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Raúl Humberto Pérez Jorquera

Zapatero — 53 years old.

Background

StatusValech-Rettig Commission Violence Political
DateJanuary 28, 1974
LocationSantiago, RM Metropolitana
Age53 years old
OccupationZapatero
AffiliationSin Militancia

Case summary

Raul Humberto Perez Jorquera, a 53-year-old shoemaker with no political affiliation, was forcibly disappeared on January 28, 1974, in Santiago after leaving his home. Months later, his body was found with two gunshot wounds, and his death was attributed to the political violence of the era, although the precise circumstances remain unknown.

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Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos[1]

On January 28, 1974, Raúl Humberto PEREZ JORQUERA, a shoemaker with no known political affiliation, left his home to go shopping and never returned.

A couple of months later, the family learned that his body had appeared at the Instituto Médico Legal. The autopsy report indicates that the cause of death was two gunshot wounds.

Based on the summarized background, the Commission has reached the conviction that it is most likely that Raúl Pérez died as a result of the violent circumstances experienced during that period, although it has not been possible to establish the precise causes of his death.

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How to cite this record

DondeEstan.cl (2026). Raúl Humberto Pérez Jorquera. Retrieved on October 15, 2026, from https://dondeestan.cl/record/raul-humberto-perez-jorquera. Original sources: Museum of Memory (https://interactivos.museodelamemoria.cl/victims/?p=2169).