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Assassination of a Saint: Reflections on the U.S. Trial for the Killing of Archbishop Óscar Romero
In 2004, a U.S. court found a California resident responsible for the 1980 death squad killing of El Salvador’s Archbishop Óscar Romero, who will soon be made a saint in the Catholic Church. Matt Eisenbrandt, a member of the legal team and author of a recently published book about the Romero case, joins his colleagues to discuss the investigation and trial as well as the historical background that led to the assassination.
MLF: International Relations
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Almudena Bernabeu
Co-Founder, Guernica 37 International Justice Chambers (Member of the Legal Team)
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Russell Cohen
Partner, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP (Member of the Legal Team)
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Terry Lynn Karl
Gildred Professor of Latin American Studies and Professor of Political Science, Stanford University (Expert Witness at the Trial)
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Matt Eisenbrandt
Author, Assassination of a Saint (Member of the Legal Team)
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Nico van Aelstyn
Principal, Beveridge & Diamond PC (Member of the Legal Team)