Gabriel Pizarro was detained by Carabineros officials in the days following September 11, 1973, and was transferred to the Carabineros station in Perquenco.

Rubén Soto, a militant of the Partido Socialista, was detained in late September 1973 by Carabineros officials from Perquenco, who removed him from the intercommunal bus in which he was traveling to the city of Temuco. The detainee was transferred to the Carabineros station in Perquenco.

Luis Alberto Urrutia was detained at the farm where he lived by Carabineros officials from Perquenco, who held him in custody at the station in that town.

In late September 1973, at approximately 21:00 hours, Carabineros personnel, accompanied by civilians, removed these three individuals from the Perquenco station, and no further information regarding their fate or whereabouts has been obtained.

According to the information obtained by this Corporation, they were transported in a private truck along the road connecting Perquenco to Selva Oscura, where they were executed. Their bodies were never located, and they remain in the status of forcibly disappeared.

Considering the evidence gathered and the investigations conducted by this Corporation, the Superior Council reached the conviction that Gabriel Alejandro Pizarro San Martín, Rubén Soto Valdés, and Luis Alberto Urrutia Sepúlveda, while being held by State agents, were made to disappear. For this reason, it declared them victims of human rights violations.

: 26 years old, single, agricultural worker, forcibly disappeared in September 1973 in Perquenco, Cautín. SOTO VALDES, RUBEN: 66 years old, married, traveling salesman, forcibly disappeared in September 1973 in Perquenco, Cautín province.

URRUTIA SEPULVEDA, LUIS ALBERTO: 43 years old, married, agricultural worker, forcibly disappeared in September 1973 in Perquenco, Cautín province. Gabriel Pizarro was detained by Carabineros officers in the days following September 11, 1973, and was taken to the Perquenco Carabineros Station.

Rubén Soto, a member of the Partido Socialista, was detained in late September 1973 by Carabineros officers from Perquenco, who removed him from the intercommunal bus on which he was traveling to the city of Temuco.

The detainee was taken to the Perquenco Carabineros Station. Luis Alberto Urrutia was detained at the farm where he lived by Carabineros officers from Perquenco, who held him in custody at the local station.

In late September 1973, around 9:00 PM, Carabineros personnel, accompanied by civilians, removed these three individuals from the Perquenco Station; no further information regarding their fate or whereabouts has been obtained since.

According to information obtained by this Corporation, they were transported in a private truck along the road connecting Perquenco to Selva Oscura, where they were executed. Their bodies were never located, and they remain in the status of disappeared.

Considering the evidence gathered and the investigations conducted by this Corporation, the Superior Council reached the conviction that Gabriel Alejandro Pizarro San Martín, Rubén Soto Valdés, and Luis Alberto Urrutia Sepúlveda, while being held by State agents, were made to disappear. For this reason, it declared them victims of human rights violations.

Source: Corporation Report