More than 30 years after the March 24, 1980 assassination of Archbishop Oscar Romero, new information has emerged about the identity of the shooter. Diario Co Latino, through sources close to d’ Aubisson’s circle, named National Guard Deputy Sargeant Marino Samayoa Acosta as the assassin. It was the son of former president Colonel Arturo Armando Molina, Mario Molina, who suggested the Sargeant for the job. The shooter had previously been a member of President Molina’s security team.
Until now, the actual identity of the shooter was the only piece missing to the puzzle. The Truth Commission had managed to put together the rest of the information, such as the intellectual authors of the crime, however the individual who actually shot the Archbishop remained a mystery. Major Roberto d’Aubuisson, founder of the ARENA political party as well as El Salvador’s death squads, has long been acknowledged as giving the order for the assassination. Captains Eduardo Ávila and Álvaro Rafael Saravia did the actual mobilizing for the plan. Many of the details had been found in Saravia’s “Plan Piña,” which described the weapon, actors and logistics for the murder. Those familiar with the case had always suspected the doctor Héctor Antonio Regalado as the shooter, but the Truth Commission said there was not enough persuasive evidence to support that theory.
Many Salvadorans continue to mourn the death of Monsignor Romero, and the current Auxiliary Archbishop of San Salvador, Monsignor Gregorio Rosa Chavez, announced that the release of the new information will be an important element for a thorough investigation for those interested in the truth and that ‘at best, this publication allows us to come to the end of the investigation’.
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Where is Marino Samayoa Acosta now? Does anyone know?
The Co-Latino has said that all they know is that he was born on May 8th, 1949 and when he ‘appears’ he works as a body guard and then disappears again. Perhaps with the news he’ll seek refuge at a Salvadoran military base, like the military officers who killed the Jesuits.
Unless he is already living in the U.S.; having quietly been given asylum for services rendered.
The US had no interest in killing Romero. Don’t be an ass. The blame belongs with the oppressors who did the deed.
those people are dumb i see no reason anybody would kill a man who would finally bring peace to the world :'[