Charles Horman
Charles Horman | |
|---|---|
| Born | Charles Edmund Lazar Horman May 15, 1942 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | September 19, 1973 (aged 31) |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, writer |
| Spouse | Joyce Horman |
| Parent(s) | Elizabeth Horman (mother) Edmund Horman (father) |
Charles Edmund Lazar Horman (May 15, 1942 – September 19, 1973) was an American journalist and documentary filmmaker. He was executed in Chile in the days following the 1973 Chilean coup d'état led by General Augusto Pinochet, which overthrew the socialist president Salvador Allende. Horman's death was the subject of the 1982 Costa-Gavras film Missing, in which he was portrayed by actor John Shea.
In June 2014, a Chilean court ruled that U.S. authorities had played a "fundamental" role in Horman's murder. In January 2015, two former Chilean intelligence officials were sentenced in Chile for the murders of Charles Horman and Frank Teruggi.