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Set against the romance of revolution and the terror of a military coup, this arresting mystery is also a reckoning with the callousness of U.S. foreign policy.
In 1972 two idealistic young Americans, Charles Horman and Frank Teruggi, arrived in Chile to participate in President Salvador Allende's socialist and democratic revolution. A year later they were secretly executed as Chile's military, with U.S. backing, deposed Allende. Following a sham investigation and cover-up, a Chilean defector leveled a stunning but ultimately false accusation: a CIA agent was in the room when one of the killings was ordered.
The defector's tale inspired the acclaimed 1982 film Missing and established U.S. involvement as the accepted narrative. But Chile in Their Hearts exposes the tale as a fabrication and leads us to a more intriguing reality. This book will force readers to rethink what they thought they knew about this infamous case. Renowned investigative journalist John Dinges scoured U.S. and Chilean archives and interviewed new witnesses to reveal the true story of the killings and the compelling adventure of the two Americans' lives against the backdrop of U.S. intervention in Chile.
In 1972 two idealistic young Americans, Charles Horman and Frank Teruggi, arrived in Chile to participate in President Salvador Allende's socialist and democratic revolution. A year later they were secretly executed as Chile's military, with U.S. backing, deposed Allende. Following a sham investigation and cover-up, a Chilean defector leveled a stunning but ultimately false accusation: a CIA agent was in the room when one of the killings was ordered.
The defector's tale inspired the acclaimed 1982 film Missing and established U.S. involvement as the accepted narrative. But Chile in Their Hearts exposes the tale as a fabrication and leads us to a more intriguing reality. This book will force readers to rethink what they thought they knew about this infamous case. Renowned investigative journalist John Dinges scoured U.S. and Chilean archives and interviewed new witnesses to reveal the true story of the killings and the compelling adventure of the two Americans' lives against the backdrop of U.S. intervention in Chile.
Price: $27.95
Pages: 287
Publisher: University of California Press
Imprint: University of California Press
Publication Date:
29 April 2025
Trim Size: 9.00 X 6.00 in
ISBN: 9780520413191
Format: Paperback
BISACs:
“With his unique credibility on the topic, Dinges eschews ideological presumptions for a dogged, comprehensive investigation of the facts. His courageous findings debunk the conventional wisdom reflected and amplified by Missing: there is no evidence that the U.S. government was involved.”
John Dinges lived in and reported from Chile during its most violent period (1972–78). A correspondent for the Washington Post, and later managing editor at NPR, he is Professor Emeritus of Journalism at Columbia University. His books include The Condor Years: How Pinochet and His Allies Brought Terrorism to Three Continents.
Contents
Introduction: Chile's Allure
Part I. Roads to the Revolution
1. Charlie and Joyce
2. Frank
3. Living the "Chilean Process"
4. New York
5. The Coup
6. Valparaiso
7. Vicuña Mackenna
Part II. The Search
8. Missing
9. The Embassy
10. Investigations
11. Distract and Deceive
12. Mr. Horman Goes to Chile
13. Disappeared in Plain Sight
Part III. Unraveling the Truth
14. The Making of "The Man Who Knew Too Much"
15. How and Why
16. Scenario for a Movie
17. A Trial in Chile
Part IV. Conclusions
18. The U.S. Role
19. Leads Not Followed
Acknowledging a Legacy
Sources and Methods
Notes
Index
Introduction: Chile's Allure
Part I. Roads to the Revolution
1. Charlie and Joyce
2. Frank
3. Living the "Chilean Process"
4. New York
5. The Coup
6. Valparaiso
7. Vicuña Mackenna
Part II. The Search
8. Missing
9. The Embassy
10. Investigations
11. Distract and Deceive
12. Mr. Horman Goes to Chile
13. Disappeared in Plain Sight
Part III. Unraveling the Truth
14. The Making of "The Man Who Knew Too Much"
15. How and Why
16. Scenario for a Movie
17. A Trial in Chile
Part IV. Conclusions
18. The U.S. Role
19. Leads Not Followed
Acknowledging a Legacy
Sources and Methods
Notes
Index