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A 60-year mystery ends as Colombian officials identify the remains of guerrilla priest Camilo Torres
The Unit for the Search of Missing People identified Camilo Torres' remains found in Bucaramanga, marking progress in resolving over 120,000 disappearances since Colombia's conflict.
- On Monday, officials in Bogota announced the Unit for the Search of Missing People located and completed a dignified handover of Father Camilo Torres after a 60-year disappearance.
- The search intensified after Javier Giraldo's 2019 petition, and since its creation following the 2016 peace deal, the Unit for the Search of Missing People has helped identify hundreds of remains.
- Using forensic and genetic testing, the team overcame deliberate obfuscation as investigators used military justice files and public records to identify bones found two years ago in a Bucaramanga cemetery, UBPD said.
- Luz Janeth Forero said the identification is a milestone and a dignified handover; Torres' remains will be housed at a chapel in Bogota's National University, showing relatives of the missing should not lose hope.
- Torres, born in 1929, was a priest and founding sociology professor who later joined the National Liberation Army in late 1965 and was killed months later at 37, leaving a contested legacy among conservatives and progressives.
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Officials in Bogota say the remains of a well-known Colombian priest who joined a guerrilla group and was killed in combat six decades ago have been identified
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