Orlando Letelier's Assassination
How far did the plot against Letelier go?
4.1 (13)
50 mins
Uncover the 1976 assassination of Chilean diplomat Orlando Letelier, killed by a car bomb in Washington, D.C., in a bold act of international political violence. Discover how the attack was linked to Chile’s military regime and a wider network of covert operations targeting opponents abroad.
Ep 1:
Bomb on Sheridan Circle
A car bomb rips through Embassy Row, killing exiled Chilean statesman Orlando Letelier and Ronni Moffitt—unraveling a dictator's paranoid vendetta and a mother's plea against hatred.
Ep 2:
The FBI Hunts the Bombers
FBI agents face threats, dead ends, and Cold War intrigue as they chase a state-sponsored assassination, until a desperate counterfeiter cracks open the trail to a mysterious Chilean agent.
Ep 3:
The Thin One Unmasked
A leaked photo of 'Juan Williams' triggers global panic, exposing bomb-maker Michael Townley as an American citizen—forcing Pinochet into a betrayal that seals his fate.
Ep 4:
Confession, Cameras, and Betrayal
Trapped and cornered, Townley confesses—but only after investigators force him to confront the visceral horror of his own crime on camera.
Ep 5:
The Long Bend Toward Justice
Decades later, dictators fall, courts convict, and Congress finally apologizes—closing one chapter of truth while honoring a widow's call to seek justice without hatred.
Discussions (5)
Nellie
Level 10 · 3 mo agoEh. That congressional apology means absolutely zero.
Harvey
Level 8 · 3 mo agoYou are absolutely right about the Church Committee. Nixon and Kissinger funded that entire 1973 coup.
Felix
Level 9 · 3 mo agoYep Townley was American.
