| Villa Grimaldi | |
|---|---|
| Prison camp used during the military dictatorship of Chile | |
 Old gate entrance to Villa Grimaldi | |
  Location of Villa Grimaldi in contemporary Chile | |
| Coordinates | 33°27′49.5″S 70°32′33.5″W / 33.463750°S 70.542639°W |
| Known for | Internment of Pinochet's dissidents during his military dictatorship |
| Location | Santiago |
| Operated by | DINA (when the estate acted as a prison) |
| First built | 19th century |
| Operational | 1973-1978 |
| Inmates | Pinochet's dissidents |
| Number of inmates | 4500 people |
| Killed | at least 226 people |
| Notable inmates | Michelle Bachelet Sheila Cassidy |
| Website | http://villagrimaldi.cl/ |
Villa Grimaldi is considered the most important of DINA's many complexes that were used for the interrogation and torture of political prisoners during the governance of Augusto Pinochet.[1] It is located at Avenida José Arrieta 8200 (now 8401) in Peñalolén, on the outskirts of Santiago, and was in operation from mid-1974 to mid-1978. About 4,500 detainees were brought to Villa Grimaldi during this time, at least 240 of whom "disappeared" or were killed by DINA. It was also the location of the headquarters of the Metropolitan Intelligence Brigade (BIM).[2] The head of Villa Grimaldi during the Pinochet dictatorship, Marcelo Moren Brito, was later convicted of crimes against humanity and sentenced to more than 300 years in prison.[3][4]
- ^ "Latin America's Schindler: a forgotten hero of the 20th century | Ewen MacAskill | World news". The Guardian. Retrieved 2016-12-14.
- ^ Almberg, Mark (8 June 2007). "Villa Grimaldi: Chiles memorial to victims of torture". People’s Weekly World. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
- ^ "Murió a los 80 años el exagente de la DINA Marcelo Moren Brito". BBC Mundo. 2015-09-12. Retrieved 2015-10-10.
- ^ "Fallece a los 80 años ex agente de la Dina Marcelo Moren Brito". La Tercera. 2015-09-11. Archived from the original on 2015-09-30. Retrieved 2015-10-10.