Ingrid Olderock

Íngrid Felicitas Olderöck Benhard (1944 – March 17, 2001),[2] better known as "Woman of The Dogs", was a Carabineros de Chile major who was converted to an agent of the DINA (Chilean Secret Police) in 1973. She was responsible for Human rights violations during the first years of the Military dictatorship of Chile.[3]

Íngrid Olderöck
Born1944, Santiago, Chile
DiedMarch 17, 2001 (57 years)[n. 1][1][2]
NationalityChilean

Biography

Olderöck was a descendant of Nazi-affiliated Germans - [4] her father came from Hamburg and her mother from Munich.[5] She emigrated to Chile with her parents and sisters. According to Nancy Guzmán, journalist and author of the book “Ingrid Olderöck: the woman with the dogs”, the future agent was raised in a very authoritarian family environment where there was a certain contempt for Latin culture, considering it less prone to order.

Human rights violations

In October 1973 Olderöck entered the DINA with the rank of captain and participated in the Women's School of the institution, where around 70 women were instructed in the methods of torture as well as repressive tactics against opponents of the military dictatorship.[3][6] According to sources, during the exercise of her functions in the DINA, she learned of the secrets related to the Project Andrea, led by the Pinochet military dictatorship to manufacture and apply sarin gas against opponents.[7]

In 1974 the DINA created the first detention centers, among which was the Venda Sexy, where Olderöck would commit torture and rape by using a dog named "Volodya".

Attempted assassination

On July 15, 1981 Olderöck was the victim of an attack perpetrated at her home. She was shot in the head by a commando from the Revolutionary Left Movement (MIR). Following this incident, she retired from the Carabineros.[6] Olderöck maintained that, though carried out by the MIR, the attack had been planned by Carabineros in retaliation for her desertion. According to Nancy Guzmán, Olderöck "always insisted that the deceased General César Mendoza gave the order for her assassination and that it was Major Julio Benimelli who carried it out".[6]

Olderöck died on March 17, 2001 at the age of 57 due to an acute digestive hemorrhage.[2] Her human rights violations thus went unpunished.[3] While alive, she displayed signs of madness caused by the projectile lodged in her head after the attack.[7]

Cultural reference

The story of Olderöck served as inspiration for the animated short film Beast, directed by Hugo Covarrubias and released in 2021. The movie was nominated for an Oscar in the "best animated short film" category.[8]

Notes
  1. En la autorización para su sepultación indica que Olderöck tenia 57 años.

References
  1. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G94H-9Q51?cc=1428897&wc=24M7-19T%3A1073488202%2C1073488602%2C1073560401
  2. "Realizan velatón en memoria de ex-integrante de la DINA". EMOL. 11 March 2001.
  3. "Item 000494 - Ingrid Olderock". Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  4. ""La mujer de los perros": La historia de impunidad y barbarie de Ingrid Olderock en la DINA". El Dínamo. 18 November 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  5. Donoso, Claudia (4 March 2020). "A la vuelta de la esquina: Una entrevista con Ingrid Olderock". Ecfrasis. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  6. Fajardo, Marco (10 September 2014). "El horror de Ingrid Olderock, la más siniestra de la DINA". El Mostrador. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  7. "Entrenó perros para violar y mandó a torturar a su hermana: quién era Íngrid Olderöck". Clarín. 2022-02-08. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
  8. "Cortometraje chileno "Bestia" es preseleccionado en los premios Oscar 2022". CNN Chile. 22 December 2021.

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