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María Elena Osorio Rodríguez

Asesora del Hogar — 25 years old.

Background

StatusValech-Rettig Commission Violation of Human Rights
DateDecember 25, 1973
LocationSantiago, RM Metropolitana
Age25 years old
OccupationAsesora del Hogar
AffiliationSin Militancia

Case summary

María Elena Osorio Rodríguez, a 25-year-old domestic worker, died on December 25, 1973, in Santiago after being shot in the head from a military vehicle while she was in a front garden. The Commission concluded that this was a case of excessive use of force by State agents, who were allegedly attempting to enforce the curfew.

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Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos[1]

On December 25, 1973, María OSORIO RODRIGUEZ, 25 years old, lost her life.

The victim was in the front yard of a friend's house in the Carrascal sector when shots were fired at both of them from a military jeep passing by. She received a gunshot wound to the head, and her friend was wounded in the leg.

The Commission has formed the conviction, after reviewing witness statements, that María Osorio died due to the excessive and improper use of force by State agents, who were presumably attempting to enforce the curfew.

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How to cite this record

DondeEstan.cl (2026). María Elena Osorio Rodríguez. Retrieved on June 4, 2026, from https://dondeestan.cl/record/maria-elena-osorio-rodriguez. Original sources: Museum of Memory (https://interactivos.museodelamemoria.cl/victims/?p=1261).