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SS doctor 'still alive in Chile' | SS doctor 'still alive in Chile' |
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Former SS doctor Aribert Heim is still likely to be alive in Chile, a director of the Simon Wiesenthal Centre has said at the end of a five-day mission. | |
Efraim Zuroff said he was convinced people knowing the whereabouts of the 94-year-old Nazi could be found. | Efraim Zuroff said he was convinced people knowing the whereabouts of the 94-year-old Nazi could be found. |
"A person this age cannot live on his own," said Mr Zuroff. | "A person this age cannot live on his own," said Mr Zuroff. |
Heim tortured and killed prisoners in Mauthausen concentration camp in World War II, but fled Germany in 1962 before authorities were able to arrest him. | Heim tortured and killed prisoners in Mauthausen concentration camp in World War II, but fled Germany in 1962 before authorities were able to arrest him. |
He performed operations and amputations without anaesthetic, and injected victims straight into the heart with petrol, water or poison. | He performed operations and amputations without anaesthetic, and injected victims straight into the heart with petrol, water or poison. |
Daughter key | Daughter key |
Speaking in Bariloche, southern Argentina, Mr Zuroff said: "There is no evidence that he is dead, but, to the contrary, there are numerous leads that he could be alive." | |
Heim is accused of killing Jews using exceptionally cruel methods | Heim is accused of killing Jews using exceptionally cruel methods |
He said the key to finding Heim was the fact that his daughter, Waltraud Diharce, lived in the Chilean town of Puerto Montt. | |
"From there he travelled to Bariloche 50 times in one year," said Mr Zuroff. | |
He also noted no-one had claimed any of the investments or the multi-million dollar bank account in Heim's name - something that would require proof of Heim's death. | |
Mr Zuroff said that the groundwork had been laid for Heim's capture "in the next few weeks - or at the most, months". | Mr Zuroff said that the groundwork had been laid for Heim's capture "in the next few weeks - or at the most, months". |
A reward of $495,000 is being offered by the Simon Wiesenthal Centre and the German and Austrian governments. | A reward of $495,000 is being offered by the Simon Wiesenthal Centre and the German and Austrian governments. |
Mr Zuroff, who heads the centre's office in Jerusalem, said he had been favourably surprised by how much the Argentine government had been supporting the investigation. | Mr Zuroff, who heads the centre's office in Jerusalem, said he had been favourably surprised by how much the Argentine government had been supporting the investigation. |
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