"A tale told well that provides valuable insights into the motives and modus operandi of the death squads in El Salvador, and of the financiers who commissioned and facilitated such crimes. It also highlights the difficulties that face those who pursue such cases many years after the crimes have taken place."—New York Review of Books On March 24, 1980, the assassination of El Salvador’s Archbishop Óscar Romero rocked that nation and the world. Despite the efforts of many in El Salvador and beyond, those responsible for Romero’s murder remained unpunished for their heinous crime. Assassination of a Saint is the thrilling story of an international team of lawyers, private investigators, and human-rights experts that fought to bring justice for the slain hero. Matt Eisenbrandt, a lawyer who was part of the investigative team, recounts in this gripping narrative how he and his colleagues interviewed eyewitnesses and former members of death squads while searching for evidence on those who financed them. As investigators worked toward the only court verdict ever reached for the murder of the martyred archbishop, they uncovered information with profound implications for El Salvador and the United States.
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Assassination of a Saint
The Plot to Murder Ăscar Romero and the Quest to Bring His Killers to Justice
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Assassination of a Saint
The Plot to Murder Ăscar Romero and the Quest to Bring His Killers to Justice
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Publisher
University of California PressYear
2017Print ISBN
9780520286795
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1eBook ISBN
9780520961890
Table of contents
- Cover
- Assassination of a Saint
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- CONTENTS
- Preface
- Introduction
- Photos
- Key Figures
- Maps
- 1 ⢠âInformational Goulashâ: Prior Investigations of the Romero Assassination
- 2 ⢠âIn Violation of the Law of Nationsâ: The Romero Assassination Comes to the United States
- 3 ⢠âThe Enemy Comes from Our Peopleâ: Coffee, Anti-Communism, and the Death Squads
- 4 ⢠âThe Door of Historyâ: Archbishop Romero and the Catholic Church in El Salvador
- 5 ⢠âA Bed to Drop Dead Inâ: The Search for Ălvaro Saravia and the Death Squad Financiers
- 6 ⢠âARENAâs Achillesâ Heelâ: Our First Trip to El Salvador
- 7 ⢠Baby Robbers, Mad Bombers, and Other Assorted Criminals: Saraviaâs Escape to Miami Brings U.S. Foreign Policy Full Circle
- 8 ⢠âYouâre Making a Lot of Noiseâ: Looking for Evidence on the Death Squad Financiers
- 9 ⢠âYou Know Better Than to Ask Thatâ: The Search for the Getaway Driver
- 10 ⢠âA Rabid Anti-Communistâ: Meeting Witnesses from the ARENA Party
- 11 ⢠âWe Donât Have a Clue What the Hell Is Going Onâ: The Continuing Hunt for Saravia and Insider Witnesses
- 12 ⢠âGod Forgive Me for What Iâm Going to Doâ: An Insider Goes on the Record
- 13 ⢠âThere Must Have Been a Thousand Romerosâ: Final Interviews and Trial Preparation
- 14 ⢠âOf a Magnitude That Is Hardly Describableâ: The Romero Assassination Case Goes to Trial
- 15 ⢠âThe Fleas Always Stick to the Skinniest Dogâ: The Verdictâs Impact on Saravia
- Epilogue
- Afterword
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Selected Bibliography
- Index
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