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In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is Paz and the second or maternal family name is
Romero .
Virgilio Pablo Paz Romero (born November 20, 1951) is a Cuban exile and militant who was involved in the 1976 assassination of former Chilean ambassador Orlando Letelier in Washington, D.C. [1] [2] [3] car bomb that killed Letelier and a colleague in Washington's Sheridan Circle .[3]
Early life
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Paz's family left Santa Clara, Cuba in the mid-1960s when he was 14.[4] Mexico City awaiting papers to emigrate to the United States, Paz's father died.[4] Cuban community in New Jersey with his mother.[4] Cuban Nationalist Movement .[4]
Assassination of Orlando Letelier
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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] [4] Sheridan Circle on Washington's Embassy Row .[4] [4]
Capture
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Paz Romero, his wife, a son and a daughter lived under assumed names in the area of West Palm Beach, Florida since 1980.[1] Boynton Beach, Florida since 1985.[1] America's Most Wanted [1] age progressed portrait of Paz Romero drawn by forensic artist Karen T. Taylor .[3]
Sentencing and imprisonment
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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.[2] deported .[5] Immigration and Naturalization Service .[5] Supreme Court of the United States ruled that indefinite detentions were unconstitutional, Paul Huck of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida ordered Paz Romero released.[5]
Alleged Involvement in Murder of Carmelo Soria
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In May 2016, the Supreme Court of Chile voted unanimously to request that the United States extradite Paz, Chilean Armando Fernandez Larios, and American Michael Townley who were wanted for the July 1976 detention, torture, and murder of Carmelo Soria , a Spanish-Chilean citizen and United Nations diplomat .[6] Augusto Pinochet 's secret police Dirección de Inteligencia Nacional .[2] [7] Supreme Court of Chile for Soria's murder.[8]
References
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^ a b c Taylor, Karen T. (2001). "Age Progression: Aging" . Forensic Art and Illustration ISBN 9780849381188 . Retrieved December 23, 2012 .
^ a b c d e f g h Pape, Eric (July 21, 2002). "A Terrorist's Second Thoughts" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved June 6, 2015 .
^ 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 Welcomes Chilean Supreme Court's Final Conviction in the Murder of Carmelo Soria" . ECLAC . 22 August 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2023 .
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