Luis Alberto Verdejo Contreras
Comerciante — 26 years old.
Background
Luis Alberto Verdejo Contreras
Comerciante — 26 years old.
Case summary
Luis Alberto Verdejo Contreras, a 26-year-old merchant and member of the Partido Socialista, was a victim of human rights violations on October 14, 1973, in Cerrillos, Santiago. His case is part of the judicial process known as the "Episodio Puente Bulnes I."
Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos[1]
In the early hours of October 14, 1973, eight people were executed by members of the Carabineros. They were:
Alfredo Andrés MORENO MENA, 23 years old, laborer;
Luis Miguel RODRIGUEZ ARANCIBIA, 23 years old, street vendor;
Luis Alberto VERDEJO CONTRERAS, 26 years old, merchant;
Leonidas Isabel DIAZ DIAZ, 14-year-old student, who was pregnant;
Jaime Max BASTIAS MARTINEZ, 17 years old, laborer;
Luis SUAZO SUAZO, 20 years old, car painter;
Domingo de la Cruz MORALES DIAZ, 20 years old, electrician; and
Luis Esteban TORO VELOSO
In the afternoon of October 13, 1973, a Carabineros patrol arrived at the "Los Sauces de Puente Alto" recreational park, proceeding to detain the individuals listed above in front of witnesses. They were taken to the 20th Precinct of Puente Alto and from there were driven to the 4th Precinct of Santiago.
In the early hours of October 14, 1973, they were loaded into a jeep and taken to the banks of the Mapocho River near the Bulnes Bridge. At this location, and in front of witnesses, they were forced to exit the vehicle. They were shouted at to run, and the agents immediately began firing at them.
The families later found the bodies at the Legal Medical Institute. The autopsy reports state that the bodies were found in the Mapocho River near the Bulnes Bridge and that they died from gunshot wounds.
With the detention, location, date, and cause of death established, this Commission has reached the conviction that Alfredo Moreno, Luis Miguel Rodríguez, Luis Alberto Verdejo, Leonidas Isabel Díaz, Jaime Max Bastías, Luis Suazo, and Luis Esteban Toro were executed by State agents, this act constituting a grave violation of human rights.
Judicial Case Files[2]
Episodio Puente Bulnes I
- Daniel Calvo
- 1489-2007
- 21783-2003
- 2182-98
- Metropolitana De Santiago
- Ruben Barria Igor
References
- 1Museum of Memoryhttps://interactivos.museodelamemoria.cl/victims/?p=2611
- 2Judicial Case Fileshttps://expedientesdelarepresion.cl/causa/episodio-puente-bulnes-i/