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Coverage dated June 3, 2025

Chile prosecutes individuals alleged to have stolen babies known as 'Children of Silence'

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During the dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet from 1973 to 1990, thousands of babies were stolen from their mothers and sold into adoption.

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  1. ABC 7 Chicago

    Chile prosecutes individuals alleged to have stolen babies known as 'Children of Silence' (opens ABC 7 Chicago)

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    During the dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet from 1973 to 1990, thousands of babies were stolen from their mothers and sold into adoption.

  2. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Chile prosecutes individuals alleged to have stolen babies (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    By Rafael Romo, CNN (CNN) — It’s a dark chapter in Chile’s history. During the dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet from 1973 to 1990, thousands of babies were stolen from their biological mothers and sold into adoption, mainly to foreign couples from the United States and Europe.

  3. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Chile prosecutes individuals alleged to have stolen babies | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    By Rafael Romo, CNN (CNN) — It’s a dark chapter in Chile’s history.During the dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet from 1973 to 1990, thousands

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