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Óscar Renato Salinas García

Cargador — 26 years old.

Background

StatusNational Commission for Reparation and Reconciliation Violation of Human Rights
DateOctober 4, 1973
LocationSantiago, RM Metropolitana
Age26 years old
OccupationCargador
AffiliationSin Militancia

Case summary

Óscar Renato Salinas García was a 26-year-old loader with no political affiliation who was detained by military personnel at his home on October 1, 1973. He was extrajudicially executed by state agents on October 4 of that year, dying on a public street due to a cranial gunshot wound.

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Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos[1]

Oscar Renato Salinas García died that day at 22:30 hours, on a public thoroughfare, due to a craniocerebral gunshot wound, as certified by the Medical Death Certificate from the Legal Medical Institute.

According to statements from family members who witnessed the events, Oscar Salinas was detained on October 1, 1973, by military personnel at his home located in the San Gregorio neighborhood, La Granja. Subsequently, they found his body at the Legal Medical Institute.

Considering the gathered evidence and the investigation conducted, the Superior Council reached the conviction that Oscar Renato Salinas García, while in detention, was executed by State agents outside of any legal process. For this reason, it declared him a victim of human rights violations.

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How to cite this record

DondeEstan.cl (2026). Óscar Renato Salinas García. Retrieved on October 15, 2026, from https://dondeestan.cl/record/oscar-renato-salinas-garcia. Original sources: Museum of Memory (https://interactivos.museodelamemoria.cl/victims/?p=2027).