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He Allegedly Paid $30 Million for the Murder: Who Is the Businessman Accused of Ordering the Death of the "King of Meiggs"?

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Wilson Verdugo Díaz, owner of the restaurant "La Vaquita Sabrosa" and well-known in the horse racing world, was arrested as the alleged mastermind behind the murder of José Reyes Ossa. The Prosecutor's Office accuses him of financing the crime with $30 million.

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The friendship between Felipe Reyes Ossa (43) and Wilson Verdugo Díaz (56) was long-standing. They met at the restaurant La Vaquita Sabrosa, where Reyes, nicknamed King of Meiggs, came to eat a lot. “He was very social, cordial and good customer,” says a cousin of Reyes to La Tercera, who prefers to keep his name on the sidelines, about how friendship was created. The restaurant, which has a branch in Bellavista and Manuel Montt neighborhood, is…

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This Thursday will be formalized Wilson Verdugo Díaz, gastronomic entrepreneur accused of being the intellectual author of the murder of the so-called “King...

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Wilson Verdugo, accused of being the intellectual author of the crime of José Reyes Ossa, known as the "king of Meiggs". Homicide for which he had paid 30 million pesos. This was determined by Judge Iván Olavarría, of the 8th Court of Guarantee of Santiago, who held that the participation of the accused is accredited, as requested by the Metropolitan Prosecutor’s Office of the Oriente. In addition, 120 days were established for the investigation…

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Carabineros, through the OS9 Department of Investigation of Criminal Organizations, arrested Wilson Verdugo Díaz on Wednesday afternoon, who would be the alleged intellectual author of the murder of José Reyes Ossa, known as the "King of Meiggs." The preliminary investigation suggests that the accused would have paid about 30 million pesos to concrete the crime. The arrest took place in the framework of an exhaustive investigation that points to…

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In the Eighth Court of Guarantee of Santiago, the arrest control of Wilson Verdugo Díaz, 56 years old, alleged intellectual author of the murder of José Felipe Reyes Ossa, known as “El Rey de Meiggs”, a crime committed on 9 June last in Ñuñoa by three Venezuelan hitmen.Verdugo Díaz, owner of the restaurant “La Vaquita Sabrosa”, was arrested this Wednesday afternoon by the OS9 of Carabineros, in the framework of the investigation carried out by t…

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La Hora broke the news in on Thursday, July 24, 2025.
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