'The Art of Political Murder': Who was Bishop Juan Gerardi? Guatemalan priest was killed for exposing genocide
Copy to Clipboard (HBO) In April 1998, Guatemala's Bishop Jose Juan Gerardi Conedera was attacked in his garage and beaten to death -- just two days after he announced a report, 'Guatemala: Never Again', that detailed the atrocities of the army during the Guatemalan civil war, comprised of testimonies from communities that were ravaged by army massacres, aerial bombardment, kidnappings, rapes, torture, secret detentions, and public executions. Bishop Gerardi was so disfigured by the attack that he could only be identified by his ring. Three army officers – Colonel Byron Disrael Lima Estrada...
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