Cueca Sola

Abstract

This chapter focuses on Isabel Letelier’s widowhood in the year or so after the assassination, in addition to the experiences of other friends and family members. Letelier and her four teenage boys face daunting challenges of ostracism and destitution. She essentially replaces her husband at the Institute for Policy Studies and, with Michael Moffitt, pressures the Jimmy Carter administration to pursue the investigation into the Pinochet government. These non-state actors will end up having a significant impact on the case.