On This Day: Assassination of Orlando Letelier and Ronni Moffitt

On September 21, 1976, a car bomb exploded at Sheridan Circle on Embassy Row in Washington, D.C., just over a mile from the White House. Author and historian Alan McPherson visits the location where the assassination occurred and describes what happened on that day. He also explains the politics in Chile at the time and the consequences for the Chilean government in the aftermath.

Orlando Letelier and Ronni Moffitt Assassinations

Author and historian Alan McPherson told the story of a car bomb assassination in Washington, D.C., on September 21, 1976 that killed Orlando Letelier, former Chilean ambassador to the United States, and his colleague Ronni Moffitt.