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The Codo del Diablo murders were murders that were carried out in Costa Rica on December 19, 1948, in the area of Siquirres, Limón Province, known as El Codo del Diablo ("Elbow of the Devil"). Six political prisoners were kidnapped and extrajudicially killed due to their political affiliation with communism. The victims were Federico Picado Sáenz, Tobías Vaglio Sardi, Lucio Ibarra, Octavio Sáenz Soto, Narciso Sotomayor, and Álvaro Aguilar (all Costa Ricans, except Sotomayor who was Nicaraguan), who were linked to the Communist Party Vanguardia Popular and were fighters of the "Caldero-comunista" side during the Costa Rican civil war of 1948 that had ended eight months before. The assassins were associated with the winning side or "Figueristas" and the government was in the hands of the Fou

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  • The Codo del Diablo murders were murders that were carried out in Costa Rica on December 19, 1948, in the area of Siquirres, Limón Province, known as El Codo del Diablo ("Elbow of the Devil"). Six political prisoners were kidnapped and extrajudicially killed due to their political affiliation with communism. The victims were Federico Picado Sáenz, Tobías Vaglio Sardi, Lucio Ibarra, Octavio Sáenz Soto, Narciso Sotomayor, and Álvaro Aguilar (all Costa Ricans, except Sotomayor who was Nicaraguan), who were linked to the Communist Party Vanguardia Popular and were fighters of the "Caldero-comunista" side during the Costa Rican civil war of 1948 that had ended eight months before. The assassins were associated with the winning side or "Figueristas" and the government was in the hands of the Fou (en)
  • Se conoce como asesinatos del Codo del Diablo a un crimen político realizado en Costa Rica el 19 de diciembre de 1948, en el área de Siquirres, provincia de Limón, conocida como “Codo del Diablo”. Seis presos políticos fueron secuestrados y asesinados extrajudicialmente debido a su afiliación política con el comunismo. Las víctimas fueron Federico Picado Sáenz, Tobías Vaglio Sardi, Lucio Ibarra, Octavio Sáenz Soto, Narciso Sotomayor y Álvaro Aguilar (todos costarricenses, excepto Sotomayor que era nicaragüense), quienes estaban vinculados al partido comunista Vanguardia Popular y fueron combatientes del bando “caldero-comunista” que resultó perdedor durante la guerra civil de Costa Rica de 1948 que había terminado ocho meses atrás. Los asesinos eran afines al bando ganador o “figuerista” y (es)
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  • The Codo del Diablo murders were murders that were carried out in Costa Rica on December 19, 1948, in the area of Siquirres, Limón Province, known as El Codo del Diablo ("Elbow of the Devil"). Six political prisoners were kidnapped and extrajudicially killed due to their political affiliation with communism. The victims were Federico Picado Sáenz, Tobías Vaglio Sardi, Lucio Ibarra, Octavio Sáenz Soto, Narciso Sotomayor, and Álvaro Aguilar (all Costa Ricans, except Sotomayor who was Nicaraguan), who were linked to the Communist Party Vanguardia Popular and were fighters of the "Caldero-comunista" side during the Costa Rican civil war of 1948 that had ended eight months before. The assassins were associated with the winning side or "Figueristas" and the government was in the hands of the Founding Junta of the Second Republic, a de facto government. It is the last case in which the murder of Costa Rican citizens occurred due to their political ideas by persons linked to the State. The perpetrators of the crime were Captain Manuel Zúñiga Jirón and Deputy Luis Norberto Valverde Quirós of the Public Force, and as a driver, the Cuban-born Clarencio Auld Alvarado. The detainees were transferred from a police command in Limón in handcuffs to the Siquirres area on the banks of the Reventazón River, known as “Codo del Diablo”, where, aboard the train to the Atlantic of the Northern Railway Company, they were killed with a fire gun and their bodies were thrown into the river where it was thought that they would not be found. However, one of the bodies broke away from the handcuffs and separated from the rest, being found shortly after. An arrest warrant, imprisonment, and trial against the culprits were issued. However, they escaped from justice abroad, as reported, with the help of contacts they had in the government. On the anniversary of the event in 2012, José María Villalta, then deputy of the left-wing Broad Front Party (which proclaimed itself to be the historic successor of the Communist Party), recalled the fact in the plenary and accused the government of the one then chaired by José Figueres Ferrer, of having issued the order of the crime. (en)
  • Se conoce como asesinatos del Codo del Diablo a un crimen político realizado en Costa Rica el 19 de diciembre de 1948, en el área de Siquirres, provincia de Limón, conocida como “Codo del Diablo”. Seis presos políticos fueron secuestrados y asesinados extrajudicialmente debido a su afiliación política con el comunismo. Las víctimas fueron Federico Picado Sáenz, Tobías Vaglio Sardi, Lucio Ibarra, Octavio Sáenz Soto, Narciso Sotomayor y Álvaro Aguilar (todos costarricenses, excepto Sotomayor que era nicaragüense), quienes estaban vinculados al partido comunista Vanguardia Popular y fueron combatientes del bando “caldero-comunista” que resultó perdedor durante la guerra civil de Costa Rica de 1948 que había terminado ocho meses atrás. Los asesinos eran afines al bando ganador o “figuerista” y el gobierno estaba en manos de la Junta Fundadora de la Segunda República, gobierno de facto. Ha sido el único caso conocido posterior a 1948 en que se dio el asesinato de ciudadanos costarricenses debido a sus ideas políticas por parte de personas vinculadas al Estado.​ Quienes perpetraron el crimen fueron el capitán Manuel Zúñiga Jirón y el subteniente Luis Norberto Valverde Quirós de la Fuerza Pública y como chofer el cubano Clarencio Auld Alvarado. Los detenidos fueron trasladados desde una comandancia policial en Limón esposados hasta el área de Siquirres a orillas del Río Reventazón conocida como “Codo del Diablo” donde, a bordo del tren al atlántico de la empresa Costa Rica Northern Railway Company, fueron asesinados con arma de fuego y sus cuerpos lanzados al río donde se pensó que no serían encontrados, sin embargo uno de los cuerpos se desprendió de las esposas y se separó del resto siendo encontrado poco después. Se dictó orden de arresto, encarcelamiento y juicio contra los culpables, sin embargo estos escaparon de la justicia al extranjero, según se denuncia, con ayuda de contactos que tenían en el gobierno.​ En el aniversario del suceso en 2012, José María Villalta, entonces diputado del partido de izquierda Frente Amplio (que se proclama sucesor histórico del PVP) recordó el hecho en el plenario y acusó al gobierno de aquel entonces presidido por José Figueres Ferrer de haber emitido la orden del crimen.​ En el 2014 se estrenó un documental sobre el hecho titulado “El codo del Diablo”, dirigido por los hermanos Ernesto y Antonio Jara y presentado en el Festival de Cine Paz con la Tierra.​ (es)
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