Missing

The US government was complicit in the death of Charles Horman in Chile in 1973.

1. The CIA, US military, and US government acted to conceal information surrounding US involvement in Chili and consequently complicity in Horman’s death in the years following the coup. This not only impeded the initial investigation into Horman’s death; it now serves to demonstrate that the US had motives for sanctioning Horman’s death.

2. Although the Government of Chile (GOC) claims the Horman was found shot dead in the street, Rafael Gonzalez, former Chilean military intelligence officer, was present when Horman was sentenced to death in the office of the Chief of Military Intelligence. Gonzalez also will testify that a US American was present when this decision was made.

3. A memo included in the State Department states, “there is some circumstantial evidence to suggest…US intelligence my have played an unfortunate part in Horman’s death. At best it was limited to providing or confirming information that helped motivate his murder by the GOC. At worst, US intelligence was aware the GOC saw Horman in rather a serious light and US officials did not nothing to discourage the logical outcome of GOC paranoia.” Either scenario points to US involvement in Horman’s detention, therefore the US officials involved must be considered complicit with the outcome of the detention, Harmon’s death.