20 November 2008
The Torture Colony
This is the story of Paul Schaefer, a one-eyed German paedophile, who set up a utopian religious community in a remote part of Chile. He called the place Colonia Dignidad, or 'dignity colony', but there wasn't much dignity going around.
Not only was life in the community fearful and repressive, but the colony soon started operating as an outsourced torture site for the murderous Pinochet regime. This was a place where Pinochet's opponents were 'disappeared'.
Guests
Bruce Falconer
Reporter, Mother Jones
Further Information
Publications
Title: The Torture Colony
Author: Bruce Falconer
Publisher: American Scholar (Autumn 2008)
Presenter
Phillip Adams
Story Researcher and Producer
Sasha Fegan
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