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Emilio Marín Huilcaleo

Victim of the military dictatorship.

Background

Case summary

Emilio Marín Huilcaleo was a First Sergeant of the Carabineros and a member of the National Intelligence Directorate (DINA), where he served in the Caupolicán Brigade and the Águila Group. During the dictatorship, he operated in detention centers such as Londres 38 and Villa Grimaldi, and was judicially linked to proceedings regarding human rights violations in the "Colombo Case."

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MemoriaViva[1]

, in his statements on pages 463, 807, 908, and 1427, stated that he was a corporal second class in the Army and worked as a "musician" at the Chillán Regiment; that in the month of November or December 1973, he was assigned to the DINA.

He indicates that after completing the course at Rocas de Santo Domingo, he moved to Santiago. Over time, his logistical activity consisted of purchasing food and distributing it. Miguel Krassnoff was at Londres 38 when he was requested through his superior to carry out some intelligence activities alongside them.

This is how he joined groups with Krassnoff, Tulio Pereira (now deceased), Leyton (also deceased), and "el guatón" Romo. All of them would accompany him on some occasions to carry out arrests, raids, and "poroteos"—that is, since "el guatón" Romo knew the people, he would take a person in the vehicle he was driving, and they would head to different locations indicated by that person, all under the command of Krassnoff.

He remembers having gone out to "porotear" with Marcia Merino. When asked about the list of 119 forcibly disappeared persons, including Rodrigo Eduardo Ugas Morales, he indicates that he did not know them; he participated in the groups that arrested people but is unaware of the names of the detainees.

Krassnoff was the one who gave the orders for raids and arrests; he maintains that he witnessed detainees at Londres 38 and Villa Grimaldi, and that the command must know the fate of these individuals.

In another statement, he indicated that the heads of the Metropolitan Intelligence Brigade were Cesar Manuel Manríquez Bravo, Pedro Espinoza Bravo, Marcelo Moren Brito, and José López Tapia. The heads of the General Staff were Wenderoth and Fieldhouse, who were at the service of the operational chiefs.

He explains that while in the

DINA

, he was under the direct dependency of the Metropolitan Intelligence Brigade , through Miguel Krassnoff Martchenko, and provided services in the Caupolicán Brigade , which was born at Londres 38 ; he later continued at José Domingo Cañas , ending at Villa Grimaldi.

In the aforementioned brigade, he was part of the Halcón group , led by Miguel Krassnoff; in his capacity as a driver, they would go out to look for the people Krassnoff indicated, with the group leader providing him with the corresponding data regarding the address, name, and nickname of the person needed.

He reports that for this purpose, Krassnoff had an organizational chart in his office with the names of the people who belonged to the MIR, and the person who provided him with all that information was Osvaldo Romo.

He carried out other related operations; he participated in raids, arrests, and surveillance. He did not intervene in interrogations because it was not his mission, all of this under the command of Miguel Krassnoff, who managed the information and gave the orders, and even participated in the operations himself.

Halcón was commanded by Miguel Krassnoff; Águila was commanded by Lawrence; Tucán was commanded by Gerardo Godoy; and Vampiro was commanded by Lauriani. Working in Halcón were Romo, José Abel Aravena, José Yévenes, Osvaldo Pulgar Gallardo "el pato", Jorge Andrade Gómez, Rodolfo Concha Rodríguez, José Enrique Fuentes Torres, Luis Rene Torres Méndez "El negro Mario", María Ordenes Montecinos, Teresa Osorio Navarro (my wife), Tulio Pereira (who is deceased), and Nelson Paz Bustamante.

Regarding the Águila group , it was commanded by Lawrence and they were called the "Guatones" team, composed fundamentally of Carabineros. In that group, I remember Friz Esparza "el manchado", Emilio Marín Huilcaleo , Mario Marín Castro, Rosa Humilde Ramos Hernández, Pedro Rene Alfaro Fernández, Claudio Pacheco Fernández "este niño", and Eduardo Garea Guzmán.

Regarding the Tucán group , it was commanded by Gerardo Godoy and I do not know who composed it. Regarding the Vampiro group, it was commanded by Fernando Lauriani and I am unaware of who composed it.

All these groups provided services at

Londres No. 38, José Domingo Cañas, to finally end at Villa Grimaldi.

Source: Judiciary, June 30, 2015

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How to cite this record

DondeEstan.cl (2026). Emilio Marín Huilcaleo. Retrieved on October 15, 2026, from https://dondeestan.cl/record/marin-huilcaleo-emilio. Original sources: Memoria Viva (https://memoriaviva.com/criminales/marin-huilcaleo-emilio).