Chilean Folk Icon’s Killers Are Convicted after 45 Years

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–Researched and written by Rebecca Smith—

On July 3, 2018, a Chilean court convicted nine retired members of the military for the murder of beloved folk singer, Víctor Jara, under Augusto Pinochet’s dictatorship in the 1970s. In the weeks following the trial, news sources covered Jara’s life, death, and reactions to the verdict.

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