policía de Investigaciones in the city of Los Angeles.

According to statements from family members and witnesses, on the day of the events, both men were at the home of a friend, located near the railway line in Los Angeles. Officials from the Policía de Investigaciones arrived at the location, detained both men and the homeowner, and took them to an unknown destination.

As later recounted by the only surviving witness, the three were taken by the police to one of the banks of the Bío Bío River, where they were shot. Due to the impact of the gunfire, their bodies fell into the river's current and disappeared, and to this date, they have not been recovered.

The witness, despite having been wounded, managed to grab onto some branches and survive the execution. Because the bodies have not been found, it has not been possible to register their deaths. Considering the evidence gathered and the investigations conducted by this Corporation, the Superior Council reached the conviction that José Miguel Larenas Inostroza and Juan Agustín Osses Melgarejo were executed by State agents outside of any legal process while they were deprived of their liberty.

By virtue of this, they are declared victims of human rights violations.

Source: Corporación

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How to cite this record

DondeEstan.cl (2026). Juan Agustín Osses Melgarejo. Retrieved on June 4, 2026, from https://dondeestan.cl/record/juan-agustin-osses-melgarejo. Original sources: Museum of Memory (https://interactivos.museodelamemoria.cl/victims/?p=572), Memoria Viva (https://memoriaviva.com/detenidos-desaparecidos/osses-melgarejo-juan-agustin).