Virgilio Paz Romero
Virgilio Pablo Paz Romero (born November 20, 1951) is a
Early life
Paz's family left
Assassination of Orlando Letelier
On September 21, 1976, Orlando Letelier drove colleagues Michael and Ronni Moffitt to work at the Institute for Policy Studies in his Chevrolet Chevelle.[4] Paz and Jose Dionisio Suarez Esquivel followed in sedan.[4] Paz detonated a bomb placed under Letelier's car as it reached Sheridan Circle on Washington's Embassy Row.[4] The blast killed Letelier and Ronni Moffit.[4]
Capture
Paz Romero, his wife, a son and a daughter lived under assumed names in the area of
Sentencing and imprisonment
In July 1991, Paz Romero pleaded guilty in the conspiracy to assassinate Letelier, and on September 13, 1991, he was sentenced to 12 years in prison.
Alleged Involvement in Murder of Carmelo Soria
In May 2016, the
References
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- ^ a b c "12-Year Term for Assassin of Chilean Envoy". The New York Times. New York. Reuters. September 13, 1991. Retrieved December 23, 2012.
- ^ ISBN 9780849381188. Retrieved December 23, 2012.
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- ^ a b c Veiga, Alex (August 2, 2001). "Cuban exile apologizes for '76 car bombing". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Sarasota, Florida. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
- ^ "Chile asks U.S. to extradite suspects in 1976 murder of diplomat". Reuters. May 17, 2016.
- ^ Vergara, Eva (May 17, 2016). "Chile to request US extradite 3 in killing of UN diplomat". Associated Press. Archived from the original on May 18, 2016. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
- ECLAC. 22 August 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2023.