Luis Alberto Correa Vergara died that day at 7:15 hours, in Los Angeles, due to "hanging," as recorded in the Medical Death Certificate from the Legal Medical Institute.

According to testimonies provided during the proceedings initiated by his death, in the early hours of December 3, 1988, Luis Correa was detained by Investigaciones officials at his home in the town of Santa Bárbara, following an accusation of alleged livestock theft.

He was taken to the Civil Police barracks in Los Angeles, where he was beaten and tortured during interrogation, according to judicial testimonies from other detainees. The following day, he was found in his cell with his neck tied with a sweatshirt, hanging from one of the window bars.

The Autopsy Protocol confirms the cause of death as "hanging." The second autopsy requested by the family records a fracture of the thyroid cartilage, a sutured scalp, and an injury to the stomach.

Considering the evidence gathered and the investigation conducted by this Corporation, the Superior Council reached the conviction that Luis Alberto Correa Vergara was driven to despair and compelled to make the decision to take his own life due to the torture and beatings to which he was subjected by State agents during his detention.

For this reason, he was declared a victim of human rights violations.