Jackal of Nahueltoro

Summary

Jorge del Carmen Valenzuela Torres, popularly known as El Chacal de Nahueltoro, was a Chilean farmer and mass murderer who killed his partner and his five stepchildren in what the Investigations Police of Chile has called one of the most important crimes of twentieth-century Chile. After spending almost three years in prison, he was sentenced to execution by firing squad, which was carried out in 1963. His execution sparked an important debate in Chilean society, questioning the legitimacy of executing a man who had shown regret and rehabilitation.