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<description>&lt;p&gt;For nearly 40 years, a secretive colony in the Chilean countryside hid unspeakable horrors: child abuse, torture, and a twisted legacy of Nazism. Colonia Dignidad, led by ex-Nazi Paul Sch&amp;auml;fer, thrived not just as a cult but as a brutal tool of oppression during Chile&amp;rsquo;s Pinochet regime. How did this enclave evade justice for so long&amp;mdash;and why did the Chilean government turn a blind eye, or worse, offer its support?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;In a story that goes right to the heart of the German and Chilean governments, what justice can the victims themselves hope for?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In this episode:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;Winfried Hempel, (&lt;a href="https://x.com/winfriedhempel?lang=en-GB"&gt;@WinfriedHempel&lt;/a&gt;), Lawyer and Colonia Dignidad Survivor&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Evelyn Hevia, (&lt;a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/evelynheviajordan/"&gt;@evelynheviajordan&lt;/a&gt;), Colonia Dignidad Researcher&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Episode credits:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;This episode was written and produced by Anna Staufenberg and hosted by Halla Mohieddeen.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Executive Producers: Ney Alvarez and Sandra Ferrari.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Production Managers: Archan Mohile and Bronte Baskin.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Senior Producer: Marthe van der Wolf.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Post-Production Supervisor: Andr&amp;eacute;s Rivera&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Assistant Producers: Leo Danczak, Sophie McNulty, and Catherine Nouhan.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Fact-checking by Ruby Zaman.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Translation by Diana Larrea Maccise.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Audio editing by Alan Leer.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Music composition by Tom Biddle.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Lead of Engagement: Aya Elmileik.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Engagement Producers: Adam Abou-Gad, Munera AlDosari, and Vienna Maglio.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Al Jazeera&amp;rsquo;s Head of Audio: Ney Alvarez.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Connect with us:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;@AJEPodcasts on&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/ajepodcasts/"&gt; Instagram&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;a href="https://x.com/AJEPodcasts"&gt; X&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/AJEPodcasts"&gt; Facebook&lt;/a&gt; and&lt;a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzGHKb8i9vTwJ_Smu6j10KfJZjhLPbHYj&amp;amp;si=c15FexUGHQDp7T1_"&gt; YouTube&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

True Crime Reports

Al Jazeera

A Deadly Nazi Cult in Chile

APR 6, 202533 MIN
True Crime Reports

A Deadly Nazi Cult in Chile

APR 6, 202533 MIN

Description

For nearly 40 years, a secretive colony in the Chilean countryside hid unspeakable horrors: child abuse, torture, and a twisted legacy of Nazism. Colonia Dignidad, led by ex-Nazi Paul Schäfer, thrived not just as a cult but as a brutal tool of oppression during Chile’s Pinochet regime. How did this enclave evade justice for so long—and why did the Chilean government turn a blind eye, or worse, offer its support?

In a story that goes right to the heart of the German and Chilean governments, what justice can the victims themselves hope for?

In this episode: 

Episode credits:

This episode was written and produced by Anna Staufenberg and hosted by Halla Mohieddeen. 

Executive Producers: Ney Alvarez and Sandra Ferrari.

Production Managers: Archan Mohile and Bronte Baskin.

Senior Producer: Marthe van der Wolf.

Post-Production Supervisor: Andrés Rivera

Assistant Producers: Leo Danczak, Sophie McNulty, and Catherine Nouhan.

Fact-checking by Ruby Zaman.

Translation by Diana Larrea Maccise.

Audio editing by Alan Leer.

Music composition by Tom Biddle.

Lead of Engagement: Aya Elmileik.

Engagement Producers: Adam Abou-Gad, Munera AlDosari, and Vienna Maglio.

Al Jazeera’s Head of Audio: Ney Alvarez.

Connect with us:

@AJEPodcasts on Instagram, X, Facebook and YouTube