Pinochet-era soldier jailed for killing folk singer 53 years ago
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Nelson Haase Mazzei, a retired colonel and the last fugitive wanted for the 1973 murder of Chilean folk singer Víctor Jara during the Pinochet regime, has been captured and jailed. He was sentenced in absentia in 2023 along with six other former soldiers. His capture brings a close to decades-long efforts to hold those responsible for Jara's death accountable.
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Víctor Jara was a prominent cultural figure, making his murder socially significant.
Nelson Haase Mazzei is a retired colonel.
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Nelson Haase Mazzei was sentenced for murdering Víctor Jara in 2023.
The Guardian- Víctor Jara was a prominent cultural figure, making his murder socially significant.
- The case reflects society's ongoing reckoning with past atrocities.
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Loaded language removed<p>Nelson Haase Mazzei was sentenced for murdering Víctor Jara in 2023, but fled from authorities in Chile</p><p>More than 50 years after the murder of the Chilean folk singer <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/sep/18/victor-jara-pinochet-chile-rocks-backpages">Víctor Jara</a>, the last man wanted in connection with his death has been tracked down and brought to justice.</p><p>Nelson…
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Nelson Haase Mazzei was sentenced for murdering Víctor Jara in 2023.
The GuardianNelson Haase Mazzei fled from authorities in 2023 after his sentencing.
The GuardianNelson Haase Mazzei was the last man wanted in connection with Jara's death.
The GuardianSix other retired soldiers were also sentenced in absentia for murdering Jara and another man.
The GuardianNelson Haase Mazzei is a retired colonel.
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