Statement on the 50th Anniversary of the Murder of Orlando Letelier and Ronni Karpen Moffitt

This press release from Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) was published on 2026-09-18 and titled "Statement on the 50th Anniversary of the Murder of Orlando Letelier and Ronni Karpen Moffitt".

Statement on the 50th Anniversary of the Murder of Orlando Letelier and Ronni Karpen Moffitt

Statement from Senator Peter Welchon the 50th Anniversary of the Murder of Orlando Letelier and Ronni Karpen MoffittAs Prepared to Submit September 21, 2026 Mr. President, 50 years ago, on September 21, 1976, Chile’s former ambassador to the United States, Orlando Letelier, and his colleague Ronni Karpen Moffitt, were murdered by a car bomb placed [ ]